"Blue Doctor" by Hale, J.H

Author Hale, J.H
Book How to Tie Salmon Flies
Book Edition N/A
Page 99

Material

  • Tag: Silver twist, light orange floss
  • Tail: Golden pheasant topping, veiled with chatterer
  • Butt: Scarlet wool
  • Body: Light blue floss
  • Ribbed: Silver oval
  • Hackle: Light blue
  • Throat: Guinea
  • Wings: Mixed. Golden pheasant tippet and tail, bustard, summer duck. Yellow, red, and blue swan
  • Roof: Mallard
  • Topping: Golden pheasant topping
  • Horns: Blue macaw
  • Head: Scarlet wool

Cites list

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

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

Original material

As written in the book:

Tag. Silver twist and light orange floss.
Tail. Topping and chatterer.
Butt. Scarlet wool.
Body. Light blue floss.
Ribbed. Silver oval.
Hackle. Light blue.
Throat. Gallina.
Wings. Mixed tippet, golden pheasant tail, bustard, summer duck, yellow, red, and blue dyed swan; two strips of mallard above, topping over.
Horns. Blue macaw.
Head. Scarlet wool.

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tag Tinsel - Twist Silver      
Floss Orange      
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Butt Wool Scarlet      
Body Floss Blue - Light      
Rib Tinsel - Oval Silver      
Hackle Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck Blue - Light      
Throat Guinea Feather - Neck Natural
Wing Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Neck Natural
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Tail Natural
Kori Bustard
Latin: Ardeotis kori
Cites
Feather Natural
Duck
Latin: Anatidae Summer Duck
Feather - Flank Natural
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing Yellow      
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing Red      
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing Blue      
Other Mallard
Latin: Anas platyrhynchos
Feather - Shoulder Natural
Topping Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Horns Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather - Tail Blue      

Materials in pattern

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