"Benchill" by Pryce-Tannatt, Thomas Edwin

Author Pryce-Tannatt, Thomas Edwin
Book How to Dress Salmon Flies
Book Edition N/A
Page 207

Material

  • Hook: 1 1/4 to 3 inches
  • Tag: Gold
  • Tail: Golden pheasant topping, Golden Pheasant's breast feather tip
  • Butt: Black herl
  • Body: Orange, scarlet, claret and pale blue Seal's fur. Picked out
  • Rib: Flat silver and twist
  • Throat: Pale blue
  • Wing: Golden pheasant tippets, back to back. Peacock wing, scarlet and blue Swan, Golden Pheasant tail and Bustard
  • Cheeks: Guinea wing and Jungle Cock
  • Topping: Golden pheasant topping

Cites list

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

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

Original material

As written in the book:

(hook, 1 1/4 to 3 inches).
Tag: Gold tinsel.
Tail: A topping, and the tip of a Golden Pheasant's breast feather.
Butt: Black herl.
Body: Orange, scarlet, claret, and pale blue Seal's fur (well picked out).
Ribs: Flat silver tinsel and twist.
Throat: A pale blue hackle.
Wings: A pair of tippets (back to back) veiled with " married " strands (or, in large sizes, narrow strips) of Peacock wing, scarlet and blue Swan, Golden Pheasant tail, and Bustard.
Cheeks: Strips of speckled Gallina wing and Jungle Cock over; a topping over all.

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tag Tinsel Gold      
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Chest Natural
Butt Ostrich
Latin: Struthio camelus
Herl Black      
Body Seal Fur
Picked out
Orange      
Seal Fur
Picked out
Scarlet      
Seal Fur
Picked out
Claret      
Seal Fur
Pale blue. Picked out
Blue      
Rib Tinsel - Flat Silver      
Tinsel - Twist Silver      
Throat Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck
Pale blue
Blue      
Wing Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Neck Natural
Peacock
Latin: Pavo cristatus
Cites
Feather - Wing Natural
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing Scarlet      
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing Blue      
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Tail Natural
Kori Bustard
Latin: Ardeotis kori
Cites
Feather Natural
Other Guinea Feather - Wing
And Jungle Cock
Natural
Topping Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural

Materials in pattern

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