"Durham Ranger (Mr. Kelson)" by Hale, J.H

Author Hale, J.H
Book How to Tie Salmon Flies
Book Edition N/A
Page 103

Material

  • Tag: Silver twist, light yellow floss
  • Tail: Golden pheasant topping, veiled with Indian crow
  • Butt: Black herl
  • Body: Orange silk, two turns. Dark orange seal's fur, two turns. Black seal's fur
  • Rib: Silver lace, tinsel
  • Hackle: White coch-y-bonddhu dyed orange, from orange
  • Throat: Light blue
  • Wing: Two Jungle cock back to back, reaching to tail. Four golden pheasant tippets, back to back,
  • Topping: Golden pheasant topping
  • Cheek: Chatterer
  • Horns: Blue macaw
  • Head: Black

Cites list

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Animal Substitutes
Jungle Cock
Macaw

Original material

As written in the book:

Tag. Silver twist and light yellow floss.
Tail. A topping and Indian crow, flat.
Butt. Black herl.
Body. Two turns of orange silk, two turns of dark orange seal's fur ; the rest, about half, black seal's fur.
Ribbed. Silver lace and tinsel.
Hackle. From orange fur, a white coch-y-bonddhu dyed orange.
Throat. Light blue hackle.
Wings. Four golden pheasant tippets, back to back, two on each side, enveloping two pro-jecting jungle cock back to back; topping over.
Cheeks. Chatterer.
Horns. Blue macaw.
Head. Black.

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tag Tinsel - Twist Silver      
Floss Yellow - Light      
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Indian Crow
Latin: Pyroderus scutatus
Feather - Chest
Veiled on topping
Natural
Butt Ostrich
Latin: Struthio camelus
Feather Black      
Body Silk

Two turns

Orange      
Seal Dubbing
Two turns
Orange - Dark      
Seal Fur Black      
Rib Tinsel - Lace
Add tinsel
Silver      
Hackle Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus coch-y-bonddhu
Feather - Neck
From orange seal
Orange      
Throat Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck Blue - Light      
Wing Jungle Cock
Latin: Gallus sonneratii
Cites
Feather - Neck
Back to back, reaching to tail
Natural
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Neck
Back to back, two on each side
Natural
Topping Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Cheek Chatterer Feather - Chest Blue      
Horns Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather - Tail Blue      
Head Varnish Black      

Materials in pattern

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