"The Ness No. 6" by Francis, Francis

Author Francis, Francis
Book A Book on Angling
Book Edition N/A
Page 358
Tags riverness,

Material

  • Tail: Golden pheasant topping
  • Body: 1/2 yellow, 1/2 light medium blue pig's wool
  • Rib: Silver twist, golden pheasant sword feather
  • Hackle: Medium blue hackle, over blue wool
  • Throat: Grouse
  • Wing: One golden pheasant tippet, strips of golden pheasant tail, bustard and pintail over it

Cites list

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

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

Original material

As written in the book:

Tail, one toppirg; body half yellow and half lightish medium blue pig's wool; silver twist; medium blue hackle (only over blue wool), grouse hackle on shoulder; wing, one tippet feather and strips of gold pheasant tail, bustard and pintail over it; a few sprigs of gold pheasant sword feather for ribs.

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Body Pig Wool
1/2 body
Yellow      
Pig Wool
1/2 body, medium
Blue - Light      
Rib Tinsel - Twist Silver      
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus Swords
Feather Natural
Hackle Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck
Medium blue, over blue
Blue      
Throat Grouse Feather Natural
Wing Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Neck
One
Natural
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Tail
Strip
Natural
Kori Bustard
Latin: Ardeotis kori
Cites
Feather
Strip
Natural
Pintail
Latin: Anas acuta
Feather
Strip
Natural

Materials in pattern

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