| Author | Francis, Francis |
| Book | A Book on Angling |
| Book Edition | N/A |
| Page | 359 |
| Tags | riverness, |
Material
- Tag: Silver twist, gold floss
- Tail: Golden pheasant topping
- Butt: Black ostrich
- Body: 1/2 Gold-coloured floss (if large, a few turns of silk, and then yellow pig's wool), 1/2 dirty olive-green mohair
- Rib: Silver tinsel
- Hackle: Pea-green
- Throat: Blue jay
- Wings: Strands of golden pheasant tippet, mallard, pintail, double jungle-cock on each side
- 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 |
|---|---|
| Jungle Cock |
|
Original material
As written in the book:
Tag, silver twist and gold floss; tail, a topping; but, black ostrich body, gold-coloured floss, nearly half up the body for a small fly; if large, a few turns of silk, and then yellow pig's wool, above this dirty olive-green mohair; silver tinsel pea-green hackle from tail to head, blue jay at shoulder; wings, sprigs of tippet gold pheasant tail and mallard, with pintail over, double jungle-cock on either side, and over all a topping; black head.
Long material list
| Part | Material | Type | Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tag | Tinsel - Twist | Silver | |
| Floss | Gold | ||
| Tail |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Head | Natural |
| Butt |
Ostrich Latin: Struthio camelus |
Herl | Black |
| Body |
Floss
1/2 body |
Gold | |
| Other |
Mohair
Olive-green |
Olive | |
| Rib | Tinsel | Silver | |
| Hackle |
Chicken - Cock Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus |
Feather - Neck
Pea-green |
Green |
| Throat | Blue Jay | Feather - Wing | Blue |
| Other |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Neck
Strands |
Natural |
|
Mallard Latin: Anas platyrhynchos |
Feather
Strands |
Natural | |
|
Pintail Latin: Anas acuta |
Feather
Strands |
Natural | |
|
Jungle Cock Latin: Gallus sonneratii Cites |
Feather - Neck
Double on each side |
Natural | |
| Topping |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Head | Natural |
| Head | Black |
Materials in pattern
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