"Jock Scott (Mr. Kelson)" by Hale, J.H

Author Hale, J.H
Book How to Tie Salmon Flies
Book Edition N/A
Page 108

Material

  • Tag: Silver twist, light yellow floss
  • Tail: Golden pheasant topping, veiled with Indian crow
  • Butt: Black herl
  • Body: 1/2 light yellow floss veiled with two or three toucans over and under, 1/2 black silk. Separated by black herl.
  • Rib: 1/2 fine silver tinsel, 1/2 silver lace and silver tinsel
  • Hackle: Black over black
  • Throat: Guinea.
  • Underwing: Black turkey with white tips
  • Wing: Bustard and grey mallard, strands of golden pheasant tail, peacock sword feather, red macaw, and blue and yellow dyed swan
  • Roof: Mallard
  • Topping: Golden pheasant topping
  • Sides: Jungle cock
  • Cheeks: Chatterer
  • 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
Macaw
Jungle Cock

Original material

As written in the book:

Tag. Silver twist and light yellow floss.
Tail. A topping and Indian crow.
Butt. Black herl.
Body. In two equal sections: the first, light yellow floss, ribbed with fine silver tinsel; above and below are placed three or more toucan, according to size of hook, extending slightly beyond the butt, and followed by three or more turns of black herl; the second half black silk, with a natural black hackle down it, and ribbed with silver lace and silver tinsel.
Throat. Gallina.
Wings. Two strips of black turkey, with white tips below; two strips of bustard and grey mallard, with strands of golden pheasant tail, peacock sword feather, red macaw, and blue and yellow dyed swan over, with two strips of mallard, and a topping above.
Sides. Jungle cock.
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 golden pheasant
Natural
Butt Ostrich
Latin: Struthio camelus
Feather Black      
Body Floss
1/2 body
Yellow - Light      
Toucan Feather
Two or three over and under yellow as veiling
Natural
Silk
1/2 body
Black      
Ostrich
Latin: Struthio camelus
Feather
Separation between yellow and black
Black      
Rib Tinsel - Fine

First half    

Silver      
Tinsel - Lace

Second half

Silver      
Tinsel
Second half
Silver      
Hackle Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck
Over black
Black      
Throat Guinea Feather - Neck Natural
Other Turkey
Latin: Genus: Meleagris
Feather - Tail
White tips
Black      
Wing Kori Bustard
Latin: Ardeotis kori
Cites
Feather Natural
Mallard
Latin: Anas platyrhynchos
Feather - Shoulder Natural
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Tail Natural
Peacock
Latin: Pavo cristatus
Cites
Sword feather
Feather Natural
Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather - Tail Red      
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing Blue      
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing Yellow      
Other Mallard
Latin: Anas platyrhynchos
Feather - Shoulder Natural
Topping Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Sides Jungle Cock
Latin: Gallus sonneratii
Cites
Feather - Neck Natural
Other Chatterer Feather - Chest Blue      
Horns Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather - Tail Blue      
Head Varnish Black      

Materials in pattern

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Pattern pictures

By: Håvard Eide - http://eide.org/

Substitute toucan, Indian Crow and Chatterer