"Jock Scott" by Francis, Francis

Author Francis, Francis
Book A Book on Angling
Book Edition N/A
Page 343
Tags rivertweed,

Material

  • Hook: From No. 6 to 11
  • Tag: Gold twist
  • Tail: Golden pheasant topping veiled with Indian crow
  • Body: Two halves: gold-coloured & black floss separated by black herl. Yellow floss veiled over and under with toucan.
  • Rib: Silver twist
  • Hackle: Black over black
  • Throat: Speckled gallina
  • Underwing: White tip turkey
  • Wing: Mixed, bustard, yellow, red, and green parrot, one topping over all
  • Roof: Mallard
  • Sides: Pintail, or teal
  • Cheek: Kingfisher
  • Horn: Blue macaw

Cites list

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

Animal Substitutes
Toucan
  • Feather => Swan : Feather - Chest
Kori Bustard
  • Feather => Turkey : Feather - Tail
Parrot
  • Feather - Tail => Swan : Feather - Wing
  • Feather - Tail => Turkey : Feather - Tail
Macaw

Original material

As written in the book:

Tag, gold twist; tail, one topping and one Indian crow feather; body, in two joints, gold-coloured floss the lowest, and black floss the upper; from the joint is tied, after the fashion of the Popham, two or three short toucan points, and over the buts of them, at the joint, two turns of black herl; silver twist, a black hackle over the black joint, and speckled gallina at shoulder wing mixed, a white tip turkey slip in the middle, fibres of pintail, or teal, bustard, brown mallard, yellow, red, and green parrot, one topping over all, blue macaw ribs,
a kingfisher on either cheek. If dressed large, dyed swan instead of parrot. Any size to suit the water, from 6 to 10 or 11.

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tag Tinsel - Twist Gold      
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Indian Crow
Latin: Pyroderus scutatus
Feather - Chest
Veiling
Red      
Body Floss
1/2 body
Gold      
Toucan
Latin: Family: Ramphastidae
Cites
Feather
Veiling yellow
Yellow      
Herl Black      
Floss Black      
Rib Tinsel - Twist Silver      
Hackle Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck
Over blak
Black      
Throat Guinea Feather Natural
Other Turkey
Latin: Genus: Meleagris
Feather - Tail
White tip
Natural
Wing Kori Bustard
Latin: Ardeotis kori
Cites
Feather Natural
Parrot
Latin: Order: Psittaciformes
Cites
Feather Yellow      
Parrot
Latin: Order: Psittaciformes
Cites
Feather Red      
Parrot
Latin: Order: Psittaciformes
Cites
Feather Green      
Topping Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Other Mallard
Latin: Anas platyrhynchos
Feather
Roof
Natural
Sides Pintail
Latin: Anas acuta
Feather
Or teal
Natural
Cheek Kingfisher
Latin: Alcedo atthis
Feather Blue      
Other Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather - Tail Blue      

Materials in pattern

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