"Childers (Mr. Kelson)" by Hale, J.H

Author Hale, J.H
Book How to Tie Salmon Flies
Book Edition N/A
Page 101

Material

  • Tag: Silver twist, light blue silk
  • Tail: Golden pheasant topping, strands of red macaw, pintail and powdered blue macaw
  • Butt: Black herl
  • Body: Light yellow silk, two turns. Light yellow seal's fur, last 1/5 scarlet seal's fur
  • Rib: Silver lace and tinsel
  • Hackle: White furnace dyed light yellow
  • Throat: Scarlet, light widgeon
  • Wings: Mixed. Golden pheasant tippet and tail, turkey, silver pheasant, pintail, summer duck, bustard, powdered blue macaw, parrot, red macaw, and guinea
  • Roof: Mallard
  • Topping: Golden pheasant topping
  • Horns: Blue macaw
  • Cheeks: Chatterer
  • Head: Black

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

Original material

As written in the book:

Tag. Silver twist, and light blue silk.
Tail. Topping, with strands of red macaw, pintail, and powdered blue macaw.
Butt. Black herl.
Body. Two turns of light yellow silk, continuing with light yellow seal's fur, leaving one-fifth at the shoulder for scarlet seal's fur.
Ribbed. Silver lace and tinsel.
Hackle. A white furnace dyed light yellow.
Throat. A scarlet hackle and light widgeon.
Wings. Mixed golden pheasant tippet and tail, turkey, silver pheasant, pintail, summer duck, bustard, powdered blue macaw, parrot, red macaw, and gallina; two strips of mallard above and a topping.
Horns. Blue macaw.
Cheeks. Chatterer.
Head. Black.

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tag Tinsel - Twist Silver      
Silk Blue - Light      
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather - Tail Red      
Pintail Feather - Flank Natural
Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather
Powdered blue
Blue      
Butt Ostrich
Latin: Struthio camelus
Feather Black      
Body Silk
Two turns
Yellow - Light      
Seal Dubbing Yellow - Light      
Seal Dubbing
Last 1/5 of body
Scarlet      
Rib Tinsel - Lace Silver      
Tinsel Silver      
Hackle Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus Furnace
Feather Yellow - Light      
Throat Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck Scarlet      
Widgeon
Latin: Genus: Mareca
Feather - Flank
Light
Natural
Wing Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Neck Natural
Turkey
Latin: Genus: Meleagris
Feather - Tail Natural
Pheasant - Silver
Latin: Lophura nycthemera
Feather - Tail Natural
Duck
Latin: Anatidae pintail
Feather - Flank Natural
Duck
Latin: Anatidae Summer Duck
Feather - Flank Natural
Kori Bustard
Latin: Ardeotis kori
Cites
Feather Natural
Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather - Tail
Powdered blue
Blue      
Parrot Feather Natural
Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather - Tail Red      
Guinea Feather - Tail Natural
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      
Other Chatterer Feather Blue      

Materials in pattern

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