FLY SELECTION: You have to ask yourself, how much more black could it be? And the answer is none, none more black...Midcurrent has a link to why black might be the best all-around color for saltwater flies. There's also an archived article by Chico Fernandez extoling the virtue of black patterns. From my striper fishing experience, I'd have to say that if I could bring only one fly with me to entice them, it would be a black clouser. But the articles linked above make a stronger case than my own circumstantial evidence.