| Author | Francis, Francis |
| Book | A Book on Angling |
| Book Edition | N/A |
| Page | 350 |
| Tags | riverannan, |
Material
- Hook: No. 5
- Tag: Gold tinsel
- Tail: Black partridge or teal, gold pheasant saddle-feather
- Butt: Black ostrich
- Body: First half yellow silk floss (towards orange), second half dark medium blue silk floss
- Hackle: Coch-y-bondu
- Throat: Blue jay at shoulder
- Rib: Silver tinsel
- Wing: Mixed pintail and teal, tippet (dyed red) golden pheasant sword feather, claret and orange swan, a good section of golden pheasant tail over all
Original material
As written in the book:
A floss silk body; tag, gold tinsel; tail, black partridge or teal, and some gold pheasant saddle-feather; but, black ostrich; body (lower half) yellow, inclining to orange, upper half dark medium blue; hackle, coch-y-bondu, blue jay at shoulder; silver tinsel; wing mixed pintail and teal, tippet (dyed red) a gold pheasant sword feather, slips of claret and orange swan, with a good deal of golden pheasant tail over all. Hook No. 5.
Long material list
| Part | Material | Type | Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tag | Tinsel | Gold | |
| Tail |
Partridge Latin: Family: Phasianidae |
Feather
Or teal |
Natural |
|
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Saddle | Natural | |
| Other |
Ostrich Latin: Struthio camelus |
Herl | Black |
| Body |
Floss - Silk
1/2 body |
Yellow | |
|
Floss - Silk
Medium dark |
Blue - Dark | ||
| Hackle |
Chicken - Cock Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus |
Feather - Coch-y-bonddhu | Natural |
| Throat | Blue Jay | Feather - Wing | Blue |
| Rib | Tinsel | Silver | |
| Wing |
Pintail Latin: Anas acuta |
Feather | Natural |
|
Teal Latin: Anas crecca |
Feather | Natural | |
|
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Neck | Red | |
|
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus Swords |
Natural | ||
|
Swan Latin: Genus: Cygnus |
Feather - Wing | Claret | |
|
Swan Latin: Genus: Cygnus |
Feather - Wing | Orange | |
|
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Tail
A good section over all |
Natural |
Materials in pattern
We are working on getting more images to cover all parts.
