Grey Duster Hackle question

[bobby marlene]

Hi, could someone please help with a question concerning the hackle for a grey duster. Would you use silver badger or golden badger? Do you think using a grizzle hackle would make any difference to the fish? Thanks a lot, best, Bobby

[denzil3009]

I used grizzle cock on a couple of grey dusters when tying a couple of nights ago.

Hopefully the trout dont mind to much

[bobby marlene]

I hope so, too. I also tied some with a grizzle hackle and some with golden badger. To me the grizzle ones look much nicer. We´ll see next season what the trout think of it. Anyone who uses silver badger? Thanks, Bobby

[la_jolla1]

See Richard Ward's SBS on this forum for the best discussion

http://www.flyforums.co.uk/fly-tying...riant-ldo.html

I tie both silver and golden badger varieties because you get
A lot of flexibility in matching different flies
At different time

Hugh

[bobby marlene]

Thanks Hugh, I missed that thread when I searched the forum. I ll just try a silver badger when I can find one. Thanks, Bobby

[budgie]

The pattern calls for a cock badger hackle. I find that the dark centre stripe of a badger hackle gives a good impression of a thorax region without adding weight or buck to the fly. I would expect a variant tied with a grizzle hackle to give more of an impression of movement. I'm sure that both patterns would work - on the day, the trout are the only judges that matter.

[bbamboo]

If you want to tie it true to form silver would be the one to use and no tail.


gary

[fleaflicker]

Dun badgers work nice too Though , say you were fishing a thick mayfly hatch, you could lash many many different hackles to what would be a duster pattern and you would find to have exactly the same success , maybe more, cetainly not less.. Traditionally , silver or golden badgers is the de rigeur for that pattern but mixing things up is the best part of all ..

[bogwoppit]

Silver is certainly a must for the Irish loughs, elsewhere I've had more success with a more golden colour.

Bw

[bobby marlene]

Thanks for all the comments.
Bw, any experience on Scottish lochs? Thanks, Bobby