"Claret Jay" by Pryce-Tannatt, Thomas Edwin

Author Pryce-Tannatt, Thomas Edwin
Book How to Dress Salmon Flies
Book Edition N/A
Page 238

Material

  • Hook: 1 to 1 3/4 inches
  • Tag: Silver, deep orange floss
  • Tail: Golden pheasant topping, Cock of the Rock and Golden pheasant tippet in strands
  • Body: 3/4 deep claret, 1/4 purple Seal's fur
  • Rib: Oval gold
  • Hackle: Deep claret hackle
  • Throat: Blue Jay
  • Wing: Mixed - tippet in strands. Scarlet, blue, yellow, and orange Swan. Florican, Bustard, Golden Pheasant tail. Narrow strips of Teal (or Pintail) and barred Summer Duck
  • Roof: Brown Mallard
  • Horns: Blue and Yellow Macaw
  • Head: Black herl

Cites list

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

Animal Substitutes
Cock of the rock
Florican
  • Feather => Peacock : Feather - Wing
Kori Bustard
  • Feather => Turkey : Feather - Tail
Macaw

Original material

As written in the book:

(hook, 1 to 1 3/4 inches).
Tag: Silver thread and deep orange floss.
Tail: A topping, Cock of the Rock and tippet in strands.
Body: First three-quarters, deep claret Seal's fur; remainder, purple Seal's fur.
Ribs: Oval gold tinsel.
Hackle: A deep claret hackle.
Throat: Jay
Wings: (As in Blue Palmer.)
Horns: (As in Blue Palmer.)
Head: (As in Blue Palmer.)

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tag Tinsel Silver      
Floss
Deep orange
Orange      
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Cock of the rock
Latin: Rupicola *
Cites
Feather Natural
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Neck
In strands
Natural
Body Seal Fur
Deep claret, 3/4 body
Claret      
Seal Fur
1/4 body
Purple      
Rib Tinsel - Oval Gold      
Hackle Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck
Deep claret
Claret      
Throat Blue Jay Feather - Wing Blue      
Wing Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Neck
In strands
Natural
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing Scarlet      
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing Blue      
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing Yellow      
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing Orange      
Florican
Latin: Otididae
Cites
Feather Natural
Kori Bustard
Latin: Ardeotis kori
Cites
Feather Natural
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Tail Natural
Teal
Latin: Anas crecca
Feather - Flank
Or pintail
Natural
Wood Duck
Latin: Aix sponsa
Feather - Flank Natural
Roof Mallard
Latin: Anas platyrhynchos
Feather - Shoulder Brown      
Horns Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather - Tail
Blue and yellow
Blue      
Head Ostrich
Latin: Struthio camelus
Herl Black      

Materials in pattern

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