"Glentana" by Pryce-Tannatt, Thomas Edwin

Author Pryce-Tannatt, Thomas Edwin
Book How to Dress Salmon Flies
Book Edition N/A
Page 230

Material

  • Hook: 1 1/2 to 3 inches
  • Tag: Silver thread, lemon floss
  • Tail: Golden pheasant topping and the tip of a breast feather
  • Body: 1/3 light orange, 2/3 claret Seal's fur. Dressed thin, well picked out
  • Rib: Flat silver and twist
  • Hackle: Black Heron from third turn of silver
  • Wing: Cinnamon Turkey tail strips set flat
  • Throat: Widgeon.

Original material

As written in the book:

(hook, 1 1/2 to 3 inches).
Tag: Silver thread and lemon floss.
Tail: A topping and the tip of a Golden Pheasant's breast feather.
Body: First third, light orange Seal's fur; re-mainder, claret Seal's fur (dressed thin, but well picked out).
Ribs: Flat silver tinsel and twist.
Hackle: A black Heron's hackle from third turn of tinsel.
Throat: Widgeon.
Wings: (As in Akroyd.)

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tag Tinsel Silver      
Floss Lemon      
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Chest
Tip of the feather
Natural
Body Seal Fur
1/3 body. Dressed thin, well picked out
Orange - light
Seal Fur
2/3 body. Dressed thin, well picked out
Claret      
Rib Tinsel - Flat Silver      
Tinsel - Twist Silver      
Hackle Heron
Latin: Family: Ardeidae
Feather
From third turn of silver
Black      
Wing Turkey
Latin: Genus: Meleagris
Feather - Tail
Set flat
Cinnamon      
Throat Widgeon
Latin: Genus: Mareca
Feather - Flank Natural

Materials in pattern

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