"River Ness: No.4" by Blacker, William

Author Blacker, William
Book The Art of Angling
Book Edition December 8th 1843
Page 112

Material

  • Hook: bb, Limerick
  • Tag: Orange silk or green peacock sword
  • Tail: Golden pheasant topping
  • Body: Yellow-green pig hair
  • Rib: Gold
  • Hackle: Black
  • Throat: Blue jay
  • Wing: Mixed. A little teal, guinea hen, golden pheasant topping, tail and back. Green parrot, bustard or hen pheasant tail

Cites list

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

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

Original material

As written in the book:

Body - yellow-green pig hair, ribbed with gold, orange silk tag, with another of peacock's green sword feather. Legs - black hackle, blue jay at the trottle. Wings - teal, a small quantity, guinea hen, golden pheasant topping, tail, and back feathers, mixed with green parrot, bustard (or hen pheasant tail). Tail - topping. - Hook bb, Limerick.

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tag Silk
Or green peacock sword
Orange      
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Body Pig Wool
Yellow-green
Yellow      
Rib Tinsel Gold      
Hackle Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck Black      
Throat Blue Jay Feather - Wing Blue      
Wing Teal
Latin: Anas crecca
Feather
A little
Natural
Guinea Feather Natural
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Tail Natural
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather
Back-feathers
Natural
Parrot
Latin: Order: Psittaciformes
Cites
Feather Green      
Kori Bustard
Latin: Ardeotis kori
Cites
Feather Natural
Pheasant - Hen
Latin: Phasianus colchicus
Feather - Wing  

Materials in pattern

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