Truffle turkey is a colour of turkey we bred that has a deep chocolate irregular mottling in the tail, with a lot of iridescence, quite unlike domestic or standard wild turkey on the market. It is much darker, and reminds one of deep chocolate truffles, hence the name.
Hook: Partridge N single low water size 1
Thread: black 8/0 uni-thread
Tag: fine gold thread and claret silk
Tail: topping and barred wood duck
Body: 4 equal parts Fiery orange SLF #16, Fiery claret SLF # 13, Fiery brown SLF#35, Black SLF# 41
Rib: oval gold tinsel
Hackle: black over all, guinea dyed red over front half
Collar: lemon wood duck
Wings: a pair of truffle turkey tail covert strips, tied flat
Cheeks: jungle cock drooping
Hook: Partridge N single low water size 1
Thread: black 8/0 uni-thread
Tag: fine silver thread and canary yellow silk
Tail: topping and kingfisher
Butt: black ostrich herl
Body: in two halves; rear, flat silver tinsel veiled with two matched kingfisher side by side, above and below, butted with black ostrich herl. Front, darkest blue, almost black silk
Rib: oval silver tinsel over both halves individually
Hackle: guinea dyed blue
Collar: lemon wood duck
Wings: a pair of truffle turkey tail covert strips, with narrow strip of blue goose shoulder married through the middle, tied flat
Cheeks: jungle cock drooping
Pattern 3 Deschutes River Dee, Yellow
Hook: Partridge N single low water size 1
Thread: black 8/0 uni-thread
Tag: fine silver thread and chartreuse silk
Tail: topping and tippet in strands
Butt: black ostrich herl
Body: in two halves; rear buttercup yellow silk veiled above and below with yellow macaw in strands, butted with black ostrich herl. Front, Black SLF#41
Rib: oval gold tinsel on both halves individually.
Hackle: guinea dyed yellow
Collar: peacock breast
Wings: a pair of truffle turkey tail covert strips, with narrow strip of yellow goose shoulder married through the middle, tied flat
Cheeks: jungle cock drooping
Pattern 4 Deschutes River Dee, grizzled
Hook: Partridge N single low water size 1
Thread: black 8/0 uni-thread
Tag: flat silver tinsel
Tail: topping and barred wood duck
Butt: black ostrich herl
Body: in two halves, rear; flat silver tinsel veiled with oily black rooster saddle in strand, above and below, butted with black ostrich herl. Front, Black SLF#41
Rib: oval silver tinsel, front half only
Hackle: natural black and white guinea
Collar: teal
Wings: a pair of truffle turkey tail covert strips, with narrow strip of white/black/white goose shoulder married through the middle, tied flat
Cheeks: jungle cock drooping
Pattern 5 Deschutes River Dee, Peacock and Orange
Hook: Partridge N single low water size 1
Thread: black 8/0 uni-thread
Tag: fine silver thread and canary yellow silk
Tail: topping and tippet in strands
Butt: black ostrich herl
Body: in two halves, rear hot orange SLF#15, Front, peacock herl
Rib: oval silver tinsel over all
Hackle: hot orange over all, guinea dyed chartreuse over front half.
Collar: peacock breast
Wings: a pair of truffle turkey tail covert strips, with narrow strip of green goose shoulder married through the middle, tied flat
Cheeks: jungle cock drooping
Pattern 6 Deschutes River Dee, Sunburst
Hook: Partridge N single low water size 1
Thread: black 8/0 uni-thread
Tag: fine silver thread and canary yellow silk
Tail: topping and golden pheasant breast in strands
Butt: black ostrich herl
Body: in four equal parts, Hot orange SLF#15, Fiery orange SLF#16, Crimson SLF#17, Fiery claret SLF#13,
Rib: oval gold tinsel
Hackle: yellow over all, guinea dyed red from the Crimson SLF#17
Collar: lemon wood duck
Wings: a pair of truffle turkey tail strips, with narrow strip of yellow/orange/red goose shoulder married through the middle, tied flat
Cheeks: jungle cock drooping
Pattern 7 Deschutes River Dee, Orange and Blue
Hook: Partridge N single low water size 1
Thread: black 8/0 uni-thread
Tag: fine gold thread and canary yellow silk
Butt: black ostrich herl
Tail: topping and kingfisher
Body: in two halves, rear orange silk veiled with golden pheasant breast in strands, butted with black ostrich herl. Front, peacock herl
Rib: fine gold thread over rear half, wound close (6 turns), oval gold tinsel over front half
Hackle: guinea dyed orange
Collar: golden pheasant back
Wings: a pair of truffle turkey tail strips, with narrow strip of yellow/blue/orange goose shoulder married through the middle, tied flat
Cheeks: jungle cock drooping Pattern 8 Deschutes River Dee, Yellow and Blue
Hook: Partridge N single low water size 1
Thread: black 8/0 uni-thread
Tag: fine silver thread and canary yellow silk
Butt: black ostrich herl
Tail: topping and kingfisher
Body: in two halves, rear canary yellow silk veiled with golden pheasant breast in strands, butted with black ostrich herl. Front, peacock herl
Rib: fine silver thread over rear half, wound close (6 turns), oval silver tinsel over front half
Hackle: guinea dyed yellow
Collar: cobalt blue vulturine guinea fowl
Wings: a pair of truffle turkey tail strips, with narrow strip of orange/blue/ yellow goose shoulder married through the middle, tied flat
Cheeks: jungle cock drooping
Pattern 9 Deschutes River Dee, Gold and Green
Hook: Partridge N single low water size 1
Thread: black 8/0 uni-thread
Tag: flat gold tinsel
Butt: black ostrich herl
Tail: topping and golden pheasant breast in strand
Body: in two halves, rear; flat gold tinsel veiled with peacock rump in strand, above and below, butted with black ostrich herl. Front, mallard green silk
Rib: oval gold tinsel over both halves separately
Hackle: guinea dyed yellow
Collar: lemon wood duck
Wings: a pair of truffle turkey tail strips tied flat
Cheeks: jungle cock drooping
Pattern 10 Deschutes River Dee, The Godfather
Hook: Partridge N single low water size 1
Thread: black 8/0 uni-thread
Tag: flat silver tinsel
Butt: black ostrich herl
Tail: topping and kingfisher
Body: in two halves, rear; flat silver tinsel veiled with oily black rooster saddle in strand, above and below, butted with black ostrich herl. Front, Black silk
Rib: oval silver tinsel over both halves separately
Hackle: natural black and white guinea
Collar: striped vulturine guinea
Wings: a pair of goose shoulder strips married as follows; 2 strands black, 2 strands white, 2 strands black, 1 strand white, 1 strand blue, 1 strand white, 2 strands black, 2 strands white, 2 strands black
Cheeks: jungle cock drooping
Pattern #11 Deschutes River Dee, Red Special
Hook: Partridge N single low water size 1
Thread: black 8/0 uni-thread
Tag: fine gold thread and claret silk
Tail: topping and barred wood duck
Body: 4 equal parts Fiery orange SLF #16, Fiery claret SLF # 13, Fiery brown SLF#35, Black SLF# 41
Rib: oval gold tinsel
Hackle: black over all, guinea dyed red over front half
Collar: lemon wood duck
Wings: a pair of truffle turkey tail covert strips, with narrow strips married red/black/red goose shoulder in the middle, narrow strip of purple goose shoulder on the outside edge. tied flat
Cheeks: jungle cock drooping