"Childers" by Pryce-Tannatt, Thomas Edwin

Author Pryce-Tannatt, Thomas Edwin
Book How to Dress Salmon Flies
Book Edition N/A
Page 215

Material

  • Hook: 1 1/4 to 3 inches
  • Tag: Silver thread, pale blue floss
  • Tail: Golden pheasant topping, Indian Crow
  • Butt: Black herl
  • Body: Golden yellow floss, orange and fiery brown Seal's fur
  • Ribs: Flat silver and twist
  • Hackle: Badger dyed lemon
  • Throat: Golden Pheasant breast, Widgeon
  • Wing: Mixed. Golden Pheasant breast feathers, back to back. Scarlet, blue, orange and yellow Swan. Bustard, Florican, Golden Pheasant tail, cinnamon and mottled grey Turkey tail
  • Sides: Barred Summer Duck
  • Cheeks: Blue Chatterer
  • Topping: Golden pheasant topping
  • Horns: Blue and Yellow Macaw

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
Florican
  • Feather => Peacock : Feather - Wing
Macaw

Original material

As written in the book:

(hook, 1 1/4 to 3 inches).
Tag: Silver thread and pale blue floss.
Tail: A topping and Indian Crow.
Butt: Black herl.
Body: Golden yellow floss, orange and fiery brown Seal's fur in equal sections.
Ribs: Flat silver tinsel and twist.
Hackle: A badger hackle dyed lemon.
Throat: Golden Pheasant breast feather, followed by Widgeon.
Wings: Mixed - a pair of Golden Pheasant breast feathers (back to back); "married" strands of scarlet, blue, orange and yellow Swan, Bustard, Florican, Golden Pheasant tail, cinnamon and mottled grey Turkey tail.
Sides: Barred Summer Duck strips.
Cheeks: Blue Chatterer; a topping over all.
Horns: Blue and Yellow Macaw.

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tag Tinsel Silver      
Floss Blue - pale      
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Indian Crow
Latin: Pyroderus scutatus
Feather Natural
Butt Ostrich
Latin: Struthio camelus
Herl Black      
Body Floss Yellow - Golden      
Seal Fur Orange      
Seal Fur Brown - fiery
Other Tinsel - Flat Silver      
Tinsel - Twist Silver      
Hackle Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Badger Lemon      
Throat Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Chest Natural
Widgeon
Latin: Genus: Mareca
Feather - Flank Natural
Wing Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Chest
Back to back
Natural
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing Scarlet      
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing Blue      
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing Orange      
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing Yellow      
Kori Bustard
Latin: Ardeotis kori
Cites
Feather Natural
Florican
Latin: Otididae
Cites
Feather Natural
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Tail Natural
Turkey
Latin: Genus: Meleagris
Feather - Tail Cinnamon      
Turkey
Latin: Genus: Meleagris
Feather - Tail coverts
Mottled
Gray      
Sides Wood Duck
Latin: Aix sponsa
Feather - Flank Natural
Other Cotinga - Spangled
Latin: Cotinga cayana
Feather Blue      
Topping Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Horns Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather - Tail
Blue and yellow
Blue      

Materials in pattern

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