"Evening Star (Mr. Kelson)" by Hale, J.H

Author Hale, J.H
Book How to Tie Salmon Flies
Book Edition N/A
Page 104

Material

  • Tag: Silver twist, tippet coloured silk
  • Tail: Golden pheasant topping
  • Butt: Black herl
  • Body: In four equal sections. Three of silver tinsel and one blue floss. On each joint: two jungle cock back to back above and below, black herl butt
  • Rib: Oval silver tinsel over blue
  • Throat: Jungle cock back to back
  • Wings: Four Amherst pheasant tippets, back to back
  • Topping: Golden pheasant topping
  • Cheek: Summer duck feather, indian crow
  • Horns: Red macaw
  • Head: Black herl

Cites list

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Animal Substitutes
Jungle Cock
Macaw

Original material

As written in the book:

Tag. Silver twist and tippet coloured silk.
Tail. Topping.
Butt. Black herl.
Body. In four equal sections: the first three of silver tinsel, each having two jungle cock back to back above and below, and butted with black herl; the last division of blue floss, the only one ribbed with silver tinsel, oval.
Throat. Jungle as before. These feathers slightly increase in length from the opposite end of the body.
Wings. Four Amherst pheasant tippets, back to back; topping over.
Cheeks. The tip of a summer duck feather, and an Indian crow feather on each side, the former in advance.
Horns. Red macaw.
Head. Black her!.

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tag Tinsel - Twist Silver      
Silk
Tippet-colored
 
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Butt Ostrich
Latin: Struthio camelus
Feather Black      
Body Tinsel
3 sections
Silver      
Floss
1 section
Blue      
Jungle Cock
Latin: Gallus sonneratii
Cites
Feather - Neck
Two above and two under on each joint
Natural
Ostrich
Latin: Struthio camelus
Feather
Butt on each joint
Black      
Rib Tinsel - Oval
Over blue floss
Silver      
Throat Jungle Cock
Latin: Gallus sonneratii
Cites
Feather - Neck
Back to back
Natural
Other Pheasant - Amherst
Latin: Chrysolophus amherstiae
Feather - Neck
Back to back
Natural
Topping Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Neck Natural
Cheek Duck
Latin: Anatidae Summer Duck
Feather - Flank Natural
Indian Crow
Latin: Pyroderus scutatus
Feather - Chest Natural
Horns Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather - Tail Red      
Head Ostrich
Latin: Struthio camelus
Feather Black      

Materials in pattern

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