"The Chatterer" by Kelson, George M.

Author Kelson, George M.
Book The Salmon Fly
Book Edition N/A
Page 131

Tags traherne, tweed,

Material

  • Tag: Silver twist, light orange silk
  • Tail: Two Golden Pheasant toppings
  • Butt: Black herl
  • Body: Two turns of light violet silk, small Chatterer feathers closely packed round the rest of the body
  • Throat: Guinea
  • Wing: Four Indian Crow feathers, back to back. Blue Jay two-thirds of the length of the Crow. Five or six Golden Pheasant toppings
  • Cheek: Chatterer
  • Horn: Blue Macaw
  • Head: Black herl

Original material

As written in the book:

TAG. Silver twist and light orange silk.
TAIL. Two toppings.
BUTT. Black herl.
BODY. Two turns of light violet silk making headway for numberless small Chatterer feathers, closely packed round the rest of the body.
THROAT. Gallina.
WINGS. Four Indian Crow feathers, in pairs (back to back), first pair longer than the second, having the point of a Jay feather on each side two-thirds of the length of the Crow feathers; with five or six toppings above.
CHEEKS. Chatterer.
HORNS. Blue Macaw.
HEAD. Black herl.

Pattern pictures

By: Håvard Eide - https://flyfisher.org

Variant: substituted chatterer and crow. Omitted horns and herl-head