"Dreadnought" by Pryce-Tannatt, Thomas Edwin

Author Pryce-Tannatt, Thomas Edwin
Book How to Dress Salmon Flies
Book Edition N/A
Page 202

Material

  • Hook: 1 1/2 to 3 inches
  • Tag: Gold
  • Tail: Golden pheasant topping, veiled with Indian Crow
  • Butt: Scarlet Seal's fur
  • Body: Oval silver in three equal parts. First joint: butted with fiery brown Seal's fur. Second joint butted with deep blue Seal's fur
  • Throat: "Doubled" magenta and deep blue
  • Wing: Cinnamon Turkey tail strips, set upright
  • Sides: Jungle Cock
  • Horns: Scarlet Macaw.

Cites list

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Animal Substitutes
Jungle Cock
Macaw

Original material

As written in the book:

(hook, 1 1/2 to 3 inches).
Tag: Gold tinsel.
Tail: A topping and Indian Crow.
Butt: Scarlet Seal's fur.
Body : Oval silver tinsel in three equal portions the first portion butted with fiery brown Seal's fur, the second portion with deep blue Seal's fur.
Throat: "Doubled" magenta and deep blue hackles.
Wings: Cinnamon Turkey tail strips (set upright).
Sides: Jungle Cock.
Horns: Scarlet Macaw.

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tag Tinsel Gold      
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Indian Crow
Latin: Pyroderus scutatus
Feather - Chest
Veiling for Golden pheasant
Natural
Butt Seal Fur Scarlet      
Body Tinsel
1/3 body
Silver      
Seal Fur
Butt between 1 and 2 part
Brown - fiery
Tinsel
1/3 body
Silver      
Seal Fur
Butt between 2 and 3 part
Blue - Dark      
Tinsel Silver      
Throat Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck Magent      
Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck Blue - Dark      
Wing Turkey
Latin: Genus: Meleagris
Feather - Tail
Cinnamon, set upright
Natural
Sides Jungle Cock
Latin: Gallus sonneratii
Cites
Feather - Neck Natural
Horns Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather - Tail Scarlet      

Materials in pattern

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