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Oak Turkey:
Turkey feather, dark brown with black markings.
Also very dark mottled turkey. Usually found in
the Wild Turkey tail feathers.
Open Palmer:
Hackle tied palmer style but with very few
turns.
Opossum:
Light colored fur in the cream to buff range
produce soft fur dubbed bodies.
Optic:
The representation of an eye on the head of a
fly. Also a fly with an especially enlarged eye,
painted on a colored bead at the head of the
fly. Example: Pray's Optic.
Otter:
Fine soft fur ranging mostly in browns and
cream. Fine for dubbing, especially useful in
soft nymph bodies.
Overbody:
Materials wrapped over the underbody creating
body texture or color.
Overwing:
The upper portion of a fly wing, contrasting the
lower wing in color or design. Found mostly in
salmon patterns.
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