"The Thurso: Sir Francis Sykes" by Francis, Francis

Author Francis, Francis
Book A Book on Angling
Book Edition N/A
Page 363
Tags riverthurso,

Material

  • Tag: Silver twist and blue floss
  • Tail: Golden pheasant topping and strands of teal and blue macaw
  • Body: Dark cinnamon-brown
  • Hackle: Dark cinnamon-brown
  • Rib: Silver twist doubled
  • Wing: Mixed, golden pheasant tail, bustard, golden pheasant tippet, wood-duck, blue, red, yellow, and green swan
  • Head: Red

Cites list

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

Animal Substitutes
Macaw
Kori Bustard
  • Feather => Turkey : Feather - Tail

Original material

As written in the book:

Tag, silver twist and blue floss tail, one topping and sprigs of teal and blue macaw; body, dark cinnamon-brown; hackle of the same colour; silver twist doubled; wing, mixed of gold pheasant tail, bustard, tippet, wood-duck, blue, red, yellow, and green swan sprigs; red head.

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tag Tinsel - Twist Silver      
Floss Blue      
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Teal
Latin: Anas crecca
Feather
Strands
Natural
Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather
Strands
Blue      
Body Brown      
Hackle Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck
Cinnamon-brown
Brown      
Rib Tinsel - Twist
Doubled
Silver      
Wing Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Tail Natural
Kori Bustard
Latin: Ardeotis kori
Cites
Feather Natural
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Neck Natural
Wood Duck
Latin: Aix sponsa
Feather Natural
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing Blue      
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing Red      
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing Yellow      
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing Green      
Head Red      

Materials in pattern

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