dead_horse_bay_fisher 0 Report post Posted December 2, 2005 What is a turkey biot and what can they be used for? dc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Calvin 0 Report post Posted December 2, 2005 They're the leading edge of a Turkey's flight feather. They can be used for tails on stonefly nymphs as well as wrapped on the hook shank to make a biot bodied dry fly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bamboo 0 Report post Posted December 2, 2005 Biggest advantage over goose biots is that they are longer and make them a little easier to use on larger flies. -Bamboo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Al Beatty 0 Report post Posted December 2, 2005 Hi dc, Don't forget the wings on Prince nymphs. Take care & ... Tight Lines - Al Beatty www.btsflyfishing.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
down2earthlv 0 Report post Posted December 2, 2005 The princes get most of my biots, however I have been experimenting with one or two tied in as a "beard" on some of my heavy lake nymphs that need to drag near the grassy bottom. They still get caught up here and there, but I'm loosing far less bugs into the salad! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted December 3, 2005 go through this tutorial http://www.troutflies.com/tutorials/biot/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hot Tuna 0 Report post Posted December 4, 2005 Thanks for that biot tutorial Norm...there were some nice tutorials in that site. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Hard 0 Report post Posted December 4, 2005 Legs and shell cases on nymphs such as copper John, and south fork special. Lee Wulf, Charles Defeo and tyers of that era,(maybe before) used them for much the same on there defeo type nymphs. They were also used as veilings, Antenna on stonefly patterns. Wing buds on caddis nymphs. Sides on flies, wet and dry. Biot nymph, yellow sally dry. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dead_horse_bay_fisher 0 Report post Posted December 5, 2005 Thanks for the tutorial. A picture is worth a thousand words. dc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites