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

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

Material

  • Hook:, b, bb
  • Tail: Golden pheasant topping
  • Body: 1/2 green silk, 1/2 bronze peacock herl
  • Rib: Gold and silver twist
  • Hackle: Black
  • Throat: Orange and Blue Jay
  • Wing: Golden pheasant topping and hen pheasant tail
  • Head: Black

Cites list

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Animal Substitutes
Peacock

Original material

As written in the book:

Body - half green silk, and half bronze peacock harl, ribbed with gold and silver twist. Legs - black hackle, orange at the head and blue jay. Wings - topping, and hen pheasant tail. Black head. Topping for tail. Hooks, b, b b.

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Body Silk
1/2 body
Green      
Peacock
Latin: Pavo cristatus
Cites
Herl
1/2 body
Bronze
Rib Tinsel - Twist
And silver twist
Gold      
Hackle Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck Black      
Throat Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck Orange      
Blue Jay Feather - Wing Blue      
Wing Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Pheasant - Hen
Latin: Phasianus colchicus
Feather - Tail Natural
Head Black      

Materials in pattern

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