"The Beauly No. 3" by Francis, Francis

Author Francis, Francis
Book A Book on Angling
Book Edition N/A
Page 374
Tags riverbeauly,

Material

  • Hook: No. 5 and 6 for spring, 7 and 8 for summer
  • Tail: Golden pheasant topping, mallard
  • Body: Medium blue
  • Hackle: Medium blue
  • Rib: Gold tinsel
  • Throat: Guinea, blue jay
  • Wing: Bustard, dark and light turkey, peacock herl strands
  • Topping: Golden pheasant topping

Cites list

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

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

Original material

As written in the book:

Tail, a topping and mallard; body, medium blue do., hackle gold tinsel gallina hackle at shoulder, blue jay over it; wing, strips of bustard, dark and light turkey, and some peacock herls, and a topping over all Hooks, 5 and 6 for spring, 7 and 8 for summer.

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather Natural
Body Blue      
Hackle Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck
Medium blue
Blue      
Rib Tinsel Gold      
Throat Guinea Feather Natural
Blue Jay Feather - Body Blue      
Wing Kori Bustard
Latin: Ardeotis kori
Cites
Feather Natural
Turkey
Latin: Genus: Meleagris
Feather
Dark and light
Natural
Peacock
Latin: Pavo cristatus
Cites
Herl Natural
Topping Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural

Materials in pattern

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