| Author | Francis, Francis |
| Book | A Book on Angling |
| Book Edition | N/A |
| Page | 343 |
| Tags | tweed, |
Material
- Tag: Silver tinsel and gold floss
- Tail: Golden pheasant topping
- Butt: Two turns of black herl
- Body: Two turns of light-orange floss, two turns of: dark-orange, claret, black pig's wool. The black wool to be picked out at the breast.
- Hackle: Over the pig's wool: a coch-y-bondu hackle dyed bright red-orange and two turns of black hackle
- Throat: Light blue
- Wing: Pair of long jungle-cock in the centre. Double golden pheasant tippets on either side
- Topping: Golden pheasant topping
- Horns: Blue macaw
- Cheek: Kingfisher
Cites list
This pattern contains cites material. The following list is a suggestion of substitutes you can use for this pattern.
| Animal | Substitutes |
|---|---|
| Jungle Cock |
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| Macaw |
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Original material
As written in the book:
Tag, silver tinsel and gold floss; tail, one topping; but, two turns of black herl; body, two turns of light-orange floss, then two of dark-orange, of claret, and black pig's wool, respectively - according to the size of the fly the turns may of course be increased or lessened; the black wool to be picked out at the breast. Over the whole of the wool a coch-y-bondu hackle (red with black centre), stained a bright red-orange, two turns of black hackle over it, and a light blue hackle on the shoulder; wing, a pair of longish jungle-cock in centre, double tippets on either side, one topping over all; blue macaw ribs, and a kingfisher feather on either cheek.
Long material list
| Part | Material | Type | Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tag | Tinsel | Silver | |
| Floss | Gold | ||
| Tail |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Head | Natural |
| Butt | Herl | Black | |
| Body |
Floss
Two turns |
Orange - light | |
| Pig |
Wool
Two turns |
Orange - Dark | |
| Pig |
Wool
Two turns |
Claret | |
| Pig |
Wool
Two turns |
Black | |
| Hackle |
Chicken - Cock Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus |
Feather - Coch-y-bonddhu
Bright red-orange |
Red |
|
Chicken - Cock Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus |
Feather - Neck
Two turns |
Black | |
| Throat |
Chicken - Cock Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus |
Feather - Neck | Blue - Light |
| Wing |
Jungle Cock Latin: Gallus sonneratii Cites |
Feather - Neck
Long |
Natural |
|
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Neck
Two pairs, over JC |
Natural | |
| Topping |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Head | Natural |
| Horns |
Macaw Latin: Tribe: Arini Cites |
Feather - Tail | Blue |
| Cheek |
Kingfisher Latin: Alcedo atthis |
Feather | Blue |
Materials in pattern
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