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Dyeing with Natural Dyes By Charles Vestal

Facts and Folklore About Hooks By Ron Reinhold

Flies In Stages

From Anton Rist an Evangeline Variation

From Bud Guidry Elegant Simplicity

From Dave McNeese an Orange Heron and Pearl Peril

From David White A Sir Richard

From Edwin Rist A Green Highlander & Pyrite

From Gordeaux The Mary O and Purple Infusion

From Kyle Hand A Blue Baron Variation

From Kyle Hand a Jock Scott

From Stefano Farkas No 1 A Golden Lady & Popham

From Stefano Farkas No 2 A Greenhighlander & Butcher

From Stefano Farkas No 3 A Baron & Childers

From Stefano Farkas No 4 A jumbo Popham

From Stefano Farkas No 5 Three Doctors

From Stefano Farkas No 6 A Jock Scott

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Indian Crow / Red-Ruffed Fruit Crow

Indian Crow Subs by Don Colman

JEC Silk Floss

Lt. Col. Reid's Materials Order

Making a Chute Wing Setter by Don Colman

National Geographic Silk Gut Article

Niagra Falls 2007

Notes on Salmon Fly Storage By David White

Photography Light Station

Raising Heritage Turkeys By Kyle Hand

Rare Heritage Turkey

Stonehenge

Tapered Floss Underbodies By Stefano Farkas

Test for 07

The 2004 International Fly Tying Symposium

The high cost of tying Atlantic Salmon Flies today?

The Pine Meadow House Gang or A Fly Tyer?s Excellent Adventure

The Tinsel Belt by Tero Lannes

Thread Trap by Wayne Luallen

Tinsel Bodies by Wayne Luallen

Tony's Gems by Anthony Smith

Tony's Gems....Gallery

Toppings and Tails by David White

Tying The Gordon by Cameron Derbyshire

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The breed, Rare Heritage Turkey, was at an all-time low in 1997, according to their Breeders? Association survey. Fortunately for fly tyers, there has been a growing grass roots movement to save these wonderful birds, and it seems to be working. People all over the country are raising small flocks of these birds mostly for the shear enjoyment of it. Some of these birds are kept as a true single blood line others cross different colors and breeds just to see what odd coloration they can get. They are a very important feathers for tying certain flies and make wonderful pets or table fare.

Not all of the types breed true which means a grower can end up with most any color combination or pattern variation. I have divided the tails I?m offering into 12 classifications as you will see on the Heritage Turkey in the Materials For Sale section. There will be some variation within those lines and doesn?t necessarily reflect the actual name. For example I offer Light Calico and Dark Calico. The type of bird it came from may actually have been a Golden Palm. The way I look at it it doesn?t really matter to us what the name is only that we get really cool feathers. If you the fly tyer would check around your neighborhood you just might find someone raising Rare Heritage turkeys. There is even an all white bird with nice feathers. Maybe "now" is really going to turn out to be the "good old days" for fly tyers.