| Author | Pryce-Tannatt, Thomas Edwin |
| Book | How to Dress Salmon Flies |
| Book Edition | N/A |
| Page | 240 |
Material
- Hook: 1 1 3/4 inches
- Tag: Silver, deep orange silk
- Tail: Golden pheasant topping, Indian Crow
- Butt: Black herl
- Body: Light orange floss, or flat gold tinsel
- Rib: Oval gold
- Hackle: Golden olive
- Throat: Blue Jay
- Wing: Golden pheasant tippet in strands, orange Swan set upright
- Cheeks: Indian Crow
- 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 |
|---|---|
| Macaw |
|
Original material
As written in the book:
(hook, 1 to 1 3/4 inches).
This pattern is exactly similar to the Black Gold-finch except for the body, which is either of light orange floss or flat gold tinsel.
Long material list
| Part | Material | Type | Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tag | Tinsel | Silver | |
|
Silk
Deep orange |
Orange | ||
| 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
Or flat gold tinsel |
Orange - light | |
| Rib | Tinsel - Oval | Gold | |
| Hackle |
Chicken - Cock Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus |
Feather - Neck
Golden olive |
Olive |
| Throat | Blue Jay | Feather - Wing | Blue |
| Wing |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Neck
In strands |
Natural |
|
Swan Latin: Genus: Cygnus |
Feather - Wing
Set upright |
Orange | |
| Other |
Indian Crow Latin: Pyroderus scutatus |
Feather | 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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