"River Tweed: No.9" by Blacker, William

Author Blacker, William
Book The Art of Angling
Book Edition December 8th 1843
Page 102

Material

  • Hook: From No, 7 to 9, Limerick
  • Tail: Two golden pheasant toppings, or two or three hackles of the same color
  • Body: Gold mohair or pig's wool
  • Rib: Gold tinsel
  • Hackle: Gold
  • Throat: Two yellow macaw feathers
  • Wing: Four golden pheasant tippets and toppings
  • Horns: Blue and yellow macaw
  • Sides: Kingfisher
  • Heads: Black

Cites list

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Animal Substitutes
Macaw

Original material

As written in the book:

An evening fly. Body - gold colour mohair, or pig hair, ribbed with gold tinsel. Legs - gold colour hackle, from the tail up, made full at the trottle, with two yellow macaw feathers. Wings - four topping, and the same quantity of neck feathers of the golden pheasant, the latter inside, feeler of blue and yellow macaw, kingfisher feathers each side. Black head. Tail - two toppings of the golden pheasant, or two or three dyed hackles of the same hue. Hook, from No, 7 to 9, Limerick.

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head
Two. Or two or three hackles of same color
Natural
Body Other Mohair
Or pig's wool
Gold      
Rib Tinsel Gold      
Hackle Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck Gold      
Throat Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather
Two
Yellow      
Wing Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Neck
Four
Natural
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head
Four
Natural
Horns Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather - Tail
Blue and yellow
Blue      
Sides Kingfisher
Latin: Alcedo atthis
Feather Blue      
Other Black      

Materials in pattern

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