"Shannon: No.3" by Blacker, William

Author Blacker, William
Book The Art of Angling
Book Edition December 8th 1843
Page 92

Material

  • Hook: No. 8, Limerick
  • Tail: Golden pheasant topping
  • Body: Half orange, half purple
  • Rib: Gold twist, flat silver
  • Hackle: Orange and wine-purple
  • Throat: Blue Jay
  • Wing: Two orange hackles. MIxed: Mallard, golden pheasant. Two fibres: peacock sword feather, guinea hen, teal, argus pheasant tail and wings, yellow green parrot tail, bustard
  • Sides: Kingfisher
  • Horns: Yellow macaw
  • Head: Black ostrich

Original material

As written in the book:

Body - half orange, half purple, ribbed with gold twist, and flat silver. Legs - orange and wine-purple hackles, jay at the head. Wings - mallard, and golden pheasant mixed, two fibres of the peacock sword feather, two orange hackles, guinea hen, teal, argus pheasant tail and wings, yellow green parrot tail, bustard, blue king-fisher each side, black ostrich head, two fibres of blue and yellow macaw. Tail - golden pheasant topping. Hook No. 8, Limerick,