"The Luce No. 3" by Francis, Francis

Author Francis, Francis
Book A Book on Angling
Book Edition N/A
Page 348
Tags riverluce,

Material

  • Hook: 8 or 9
  • Tag: Gold tinsel
  • Tail: Golden pheasant topping
  • Body: Half yellow and half pea-green pig's wool. Dressed lightly
  • Rib: Gold tinsel
  • Hackle: Green over green pig's wool
  • Throat: Grouse
  • Underwing: Bright blue hackle
  • Wing: Brown mallard
  • Topping: Golden pheasant topping
  • Head: Black ostrich
  • Hook: 8 or 9

Original material

As written in the book:

Tag, gold tinsel; tail, topping; body, half yellow, half pea-green pig's wool, dressed spare; gold tinsel; green hackle over green pig's wool; grouse at shoulder; wings, brown mallard, between which a bright blue hackle; over them a topping; head, black ostrich. Hook 8 or 9. About as ugly a fly as you will find.

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tag Tinsel Gold      
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Body Pig Wool
1/2 body
Yellow      
Pig Wool
Pea-green, dressed lightly
Green      
Rib Tinsel Gold      
Hackle Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck
Over green
Green      
Throat Grouse Feather Natural
Wing - underwing Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck
Bright blue
Blue      
Wing Mallard
Latin: Anas platyrhynchos
Feather Brown      
Topping Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Head Ostrich
Latin: Struthio camelus
Herl Black      

Materials in pattern

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