| Author | Pryce-Tannatt, Thomas Edwin |
| Book | How to Dress Salmon Flies |
| Book Edition | N/A |
| Page | 227 |
Material
- Hook: 3/4 to 1 1 1/2 inches
- Tag: Silver
- Tail: Golden pheasant topping, Jungle Cock
- Butt: Black herl
- Body: Flat silver with three joints. Each part veiled above and below with black Indian Crow (or green-bronze feather from English cock pheasant). Joint separator: black herl
- Throat: Black
- Wing: Six (or more) 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 |
|---|---|
| Jungle Cock |
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| Macaw |
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Original material
As written in the book:
(hook, 3/4 to 1 1 1/2 inches).
Tag: Silver tinsel.
Tail: A topping and Jungle Cock.
Butt: Black herl.
Body: Flat silver tinsel in three joints, each joint butted with black herl and veiled above and below with the small black feather from the back of the head and neck of the Indian Crow, or (almost as good) the greenish-bronze feather from the corresponding part of the common English cock Pheasant.
Throat: A black hackle.
Wings: Six (or more) toppings.
Horns: Blue and Yellow Macaw.
Long material list
| Part | Material | Type | Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tag | Tinsel | Silver | |
| Tail |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Head | Natural |
|
Jungle Cock Latin: Gallus sonneratii Cites |
Feather - Neck | Natural | |
| Butt |
Ostrich Latin: Struthio camelus |
Herl | Black |
| Body |
Tinsel - Flat
1/3 body |
Silver | |
|
Indian Crow Latin: Pyroderus scutatus |
Feather
Veiling over and under silver |
Black | |
|
Ostrich Latin: Struthio camelus |
Herl
Joint separator |
Black | |
|
Tinsel - Flat
1/3 body |
Silver | ||
|
Indian Crow Latin: Pyroderus scutatus |
Feather
Veiling over and under |
Black | |
|
Ostrich Latin: Struthio camelus |
Herl | Black | |
|
Tinsel - Flat
1/3 body |
Silver | ||
|
Indian Crow Latin: Pyroderus scutatus |
Feather
Veiling over and under |
Black | |
| Throat |
Chicken - Cock Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus |
Feather - Neck | Black |
| Wing |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Head
Six, or more |
Natural |
| Horns |
Macaw Latin: Tribe: Arini Cites |
Feather - Tail
Blue and yellow |
Blue |
Materials in pattern
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