Pheasant Biots?

[trout fanatic]

Don't know why I never considered a pheasant wing having biots before but I ran across the info on another forum. So I went out to my garage and checked a pheasant wing and lo and behold there they are. On the wing they appear mottled and really cool looking but when tied on a fly are more of a yellowish cream colored. Look great on a golden stone or prince pattern. Learn somethin new every day. Just thought I'd pass it on just in case

[Pflugradt]

Sweet little piece of info ti keep in mind.

Steve

[Outside Bend]

I believe most flying birds have biots on the leading edge of their flight feathers, though I may be wrong. There's an old Appalachian pattern called the Yallerhammer which used the biots of mourning doves. The biots were stripped from the feather shaft and dyed yellow, then wound around the shank of the hook like a hackle.