| Author | Francis, Francis |
| Book | A Book on Angling |
| Book Edition | N/A |
| Page | 370 |
| Tags | rivershin, |
Material
- Hook: Medium hooks in spring, smaller for summer: No. 6 to 10
- Tag: Silver tinsel, mulberry floss
- Tail: Golden pheasant topping, wood-duck
- Butt: Black ostrich
- Body: Two turns gold floss, 1/3 yellow pig's wool, very dark olive pig's wool
- Hackle: Black
- Throat: Blue jay
- Underwing: Golden pheasant tippet
- Wing: Golden pheasant tail, pintail, mallard, golden pheasant rump feather
- Topping: Golden pheasant topping
- Horns: Blue macaw
Cites list
This pattern contains cites material. The following list is a suggestion of substitutes you can use for this pattern.
| Animal | Substitutes |
|---|---|
| Macaw |
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Original material
As written in the book:
Tag, silver tinsel and mulberry floss; tail, a topping and some wood-duck; but, black ostrich; body, gold fIoss two turns, one-third yellow, the rest very dark olive pig's wool; hackle, black, blue jay on shoulder; under wing a tippet feather, over it gold pheasant tail, pintail, mallard, a gold pheasant rump feather, and a top-ping over all; blue macaw ribs. Medium hooks in spring, smaller for summer, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10.
Long material list
| Part | Material | Type | Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tag | Tinsel | Silver | |
| Floss | Mulberry | ||
| Tail |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Head | Natural |
|
Wood Duck Latin: Aix sponsa |
Feather | Natural | |
| Butt |
Ostrich Latin: Struthio camelus |
Herl | Black |
| Body |
Floss
Two turns |
Gold | |
| Pig |
Wool
1/3 body |
Yellow | |
| Pig |
Wool
Very dark olive |
Olive - Dark | |
| Hackle |
Chicken - Cock Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus |
Feather - Neck | Black |
| Throat | Blue Jay | Feather - Wing | Blue |
| Other |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Neck | Natural |
| Wing |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Tail | Natural |
|
Pintail Latin: Anas acuta |
Feather | Natural | |
|
Mallard Latin: Anas platyrhynchos |
Feather | Natural | |
|
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus Rump |
Feather | Natural | |
| Topping |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Head | Natural |
| Horns |
Macaw Latin: Tribe: Arini Cites |
Feather | Natural |
Materials in pattern
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