"March Brown " by Pryce-Tannatt, Thomas Edwin

Author Pryce-Tannatt, Thomas Edwin
Book How to Dress Salmon Flies
Book Edition N/A
Page 204

Material

  • Hook: 3/4 to 1 1/2 inches
  • Tag: Silver
  • Tail: Unbarred Summer Duck
  • Body: Hare's mask fur, well picked out
  • Rib: Broad flat silver
  • Throat: Partridge back
  • Wing: Hen Pheasant tail, set horizontally

Original material

As written in the book:

(hook, 3/4 to 1 1/2 inches).
Tag: Silver tinsel.
Tail: Unbarred Summer Duck.
Body: Fur from a hare's face (well picked out).
Ribs: Flat silver tinsel (comparatively broad).
Throat: Partridge back (or rump in the larger sizes).
Wings: Hen Pheasant tail strips (usually set horizontally).

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tag Tinsel Silver      
Tail Duck
Latin: Anatidae Summer Duck, unbarred
Feather - Flank Natural
Body Hare
Latin: Genus: Lepus
Fur
Mask, well picked out
Natural
Rib Tinsel - Flat
Broad
Silver      
Throat Partridge
Latin: Family: Phasianidae
Feather
Back feather
Natural
Wing Pheasant - Hen
Latin: Phasianus colchicus
Feather - Tail
Set horizontally
Natural