"Blue Palmer" by Pryce-Tannatt, Thomas Edwin

Author Pryce-Tannatt, Thomas Edwin
Book How to Dress Salmon Flies
Book Edition N/A
Page 237

Material

  • Hook: 1 to 1 3/4 inches
  • Tag: Gold
  • Tail: Golden pheasant topping and tippet in strands
  • Butt: Black herl
  • Body: Deep blue floss
  • Rib: Oval gold
  • Hackle: Jay
  • Throat: Jay
  • Wing: Mixed - tippet in strands. Scarlet, blue, yellow, and orange Swan. Florican, Bustard, Golden Pheasant tail. Narrow strips of Teal (or Pintail) and barred Summer Duck
  • Roof: Brown Mallard
  • Horns: Blue and Yellow Macaw
  • Head: Black herl

Cites list

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

Animal Substitutes
Florican
  • Feather => Peacock : Feather - Wing
Kori Bustard
  • Feather => Turkey : Feather - Tail
Macaw

Original material

As written in the book:

(hook, 1 to 1 3/4 inches).
Tag: Gold tinsel.
Tail: A topping and tippet in strands.
Butt: Black herl.
Body: Deep blue floss.
Ribs: Oval gold tinsel.
Hackle: Jay.
Throat: Jay.
Wings: Mixed - tippet in strands; "married" strands of scarlet, blue, yellow, and orange Swan, Florican, Bustard, Golden Pheasant tail; "married" narrow strips of Teal (or Pintail) and barred Summer Duck; strips (rather broad) of brown Mallard over.
Horns: Blue and Yellow Macaw.
Head: Black herl.

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tag Tinsel Silver      
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Neck
In strands
Natural
Butt Ostrich
Latin: Struthio camelus
Herl Black      
Body Floss
Deep blue
Blue      
Rib Tinsel - Oval Gold      
Hackle Blue Jay Feather - Wing Blue      
Throat Blue Jay Feather - Wing Blue      
Wing Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Neck
In strands
Natural
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing Scarlet      
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing Blue      
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing Yellow      
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing Orange      
Florican
Latin: Otididae
Cites
Feather Natural
Kori Bustard
Latin: Ardeotis kori
Cites
Feather Natural
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Tail Natural
Teal
Latin: Anas crecca
Feather - Flank Natural
Wood Duck
Latin: Aix sponsa
Feather - Flank Natural
Roof Mallard
Latin: Anas platyrhynchos
Feather - Shoulder Brown      
Horns Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather - Tail
Blue and yellow
Blue      
Head Ostrich
Latin: Struthio camelus
Herl Black      

Materials in pattern

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