Author | Francis, Francis |
Book | A Book on Angling |
Book Edition | N/A |
Page | 350 |
Tags | riverannan, |
Material
- Tag: Silver twist
- Tail: Strands from golden pheasant tippet
- Body: Bright medium brown pig's wool
- Hackle: Coch-y-bondu hackle,
- Throat: Black, heavy
- Rib: Medium fine gold twist
- Wing: Peacock
Cites list
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Animal | Substitutes |
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Peacock |
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Original material
As written in the book:
Tail and hackle, as in No. 1; body, bright medium brown throughout; wing, peacock, brownish at the but. All these flies are rough, and well picked out; medium fine gold twist. Hooks 7 and 8.
No1: Tag, silver twist; tail, some sprigs from the saddle-feathers of gold pheasant; body, very rough pig's wool, a sort of orange-brown at tail, merging into more and more brown, until it is dark bear's brown at shoulder; coch-y-bondu hackle, with plenty of black at the but for the shoulder; medium gold tinsel; wings, two slips of grey drake under, and two of light dun turkey over.
Long material list
Part | Material | Type | Color |
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Tag | Tinsel - Twist | Silver | |
Tail |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Neck
Strands |
Natural |
Body | Pig |
Wool
Bright medium brown |
Brown |
Hackle |
Chicken - Cock Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus |
Feather - Coch-y-bonddhu | Natural |
Throat |
Chicken - Cock Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus |
Feather - Neck
Heavy |
Black |
Rib |
Tinsel - Fine
Fine gold twist |
Gold | |
Wing |
Peacock Latin: Pavo cristatus Cites |
Feather | Natural |
Materials in pattern
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