"Silver Grey (Mr. Kelson)" by Hale, J.H

Author Hale, J.H
Book How to Tie Salmon Flies
Book Edition N/A
Page 114

Material

  • Tag: Silver twist, yellow silk
  • Tail: Golden pheasant topping, unbarred summer duck
  • Butt: Black herl
  • Body: Silver tinsel
  • Rib: Oval silver tinsel
  • Hackle: Silver furnace
  • Throat: Widgeon
  • Wing: Mixed. Golden pheasant tippet and tail, bustard, mallard, grey mallard, yellow and blue swan
  • Roof: Mallard
  • Topping: Golden pheasant topping
  • Sides: Jungle cock
  • Horns: Blue macaw
  • Head: Black

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
Jungle Cock
Macaw

Original material

As written in the book:

Tag. Silver twist and yellow silk.
Tail. Topping and unbarred summer duck.
Butt. Black herl.
Body. Silver tinsel.
Ribbed. Oval silver tinsel.
Hackle. A silver furnace, down body.
Throat. Widgeon.
Wings. Mixed golden pheasant tippet and tail, bustard, mallard, grey mallard, swan dyed yellow and blue; two strips of mallard and a topping over.
Sides. Jungle cock.
Horns. Blue macaw.
Head. Black.

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tag Tinsel - Twist Silver      
Silk Yellow      
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Duck
Latin: Anatidae Unbarred summer duck
Feather - Flank Natural
Butt Ostrich
Latin: Struthio camelus herl
Black      
Body Tinsel Silver      
Rib Tinsel - Oval Silver      
Hackle Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Furnace Silver      
Throat Widgeon
Latin: Genus: Mareca
Feather - Flank Natural
Wing Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Neck Natural
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Tail Natural
Kori Bustard
Latin: Ardeotis kori
Cites
Feather Natural
Mallard
Latin: Anas platyrhynchos
Feather - Shoulder Natural
Mallard
Latin: Anas platyrhynchos
Feather - Flank Gray      
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing Yellow      
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing Blue      
Other Mallard
Latin: Anas platyrhynchos
Feather - Shoulder
Roof
Natural
Topping Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Sides Jungle Cock
Latin: Gallus sonneratii
Cites
Feather - Neck Natural
Horns Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather - Tail Blue      
Head Varnish Black      

Materials in pattern

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