Fisher Color Grades

Anyone in the know, can you explain fisher color grades. It seems they have more variations then any other animal. So what is the preffered color and what is the corresponding grade. I’m confused. Thanks

Female fisher are silkier and blacker where male fisher are courser haired with more brown.

The preferred color varies from year yo year, depending on what the fur trade wants. I do not know what color they want this year.

Colour grades for Fisher are-Dark,Dark Brown,Brown,Light Brown,Pale, Extra pale.
Each colour is broken down as to Clarity-that being Clear,Slightly Off,and Off.
This is for Prime pelts.
Fisher are also sectioned-Male and Female.

What ever color you do not have this year if your luck is like mine.

Clarity is more important than colour.

From what I understand they want the $15.00 color this year.

I find the most valuable color is always the fisher pelt that is least pretty to me. Lol

I only caught five this year because I didn’t wish to catch a whole bunch but every one is a different colour.

Can you define what is meant by clarity in fisher ? Thanks in advance.

sm to med females always seem to bring top dollar if i remember correctly the two i put in top lots where drk

I too would like a definition of clarity.

In grading fur,clarity refersto the amount of reddish or yellowish brown tint in the underfur of the back..
Clear fur has a steel gray/blue underfur with no yellowish or reddish band.
The varying amounts of yellow/red in the underfur is sorted out as slightly off,off,and badly off and the worst is designated as stained.

Thanks Boco... I will never catch one, but the knowledge is always interesting to me.

Garry-