Author | Francis, Francis |
Book | A Book on Angling |
Book Edition | N/A |
Page | 385 |
Material
- Hook: No.6
- Tag: Silver tinsel, orange-yellow floss
- Tail: Golden pheasant tippet, guinea, black partridge
- Butt: Black ostrich
- Body: 1/2 dirty yellow, 1/2 dark blue
- Hackle: Golden olive over yellow, black over blue
- Throat: Blue jay
- Rib: Embossed gold tinsel over yellow, silver tinsel over blue
- Wing: Speckled turkey
Original material
As written in the book:
Tag, silver tinsel and orange-yellow floss; tail, tippet, gallina and black partridge; but, black ostrich; body, one half the usual dirty yellow, with golden olive hackle, the other half dark blue, with black hackle and jay at shoulder; silver tinsel on upper half, embossed gold tinsel on lower; wing, two slips of brown speckled turkey. Hook No.6.
Long material list
Part | Material | Type | Color |
---|---|---|---|
Tag | Tinsel | Silver | |
Floss
Orange-yellow |
Yellow | ||
Tail |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Neck | Natural |
Guinea | Feather | Natural | |
Partridge Latin: Family: Phasianidae |
Feather | Black | |
Butt |
Ostrich Latin: Struthio camelus |
Herl | Black |
Body | Yellow | ||
Blue - Dark | |||
Hackle |
Chicken - Cock Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus |
Feather - Neck
Golden olive, over yellow |
Olive |
Chicken - Cock Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus |
Feather - Neck
Over blue |
Black | |
Throat | Blue Jay | Feather | Blue |
Rib |
Tinsel - Embossed
Over yellow |
Gold | |
Tinsel
Over blue |
Silver | ||
Wing |
Turkey Latin: Genus: Meleagris |
Feather
Speckled |
Natural |
Materials in pattern
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