"The Findhorn No.3" by Francis, Francis

Author Francis, Francis
Book A Book on Angling
Book Edition N/A
Page 376
Tags riverfindhorn,

Material

  • Hook: No. 3 or 4
  • Tag: Silver thread, ruby floss
  • Tail: Golden pheasant topping, large, golden pheasant tippet
  • Butt: Black ostrich
  • Body: Orange-yellow floss
  • Rib: Broad gold tinsel
  • Hackle: Light blue hackle
  • Throat: Blue jay
  • Wing: One medium-sized tippet, two slices of brown speckled turkey, strands of gold pheasant tail, a few strands of red and blue macaw
  • Head: Bright red mohair
  • Collar: Bright red mohair
  • Horns: Blue macaw

Cites list

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Animal Substitutes
Macaw

Original material

As written in the book:

Tag, silver thread and ruby floss; tail, a good-sized topping and tippet; but, black ostrich; body, orange-yellow floss; broad gold tinsel; rather light blue hackle, blue jay at shoulder; wing, one medium-sized tippet, two good slices of brown speckled turkey, sprigs of gold pheasant tail, a few of red and blue macaw: bright red mohair head and collar; blue macaw horns tied in above this, hook same as last.

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tag Thread Silver      
Floss Ruby      
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head
Large
Natural
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Neck Natural
Butt Ostrich
Latin: Struthio camelus
Herl Black      
Body Floss
Orange-yellow
Yellow      
Rib Tinsel
Broad
Gold      
Hackle Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck Blue - Light      
Throat Blue Jay Feather - Wing Blue      
Wing Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Neck
One medium-sized
Natural
Turkey
Latin: Genus: Meleagris
Feather
Two slices, brown speckled
Brown      
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Tail
Strands
Natural
Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather Red      
Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather Blue      
Head Other Mohair
Bright red
Red      
Other Other Mohair
Bright red, collar
Red      
Horns Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather - Tail Blue      

Materials in pattern

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