Author | Pritt, Thomas Evan |
Book | North-Country flies |
Book Edition | N/A |
Page | 23 |
A favourite early fly on all the Yorkshire rivers, killing well on wild, windy days in March and April. The wings assume a lighter shade in the course of ten days after its first appearance on the water |
Material
- Body: Orange silk
- Wing: Woodcock wing, inside
- Head: Peacock herl
Cites list
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Animal | Substitutes |
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Peacock |
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Original material
As written in the book:
WlNGS. Hackled with a feather from the inside of a Woodcock's wing.
BODY. Orange silk not too bright.
HEAD. Peacock herl.
Long material list
Part | Material | Type | Color |
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Body | Thread - Silk | Orange | |
Wing | Woodcock |
Feather - Wing
Inside of wing |
Natural |
Head |
Peacock Latin: Pavo cristatus Cites |
Herl | Natural |
Materials in pattern
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