"River Ban: 4th Fly" by Blacker, William

Author Blacker, William
Book The Art of Angling
Book Edition December 8th 1843
Page 41

Material

  • Hook: 9
  • Tail: Golden pheasant topping
  • Butt: Black ostrich
  • Body: Gold and wine-purple pigs wool, 3/4 body. 1/4 gold pig-hair
  • Rib: Gold and silver twist
  • Legs: Wine-purple
  • Wings: Golden pheasant tippet, tail and topping

Original material

As written in the book:

Body, gold coloured pig-hair, and wine purple three parts up to the head, (darken your flies always towards the shoulder, this 4th fly excepted, which must have gold colour pig-hair at the head). Legs, wine purple hackle. Wings and tail as above. Gold and silver twist. Hook 9. Large size.

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Butt Ostrich
Latin: Struthio camelus
Herl Black      
Body Pig Wool Gold      
Pig Wool
wine-purple
Purple      
Pig Wool
1/4 body
Gold      
Rib Tinsel - Twist Gold      
Tinsel - Twist Silver      
Hackle Feather
Wine-purple
Purple      
Wing Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Neck Natural
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Tail Natural
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural

Materials in pattern

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