"The Luce No. 1" by Francis, Francis

Author Francis, Francis
Book A Book on Angling
Book Edition N/A
Page 348
Tags riverluce,

Material

  • Hook: No. 6 to 10
  • Tag: Gold tinsel
  • Tail: Red parrot, teal, and yellow macaw
  • Body: Yellow, orange, scarlet and claret pig's wool. Dressed lightly
  • Rib: Gold thread doubled
  • Throat: Grouse hackle
  • Wing: Red wild turkey
  • Topping: Golden pheasant topping

Cites list

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

Animal Substitutes
Parrot
  • Feather - Tail => Swan : Feather - Wing
  • Feather - Tail => Turkey : Feather - Tail
Macaw

Original material

As written in the book:

Tag, gold tinsel, tail red parrot, teal, and yellow macaw; body, yellow, orange, scarlet and claret pig's wool, dressed spare gold thread double grouse hackle on shoulder; wings, red wild turkey, one topping over; hook 6 to 10.

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tag Tinsel Gold      
Tail Parrot
Latin: Order: Psittaciformes
Cites
Feather Red      
Teal
Latin: Anas crecca
Feather Natural
Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather Yellow      
Body Pig Wool Yellow      
Pig Wool Orange      
Pig Wool Scarlet      
Pig Wool
Body dressed lightly
Claret      
Rib Thread
Doubled
Gold      
Throat Grouse Feather Natural
Wing Turkey
Latin: Genus: Meleagris
Feather Red      
Topping Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural

Materials in pattern

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