"The Thurso: The Dhoon Fly" by Francis, Francis

Author Francis, Francis
Book A Book on Angling
Book Edition N/A
Page 362
Tags riverthurso,

Material

  • Tag: Gold tinsel, ruby floss
  • Tail: Golden pheasant topping
  • Butt: Black ostrich herl
  • Body: Four sections of bright yellow floss, separated by yellow pig's wool tied in as a hackle. well picked out. Wool: first two yellow and two bright orange-yellow
  • Rib: Gold twist
  • Throat: Yellow, orange
  • Wing: Two big strips of bright orange swan
  • Cheek: Two long kingfisher or chatterer
  • Head: Black

Original material

As written in the book:

Tag, gold tinsel and ruby floss; tail, a topping; but, black ostrich herl; body, in four joints, of bright yellow floss at every joint a large wad of yellow wool is tied in for a hackle, and left very long and bushy; in the two lower joints it is plain yellow wool, the upper two bright orange-yellow pig's wool, very long and bushy; gold twist; hackle at shoulder yellow, and over it an orange hackle; wings, two big strips of bright orange (dyed swan) feather; two good long kingfisher or chatterer feathers at the cheeks; head black

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tag Tinsel Gold      
Floss Ruby      
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Butt Ostrich
Latin: Struthio camelus
Herl Black      
Body Floss
Bright yellow
Yellow      
Pig Wool
Tied as hackle
Yellow      
Floss
Bright yellow
Yellow      
Pig Wool Yellow      
Floss
Bright yellow
Yellow      
Pig Wool
Bright orange-yellow, tied as hackle
Orange      
Floss
Bright yellow
Yellow      
Pig Wool
Bright orange-yellow, tied as hackle
Orange      
Rib Tinsel - Twist Gold      
Throat Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck Yellow      
Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck Orange      
Wing Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing
Bright orange
Orange      
Cheek Kingfisher
Latin: Alcedo atthis
Feather
Or chatterer
Black      
Head Black      

Materials in pattern

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