"The Findhorn No.8" by Francis, Francis

Author Francis, Francis
Book A Book on Angling
Book Edition N/A
Page 377
Tags riverfindhorn,

Material

  • Hook: No. 6
  • Tag: Silver thread, darkish blue floss
  • Tail: Golden pheasant topping
  • Butt: Black ostrich
  • Body: 1/3 orange-yellow floss, dark chocolate floss
  • Hackle: Brown claret
  • Throat: Short black heron
  • Wing: Long golden pheasant tippet, tip of black partridge, dark brown mallard, tip of green parrot. Over: strands of brown turkey, golden pheasant tail, two or three copper-coloured peacock herls, red and blue macaw
  • Cheek: Kingfisher
  • Collar: Orange-pink (madder) mohair

Cites list

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

Animal Substitutes
Parrot
  • Feather - Tail => Swan : Feather - Wing
  • Feather - Tail => Turkey : Feather - Tail
Peacock
Macaw

Original material

As written in the book:

Tag, silver thread and darkish blue floss; tail, a good topping; but, black ostrich; body,one-third orange-yellow floss, the rest dark chocolate floss; hackle, a brown claret, black heron on shoulder (shortish): wing, a tippet (long), the tip of a black partridge feather, a bit of dark brown mallard, and the tip of a green parrot feather, over this sprigs of brown turkey gold pheasant tail, two or three copper-coloured peacock herls, red and blue macaw, kingfisher on either cheek; mohair collar not too heavy, the colour of which is not orange nor pink, but a sort of madder. Hook, a trifle shorter than the last.

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tag Thread Silver      
Floss Blue - Dark      
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Butt Ostrich
Latin: Struthio camelus
Herl Black      
Body Floss
Orange-yellow, 1/3 body
Yellow      
Floss
Dark chocolate
 
Hackle Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck
Brown claret
Claret      
Throat Heron
Latin: Family: Ardeidae
Feather
Short
Black      
Wing Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Neck
Long
Natural
Partridge
Latin: Family: Phasianidae
Feather
Tip
Black      
Mallard
Latin: Anas platyrhynchos
Feather Brown - Dark      
Parrot
Latin: Order: Psittaciformes
Cites
Feather Green      
Turkey
Latin: Genus: Meleagris
Feather
Strands
Brown      
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Tail
Strands
Natural
Peacock
Latin: Pavo cristatus
Cites
Herl
Two or three
Copper      
Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather Red      
Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather Blue      
Cheek Kingfisher
Latin: Alcedo atthis
Feather Blue      
Collar Other Mohair
Orange-pink
Pink      

Materials in pattern

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