You are right, mostly grey, but I also pick up mottled ones, some with black edges (we have some nice pigeons in the Portsmouth area). The grey I will sub on some wet flies instead of using mallard (though mallard is cheap, free and on the sidewalk is cheaper still).
> Substitute for what specifically?? > I am referring to the standard grey > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, 27 November 2005 11:11 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [VFB] Pigeon feathers...to use or not to use? That is the > question. > > If the fly is small enough, I often substitute pigeon if it is the right > quality and colour. > > Cheers, > Aaron > > > > >
