Goose Biot

fly fishermen,I need some definitions.?

I’m new to trout stream fishing,so I bought a book. BARR FLIES by John S. Barre.Can you tell me what a goose biot is,or herl.

Herl is from a Peacock feather.For some reason fish just love the ereidesance of the herl. You may also use Peacock Swards, the herl on these are a bit bigger and brighter then regular herl. This has been used for body material ( Griffith’s nat ) and for nymph wing cases and many other uses in fly tying..
Goose Biot comes from a goose feather. Most of us use it for tailing material on nymphs. It may also be used as a body material for nymph’s or dries.
Welcome to the trout stream and good luck.

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Goose Biots Color: White $2.25 These goose biots are the short tapered quill fibers used for tails and antennae on many popular nymphs such as the prince nymph hellgrammites stones etc….

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