What Feather Craft calls "Turkey Rounds"

[Byron haugh]

I think the "Turkey Rounds" make a decent Rusty Spinner as well.

[1hook]

Just bought some of these to try out, thanks for the suggestion

[pszy22]

One thing you might try, if you haven't already.... is adding a drop of super glue to the body before wrapping the barb..... it makes for a longer lasting fly.

It's probably six of one, half a dozen of the other for me. Once a fly starts to fall apart, I usually strip the materials off and recycle the hook. The nice thing about the "biots" is they tie up fast, so the fact that they come apart after a couple dozen fish really doesn't bother me too much. At that point, the fact that they easily unravel become a positive for recycling.

[Byron haugh]

Here's a Sparkle Dun PMD with the same material for the abdomen. Normally, I like a smooth bodied sub-imago or imago pattern. But, I really like this stuff. It is sort of in-between. This pattern is for one which has not quite reached the full sub-imago stage.

[pszy22]

That's a great looking tie!

[oldster]

Very nice tie Byron! By the way they are called turkey "rounds" because the wing secondaries have a rounded tip. The primaries are called "pointers" because of their shape. Primaries are used to fletch arrows as well as tie flies. Thanks for sharing pictures of your flies. You do a great job!

[okflyfisher]

Good looking ties. These flies also have some of the best quality deer hair i have seen

[Byron haugh]

OK,
Thanks.
I have used sparkle dun deer hair from Blue Ribbon Flies for years. Each summer, I pick through their nice selection of such hair. One thing I have noticed over the years - bleached or dyed deer hair.....even the best quality flaring hair, does not work quite as well as natural hair which has not been subjected to the dyeing or bleaching.

In my Sparkle Dun PMD's, I often use a rusty type color in the rear half of the abdomen to represent the remainder of the shuck which has not cleared in the final molt - the other portion being the trailing shuck. Something like this.

[mickmcco]

I started fly fishing twenty years ago while living in St. Louis. My wife bought me a vise for Christmas and Ed Story of Feather-Craft taught me to tie his signature fly, the Crackleback. I now keep a box of Turkey Rounds in a variety of colors for abdomens on Cracklebacks and other dry flies. They have long been one of the most productive kinds of materials I use. I also like the bright green and bright orange versions of the Turkey Rounds for attractor patterns.

[Byron haugh]

Mick,
I lived in KC for quite a few years. I have had good luck with their Crackleback pattern. I sometimes use UNI-stretch material for the body. Ever try that?