"Orange and Grey" by Pryce-Tannatt, Thomas Edwin

Author Pryce-Tannatt, Thomas Edwin
Book How to Dress Salmon Flies
Book Edition N/A
Page 242

Material

  • Hook: 1 1/4 to 2 inches
  • Tag: Silver, golden yellow floss
  • Tail: Golden pheasant topping, Indian Crow and Blue Chatterer
  • Body: 1/3 bright orange floss, 2/3 grey Seal's fur. Alternative: grey Squirrel or Silver Monkey
  • Rib: Fine oval gold tinsel over orange floss, oval silver tinsel over grey
  • Hackle: Orange over orange floss, Grizzly over grey
  • Throat: Lemon
  • 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 1/4 to 2 inches).
Tag: Silver thread and golden yellow floss.
Tail: A topping, Indian Crow and Blue Chatterer.
Body: First third, bright orange floss; remainder, grey Seal's fur (or grey Squirrel or Silver Monkey).
Ribs: Fine oval gold tinsel over orange floss, oval silver tinsel over remainder of body.
Hackle: An orange hackle over orange floss, a grizzled hackle over rest of body.
Throat: A lemon hackle.
Wings: (As in Blue Palmer.)
Horns: (As in Blue Palmer.)
Head: (As in Blue Palmer.)

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tag Tinsel Silver      
Floss Yellow - Golden      
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Indian Crow
Latin: Pyroderus scutatus
Feather Natural
Cotinga - Spangled
Latin: Cotinga cayana
Feather Natural
Body Floss
Bright orange, 1/3 body
Orange      
Seal Fur
2/3 body
Gray      
Rib Tinsel - Oval
Fine, over orange
Gold      
Tinsel - Oval
Over grey
Silver      
Hackle Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck
Over orange
Orange      
Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck
Over grey
Grizzly
Throat Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck Lemon      
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 - Neck Natural
Teal
Latin: Anas crecca
Feather - Flank
Or pintail, narrow strip
Natural
Wood Duck
Latin: Aix sponsa
Feather - Flank
Narrow strip
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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