"Grey Eagle" by Pryce-Tannatt, Thomas Edwin

Author Pryce-Tannatt, Thomas Edwin
Book How to Dress Salmon Flies
Book Edition N/A
Page 230

Material

  • Hook: 2 to 3 inches
  • Tag: Silver
  • Tail: Golden pheasant topping and the tip of a breast feather
  • Body: Light orange, deep orange, scarlet and pale blue Seal's fur. Dressed thin, well picked out
  • Rib: Flat silver and twist
  • Hackle: Eagle, one side stripped, from third turn of silver
  • Throat: Widgeon
  • Wing: Light, mottled grey Turkey tail strips, set flat

Cites list

This pattern contains cites material. The following list is a suggestion of substitutes you can use for this pattern.

Animal Substitutes
Eagle

Original material

As written in the book:

(hook, 2 to 3 inches).
Tag: Silver tinsel.
Tail: (As in Glentana.)
Body: Light orange, deep orange, scarlet and pale blue Seal's fur in equal sections (dressed thin, but well picked out).
Ribs: Flat silver tinsel and twist.
Hackle: An Eagle's hackle (one side stripped) from third turn of tinsel.
Throat: Widgeon.
Wings: A pair of light, mottled grey Turkey tail strips (set flat).

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tag Tinsel Silver      
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Chest
Tip of feather
Natural
Body Seal Fur
Dressed thin, well picked out
Orange - light
Seal Fur
Deep orange. Dressed thin, well picked out
Orange      
Seal Fur
Dressed thin, well picked out
Scarlet      
Seal Fur
Dressed thin, well picked out
Blue - pale      
Rib Tinsel - Flat Silver      
Tinsel - Twist Silver      
Hackle Eagle
Latin: Accipitridae
Cites
Marabou
One side stripped, from third turn of silver
Gray      
Throat Widgeon
Latin: Genus: Mareca
Feather - Flank Natural
Wing Turkey
Latin: Genus: Meleagris
Feather - Tail
Light mottled, set flat
Gray      

Materials in pattern

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