"The Popham" by Francis, Francis

Author Francis, Francis
Book A Book on Angling
Book Edition N/A
Page 341

Material

  • Hook: From 7 to 11
  • Tag: Gold twist
  • Tail: Golden pheasant topping
  • Butt: Two turns of peacock herl
  • Body: Three parts -  yellow, blue, and orange floss. At each joint: one or two turns of peacock herl veiled with three or four of the small red Indian crow breast feathers
  • Rib: Fine gold twist; blue jay, hackle at shoulder
  • Wing: Mixed - fibres of gold pheasant tail and tippet, bustard, teal, blue, yellow and claret-dyed swan, and a topping over all
  • Head: Herl

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

Original material

As written in the book:

Tag, gold twist; tail, a topping; but, two turns of peacock herl. The body is in three joints; the lowest is yellow, the middle one blue, and the upper one orange floss. At every joint there is a turn or two of peacock herl, and tied in instead of a hackle, and pointing downwards like a hackle, are three or four of the small red featliers in the breast of the Indian crow. Fine gold twist; blue jay, hackle at shoulder; mixed wing, fibres of gold pheasant tail and tippet, bustard, teal, blue, yellow and claret-dyed swan, and a topping over all herl head. Size, from 7 to 11.

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tag Tinsel - Twist Gold      
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Butt Peacock
Latin: Pavo cristatus
Cites
Herl Natural
Body Floss Yellow      
Indian Crow
Latin: Pyroderus scutatus
Feather - Chest
Three or four, veiling yellow
Red      
Peacock
Latin: Pavo cristatus
Cites
Herl
Joint-separator
Natural
Floss Blue      
Indian Crow
Latin: Pyroderus scutatus
Feather - Chest
Three or four, veiling blue floss
Red      
Peacock
Latin: Pavo cristatus
Cites
Herl
Joint-separator
Natural
Floss Orange      
Rib Tinsel - Twist Gold      
Throat Blue Jay Feather - Wing Blue      
Wing Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Tail Natural
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Neck Natural
Kori Bustard
Latin: Ardeotis kori
Cites
Feather Natural
Teal
Latin: Anas crecca
Feather Natural
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing Blue      
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing Yellow      
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing Claret      
Topping Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Head Herl Natural

Materials in pattern

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