"The Earn: No.3" by Francis, Francis

Author Francis, Francis
Book A Book on Angling
Book Edition N/A
Page 385

Material

  • Hook: No.6
  • Tag: Silver tinsel, orange-yellow floss
  • Tail: Golden pheasant tippet, yellow wool
  • Butt: Black ostrich
  • Body: 1/2 dirty yellow, 1/2 black
  • Hackle: Golden olive over yellow, black over blue
  • Throat: Blue jay
  • Rib: Embossed gold tinsel over yellow, silver tinsel over blue
  • Wing: Speckled turkey

Original material

As written in the book:

Is just like No. 1, only the upper joint of the body is black instead of blue, and the tail is yellow wool and tippet.

Note, No.1: Tag, silver tinsel and orange-yellow floss; tail, tippet, gallina and black partridge; but, black ostrich; body, one half the usual dirty yellow, with golden olive hackle, the other half dark blue, with black hackle and jay at shoulder; silver tinsel on upper half, embossed gold tinsel on lower; wing, two slips of brown speckled turkey. Hook No.6.

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tag Tinsel Silver      
Floss
Orange-yellow
Yellow      
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Wool Yellow      
Butt Ostrich
Latin: Struthio camelus
Herl Black      
Body Yellow      
Black      
Hackle Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck
Golden olive, over yellow
Olive      
Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck
Over blue
Black      
Throat Blue Jay Feather - Wing Blue      
Rib Tinsel - Embossed
Over yellow
Gold      
Tinsel
Over blue
Silver      
Wing Turkey
Latin: Genus: Meleagris
Feather
Speckled
Natural

Materials in pattern

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