"The Guinea Hen" by Francis, Francis

Author Francis, Francis
Book A Book on Angling
Book Edition N/A
Page 340

Material

  • Hook: Size, 6, 7, and 8
  • Tag: Orange floss
  • Tail: Golden pheasant topping
  • Body: Medium blue floss
  • Hackle: Guinea hen (small speckled), thick
  • Rib: Silver twist
  • Wings: Golden pheasant tail, and tippet, mixed fibres with guinea hen and teal and yellow fibres
  • Horns: Blue macaw
  • Head: Peacock herl

Cites list

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

Animal Substitutes
Macaw
Peacock

Original material

As written in the book:

This is a specimen of a trimmed fly ; i,e, the hackle is trimmed or clipped on the breast, whilst it is left long and full on the back in order to form a part of the wing. In the illustration it might with advantage be trimmed a little closer on the breast.
Tag, orange floss; tail, a topping; body, medium blue floss; hackle, guinea hen (small speckled), laid on pretty thick and trimmed off on the breast: silver twist; wings, gold pheasant tail, and tippet mixed fibres with guinea hen and teal and yellow fibres; blue macaw ribs; head, peacock herl. Size, 6, 7, and 8. A useful fly; varies nicely by dyeing the hackle yellow.

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tag Floss Orange      
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Body Floss
Medium
Blue      
Hackle Guinea Feather
Small speckled, thick
Natural
Rib Tinsel - Twist Silver      
Wing Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Tail Natural
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Guinea Feather Natural
Teal
Latin: Anas crecca
Feather Natural
Feather Yellow      
Horns Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather - Tail Blue      
Head Peacock
Latin: Pavo cristatus
Cites
Herl Natural

Materials in pattern

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