"Shannon: No.10" by Blacker, William

Author Blacker, William
Book The Art of Angling
Book Edition December 8th 1843
Page 95

Material

  • Hook: From b b, to No, 5, Limerick.
  • Tip: Gold
  • Tag: Orange
  • Tail: Two golden pheasant toppings
  • Body: Scarlet pig hair, sky-blue at the shoulder
  • Rib: Flat and round gold
  • Hackle: Deep scarlet
  • Throat: Sky-blue and Blue Jay over the head
  • Wing: Two golden pheasant toppings and cock of the rock in center. Short golden pheasant tippet, bustard, peacock sword and wing, green parrot, teal, guinea,
  • Cheeks: Kingfisher
  • Horns: Blue and yellow macaw
  • Head: Black ostrich herl

Cites list

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

Animal Substitutes
Kori Bustard
  • Feather => Turkey : Feather - Tail
Peacock
Parrot
  • Feather - Tail => Swan : Feather - Wing
  • Feather - Tail => Turkey : Feather - Tail
Macaw

Original material

As written in the book:

Body - scarlet pig hair, tipped with gold and orange tag, ribbed with flat and round gold, sky-blue pig hair at the shoulder. Legs - deep scarlet hackle from the ostrich tag to the shoulder, sky-blue and jay rolled over the head (the blue hackle first). Wings - two golden pheasant toppings, two cock of the rock feathers (these are tied on in the centre), two short golden pheasant neck feathers, one each side, with a piece of bustard, in like manner, peacock sword and wing feathers, green parrot, teal, and guinea hen, blue and yellow macaw feelers, blue king-fisher. Head - black ostrich harl (you may vary the heads with blue, yellow, scarlet, green of different shades, claret, and puce ostrich feathers dyed, or pig hair). Tail - two toppings of equal lengths. Hook from b b, to No, 5, large size, Limerick.

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tip Tinsel Gold      
Tag Silk Orange      
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head
Two
Natural
Body Pig Wool Scarlet      
Pig Wool
By the shoulder
Blue - Skye      
Rib Tinsel - Flat
And round
Gold      
Hackle Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck
Deep
Scarlet      
Throat Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck Blue - Skye      
Blue Jay Feather - Wing
Over head
Blue      
Wing Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head
Two
Natural
Cock of the rock Feather
In the center with GP
Natural
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Neck
Short
Natural
Kori Bustard
Latin: Ardeotis kori
Cites
Feather Natural
Peacock
Latin: Pavo cristatus
Cites
Sword
Feather Natural
Peacock
Latin: Pavo cristatus
Cites
Feather - Wing Natural
Parrot
Latin: Order: Psittaciformes
Cites
Feather Green      
Teal
Latin: Anas crecca
Feather Natural
Guinea Feather Natural
Cheek Kingfisher
Latin: Alcedo atthis
Feather Blue      
Horns Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather - Tail
Blue and Yellow
Blue      
Head Ostrich
Latin: Struthio camelus
Herl Black      

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