"The Findhorn No.4" by Francis, Francis

Author Francis, Francis
Book A Book on Angling
Book Edition N/A
Page 376
Tags riverfindhorn,

Material

  • Hook: No. 4 or 5
  • Tag: Silver tinsel
  • Tail: Golden pheasant topping, large
  • Body: Three turns of ruby floss, light apple-green floss
  • Rib: Silver tinsel, gold tinsel. With equal distance between eachother
  • Hackle: Bright, medium green, towards blue-green
  • Throat: Black heron, reaching the barb
  • Wing: A clump of emerald-green peacock herl, brown speckled turkey, bright peacock, bustard, red and blue macaw and green swan
  • Collar: Blue mohair

Cites list

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

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

Original material

As written in the book:

Tag, silver tinsel; tail, one good topping; body, three turns of ruby floss, the rest of light apple-green floss; silver and gold tinsel, equidistant; hackle, bright, medium green, inclining to a blue-green, black heron hackle on shoulder, the fibre reaching the barb of the hook; wing a bunch of emerald-green peacock herl (taken from the scimetar-shaped feather), slices of brown speckled turkey, bright peacock, a little bustard, sprigs of bustard, red and blue macaw and green swan; collar, blue mohair. Hook, a size smaller than the last.

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tag Tinsel Silver      
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head
Large
Natural
Body Floss
Three turns
Ruby      
Floss
Light apple-green
Green      
Rib Tinsel Silver      
Tinsel
Equal distance between silver and gold
Gold      
Hackle Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck
Bright, medium green
Green      
Throat Heron
Latin: Family: Ardeidae
Feather
Reaching the barb
Black      
Wing Peacock
Latin: Pavo cristatus
Cites
Herl
Emerald-green
Green      
Turkey
Latin: Genus: Meleagris
Feather
Brown speckled
Brown      
Peacock
Latin: Pavo cristatus
Cites
Feather
Bright
Natural
Kori Bustard
Latin: Ardeotis kori
Cites
Feather Natural
Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather Red      
Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather Blue      
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing Green      
Collar Other Mohair Blue      

Materials in pattern

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