Bob from Between the Banks fishing mentioned it Saturday on his show. He had a theory but I can not remember, so not any help. I would think water clarity or depth. When you fish muddy fresh water the fish usually don't have much color when you pull em up, and in deep water the same thing. They will change colors (especially sacaulait) after you put em in the icechest. Sacaulait when spawning will have their 'tuxedos' on and be full of color and some even have a black stripe going down their head to the mouth.
if it is not one of those, then it is either Bush's fault or global warming
