| Author | Francis, Francis |
| Book | A Book on Angling |
| Book Edition | N/A |
| Page | 336 |
Material
- Hook: From No. 4 to No.8
- Tag: Silver twist and ruby floss
- Tail: Bustard hackle fibres, tippet and a topping
- Body: Pig's wool - two turns of medium blue, two of dark orange, four or five of bright claret, and two of blue (well picked out)
- Rib: Silver tinsel and gold twist
- Hackle: Red claret hackle, from the orange wool, bustard hackle over blue wool, yellow hackle in front of wing
- Wing: White ribbed snipe's feather, with longish tippet on either side, bustard and gold pheasant tail in strips, red, blue, and greenish-yellow fibres
- Topping: Golden pheasant topping
- Head: Black
Cites list
This pattern contains cites material. The following list is a suggestion of substitutes you can use for this pattern.
| Animal | Substitutes |
|---|---|
| Kori Bustard |
|
Original material
As written in the book:
Tag, silver twist and ruby floss; tail, fibres of bustard hackle, tippet and a topping; body composite, viz. two turns of medium blue, ditto of dark orange, about four or five of bright claret, and two more of blue pig's wool, over this silver tinsel and gold twist side by side; a red claret hackle, commencing from the orange wool, the blue wool picked out in longish fibres at the shoulder, over this a bustard hackle, then the wing, and over that a yellow hackle. The wing is composed of a white ribbed snipe's feather, with longish tippet on either side, over this bustard and gold pheasant tail in strips, with red, blue, and greenish-yellow fibres, and over all a topping; black head. It is a capital fly, but I think some of the dressing is rather overdone, and might be dispensed with. Size same as the last.
Size: "Size various, from about No. 4 to 8."
Long material list
| Part | Material | Type | Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tag | Tinsel - Twist | Silver | |
|
Floss
Ruby |
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| Tail |
Kori Bustard Latin: Ardeotis kori Cites |
Feather | Natural |
|
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Neck | Natural | |
|
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Head | Natural | |
| Body | Pig |
Wool
Medium-blue, two turns |
Blue |
| Pig |
Wool
Two turns |
Orange - Dark | |
| Pig |
Wool
Bright, four of five turns |
Claret | |
| Pig |
Wool
Well picked out |
Blue | |
| Rib | Tinsel | Silver | |
| Tinsel - Twist | Gold | ||
| Hackle |
Chicken - Cock Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus |
Feather - Neck
From orange |
Claret-red |
|
Kori Bustard Latin: Ardeotis kori Cites |
Feather
Over blue |
Natural | |
|
Chicken - Cock Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus |
Feather - Neck
In front of wing |
Yellow | |
| Wing | Snipe |
Feather
White ribbed |
White |
|
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Head
Long |
Natural | |
|
Kori Bustard Latin: Ardeotis kori Cites |
Feather | Natural | |
|
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Tail | Natural | |
| Feather | Red | ||
| Feather | Blue | ||
|
Feather
Green-yellow |
Green | ||
| Topping |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Head | Natural |
| Head | Black |
Materials in pattern
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