"River Tweed: No.5" by Blacker, William

Author Blacker, William
Book The Art of Angling
Book Edition December 8th 1843
Page 100

Material

  • Hook: No.6 to 9, Limerick
  • Tail: Golden pheasant crest, or cock of the rock tail, short
  • Body: Orange, blue, scarlet pig hair
  • Rib: Gold twist
  • Hackle: Scarlet from blue
  • Throat: Claret and Blue Jay
  • Wing: Two short golden pheasant tippets. Mixed: Argus pheasant, peacock tail and wing, bustard, teal, guinea hen, yellow macaw, silver pheasant, golden pheasant tail, yellow green parrot tail, long golden pheasant topping in the center
  • Sides: Kingfisher
  • Head: Black

Cites list

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

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

Original material

As written in the book:

Body - orange pig hair towards the tail, then blue, then scarlet, ribbed with gold twist. Legs scarlet hackle from the blue up, a claret and jay hackle at the trottle. Wings - two short golden pheasant neck feathers, mixed with argus pheasant, peacock tail and wing, bustard, teal, guinea hen, yellow macaw, silver pheasant, golden pheasant tail, yellow green parrot tail, blue king-fisher, and a long golden topping in the centre, on the top. Black head. Tail - a golden pheasant crest, or a cock of the rock tail feather, drawn up short. - Hoky No, 6 to 9, Limerick,

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head
Short. Or cock of the rock tail
Natural
Body Pig Wool Orange      
Pig Wool Blue      
Pig Wool Scarlet      
Other Tinsel - Twist Gold      
Hackle Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck
From blue
Scarlet      
Throat Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck Claret      
Blue Jay Feather - Wing Blue      
Wing Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Neck Natural
Pheasant - Argus
Latin: Argusianus argus
Feather Natural
Peacock
Latin: Pavo cristatus
Cites
Feather - Tail Natural
Peacock
Latin: Pavo cristatus
Cites
Feather - Wing Natural
Kori Bustard
Latin: Ardeotis kori
Cites
Feather Natural
Teal
Latin: Anas crecca
Feather Natural
Guinea Feather Natural
Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather Yellow      
Pheasant - Silver
Latin: Lophura nycthemera
Feather Natural
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Tail Natural
Parrot
Latin: Order: Psittaciformes
Cites
Feather - Tail
Yellow-green
Yellow      
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head
Long in the center
Natural
Sides Kingfisher
Latin: Alcedo atthis
Feather Blue      
Head Varnish Black      

Materials in pattern

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