"River Ness: No.7" by Blacker, William

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

Material

  • Tail: Golden pheasant topping
  • Body: Yellow-green mohair
  • Rib: Gold
  • Hackle: Red
  • Wing: Two fibers of Mallard, guinea hen, brown turkey, and golden pheasant tippet, tail, and topping

Original material

As written in the book:

Body - yellow-green mohair, red hackle, ribbed with gold ; topping for tail ; mallard, guinea hen, brown turkey, and golden pheasant neck, tail, and topping for wings. (The wings of all Ness flies should be made spare, two fibres of each is sufficient, except when there are toppings used).

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Body Other Mohair
Yellow-green
Yellow      
Rib Tinsel Gold      
Hackle Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck Red      
Wing Mallard
Latin: Anas platyrhynchos
Feather
Two fibers
Natural
Guinea Feather
Two fibers
Natural
Turkey
Latin: Genus: Meleagris
Feather
Two fibers
Brown      
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Neck
Two fibers
Natural
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Tail
Two fibers
Natural
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural

Materials in pattern

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