"The Oykel No. 2" by Francis, Francis

Author Francis, Francis
Book A Book on Angling
Book Edition N/A
Page 370
Tags riveroykel,

Material

  • Tag: Gold twist, orange-yellow floss
  • Tail: Golden pheasant topping
  • Body: Copper-red floss
  • Rib: Medium silver tinsel
  • Hackle: Medium olive
  • Throat: Bustard
  • Wing: Florican, guinea, dirty red and yellow swan, mallard over, and a few guinea fibres over that
  • Horns: Blue macaw
  • Head: Black head.

Cites list

This pattern contains cites material. The following list is a suggestion of substitutes you can use for this pattern.

Animal Substitutes
Kori Bustard
  • Feather => Turkey : Feather - Tail
Florican
  • Feather => Peacock : Feather - Wing
Macaw

Original material

As written in the book:

Tag, gold twist and orange-yellow floss: tail, a topping; body, copper-red floss; medium silver tinsel hackle, medium olive, bustard hackle at shoulder; wing, florican and gallina, with dirty red and yellow fibres, brown mallard over, and a few gallina fibres over that blue macaw ribs; black head.

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tag Tinsel - Twist Gold      
Floss
Orange-yellow
Yellow      
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Body Floss
Copper-red
Red      
Rib Tinsel
Medium
Silver      
Hackle Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck
Medium olive
Olive      
Throat Kori Bustard
Latin: Ardeotis kori
Cites
Feather Natural
Wing Florican
Latin: Otididae
Cites
Feather Natural
Guinea Feather Natural
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing
Dirty-red
Red      
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing Yellow      
Mallard
Latin: Anas platyrhynchos
Feather
Over
Natural
Guinea Feather
Few fibers over mallard
Natural
Horns Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather - Tail Blue      
Head Black      

Materials in pattern

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