"The Brora No. 3" by Francis, Francis

Author Francis, Francis
Book A Book on Angling
Book Edition N/A
Page 372
Tags riverbrora,

Material

  • Tag: Silver tinsel, gold-coloured floss
  • Tail: Golden pheasant topping
  • Butt: Blue ostrich herl
  • Body: 1/2 gold-coloured and 1/2 medium blue floss. Mane: locks of yellow-orange, purple claret and medium blue mohai
  • Rib: Silver tinsel
  • Throat: Medium blue with longish fibres
  • Wing: Fibres of golden pheasant tippet, strips of black partridge and bustard
  • Topping: Golden pheasant topping
  • Cheek: Kingfisher
  • Head: Black

Note: figure out the mane

Cites list

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

Original material

As written in the book:

This is a very tasty-looking fly, being decorated with what is called in Ireland a mane, which is made by tying in on the back small locks of mohair of different colours (see Owenmore fly, PlateXIII.); tag, silver tinsel and gold-coloured floss; tail, a topping; but, blue ostrich herl; body, half gold-coloured floss and half medium blue. The mane is composed of locks of yellow-orange, purple claret and medium blue mohair; silver tinsel; hackle, medium blue, longish in the fibre, and only on shoulder; wing, fibres of tippet, strips of black partridge and bustard on either side, a topping over all; the mane very much supplies the wing; kingfisher on either check; black head.

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tag Tinsel Silver      
Floss Gold      
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Butt Ostrich
Latin: Struthio camelus
Herl Blue      
Body Floss
1/2 body
Gold      
Floss
Medium blue, 1/2 body
Blue      
Rib Tinsel Silver      
Throat Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck
Medium blue
Blue      
Wing Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Neck
FIbers
Natural
Partridge
Latin: Family: Phasianidae
Feather
Strips
Black      
Kori Bustard
Latin: Ardeotis kori
Cites
Feather
Strips
Natural
Topping Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Cheek Kingfisher
Latin: Alcedo atthis
Feather Blue      
Head Black      

Materials in pattern

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