"Popham" by Pryce-Tannatt, Thomas Edwin

Author Pryce-Tannatt, Thomas Edwin
Book How to Dress Salmon Flies
Book Edition N/A
Page 219

Material

  • Hook: 1 1/4 to 2 inches
  • Tag: Silver
  • Tail: Golden pheasant topping, Indian Crow
  • Butt: Black herl
  • Body: Three sections: Orange, lemon yellow, and pale blue floss. Black herl as joint separator. Each section veiled above and below with Indian Crow
  • Rib: Oval gold over orange and lemon yellow. Oval silver over pale blue
  • Throat: Jay
  • Wing: Mixed. Golden pheasant tippet in strands. Bustard, Florican, Peacock wing, scarlet, blue, orange, and yellow Swan, and Golden Pheasant tail. Peacock sword over
  • Sides: Broad Barred Summer Duck 
  • Topping: Two or three Golden pheasant toppings
  • 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
Peacock
Macaw

Original material

As written in the book:

(hook, 1 1/4 to 2 inches).
Tag: Silver Tinsel.
Tail: A topping and Indian Crow.
Butt: Black herl.
Body: In three equal sections, of orange, lemon yellow, and pale blue floss respectively; the first and second sections each butted with black herl, and all sections veiled above and below with Indian Crow.
Ribs: Oval gold tinsel for first and second sections, oval silver tinsel for third section.
Throat: Jay.
Wings: Mixed tippet in strands; "married" strands of Bustard, Florican, Peacock wing, scarlet, blue, orange, and yellow Swan, and Golden Pheasant tail; Peacock sword over.
Sides: Barred Summer Duck (a rather broad strip) ; two or three toppings over all.
Horns: Blue and Yellow Macaw.

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tag Tinsel Silver      
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
1/3 body
Orange      
Indian Crow
Latin: Pyroderus scutatus
Feather
Veil over and under orange
Natural
Ostrich
Latin: Struthio camelus
Herl
Joint separator
Black      
Floss
1/3 body
Lemon      
Indian Crow
Latin: Pyroderus scutatus
Feather
Veil over and under lemon
Natural
Ostrich
Latin: Struthio camelus
Herl
Joint separator
Black      
Floss
Pale blue, 1/3 body
Blue      
Indian Crow
Latin: Pyroderus scutatus
Feather
Veil over and under blue
Natural
Rib Tinsel - Oval
Over orange and lemon
Gold      
Tinsel - Oval
Over pale blue
Silver      
Throat Blue Jay Feather - Wing Blue      
Wing Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Neck
In strands
Natural
Kori Bustard
Latin: Ardeotis kori
Cites
Feather Natural
Florican
Latin: Otididae
Cites
Feather Natural
Peacock
Latin: Pavo cristatus
Cites
Feather - Wing 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      
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Tail Natural
Peacock
Latin: Pavo cristatus
Cites
Feather - Tail
Swords
Natural
Sides Wood Duck
Latin: Aix sponsa
Feather - Flank
Broard
Natural
Topping Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head
Two or three
Natural
Horns Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather - Tail
Blue and yellow
Blue      

Materials in pattern

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