"Gordon (Mr. Murdoch)" by Hale, J.H

Author Hale, J.H
Book How to Tie Salmon Flies
Book Edition N/A
Page 106

Material

  • Tag: Silver twist, medium orange floss
  • Tail: Golden pheasant topping, veiled with Indian crow
  • Butt: Black herl
  • Body: Medium orange floss, four turns. Medium claret floss
  • Rib: Silver tinsel and twist
  • Hackle: Claret to match body
  • Throat: Green-blue
  • Underwing: Red golden pheasant spear, two golden pheasant tippets back to back
  • Wing: Strips of bustard, golden pheasant tail, peacock wing, mallard. Strands of blue, red, and yellow swan. Peacock herl
  • Topping: Golden pheasant topping
  • Cheeks: Jungle cock
  • Horns:  Blue macaw
  • 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
Kori Bustard
  • Feather => Turkey : Feather - Tail
Peacock
Jungle Cock
Macaw

Original material

As written in the book:

Tag. Silver twist, and medium orange floss.
Tail. A topping and Indian crow, flat.
Butt. Black herl.
Body. Four turns medium orange floss, remainder medium claret floss.
Ribbed. Silver tinsel and twist.
Hackle. Claret to match body.
Throat. Greenish blue hackle.
Wings. Two tippets back to back, reaching to the butt, with red spear feather between and on the sides with strips of bustard, golden pheasant tail, peacock wing, mallard, and strands of swan dyed blue, red, and yellow, and peacock herl; topping over.
Cheeks. Jungle cock.
Horns. Blue macaw.
Head. Black.

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tag Tinsel - Twist Silver      
Medium orange Floss Orange      
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Indian Crow
Latin: Pyroderus scutatus
Feather - Chest
Veiling on golden pheasant
Natural
Butt Ostrich
Latin: Struthio camelus
Feather Black      
Body Medium orange Floss
Four turns
Orange      
Meidum claret Floss Claret      
Rib Tinsel Silver      
Tinsel - Twist Silver      
Hackle Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck Claret      
Throat Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus Green-Blue
Feather - Neck Green      
Wing - underwing Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus Spear
Feather - Tail Red      
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Neck
Back to back
Natural
Wing Kori Bustard
Latin: Ardeotis kori
Cites
Feather Natural
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Tail Natural
Peacock
Latin: Pavo cristatus
Cites
Feather - Wing Natural
Mallard
Latin: Anas platyrhynchos
Feather - Shoulder Natural
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing Blue      
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing Red      
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing Yellow      
Peacock
Latin: Pavo cristatus
Cites
Feather Natural
Topping Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Cheek Jungle Cock
Latin: Gallus sonneratii
Cites
Feather - Neck Natural
Horns Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather - Tail Blue      
Head Varnish Black      

Materials in pattern

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