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Old April 4th, 2006, 06:05 PM posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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riverman wrote:
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The Copper John uses goose biots as well. I believe that it is now, or
recently was, Umpqua's #1 selling fly.



Most I've seen look more like this:
http://www.danica.com/FLYTIER/jwoola...opper_john.htm

but I don't doubt that the original had biots.


The standard pattern uses them for the tail.

Goose biots are also used on stone fly nymphs and as bodies on dry flies.

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