Hareline ozark Oak Mottled Turkey Quills

What it is

Ozark Oak Mottled Turkey Quills are mottled turkey feather quills with a natural, flecked look. The quill gives you a crisp feather slip that reads as buggy, subtle wing markings on the hook.

What to tie with it

Use it as matched quill slips for classic wings on dry flies and wet flies, and for wings on streamers. It also shines for nymph work as wingcases, tails, and even quill bodies, and it’s a good pick for bigger profiles like grasshopper wings and wings on salmon and steelhead flies. You can also cut smaller sections for wing buds on caddis pupae patterns.

Flies and the fish they're for

On a Muddler Minnow, turkey quill wings give you that mottled baitfish silhouette for trout in rivers and for smallmouth in moving water. On a Hare’s Ear Nymph, it’s a natural choice for the wingcase or tail, a staple look for trout in freestones and tailwaters. On a March Brown Wet Fly, the mottled quill wing matches the mayfly vibe that trout key on during hatches in rivers.

How it compares

Compared with Hareline Cinnamon Tip Turkey Tail Feathers, it can give a similar nymph wingcase look, but it doesn’t yield wings that are as clean.