Appendix. Dressings Of The Lures Depicted In The Book Of Flies. March. Stream Flies
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Appendix. Dressings Of The Lures Depicted In The Book Of Flies. March. Stream Flies
No. 1. Greenwell's Glory
Body
Light yellow tying silk waxed with cobbler's wax.
Hackle
Coch-y-bonddu ribbed with yellow gimp.
Wings
Inside feather of the blackbird's wing tied on in a bunch and then split.
No. 2. Blue Dun
Tail
Fibres of blue dun cock's hackle.
Body
Water-rat's or mole's fur spun lightly on yellow silk.
Hackle
Blue dun hen's.
Wings
Snipe or starling.
No. 3. Olive Dun
Tail
Fibres of olive dun cock's hackle.
Body
Dyed olive quill.
Hackle
Dyed olive.
Wings
Snipe or starling.
1 These notes have been kindly provided, and verified, by Messrs. Hardy Brothers, Alnwick.
No. 4. February Red
Body
Two turns of claret wool at tail end of body; remainder, light hare's ear.
Hackle
Claret.
Wings
The softest feather of the pea-hen's wing.
No. 5. Needle Brown
Body
Stripped peacock quill.
Hackle
Red cock's hackle.
Wings
Mavis.
No. 6. Black Palmer
Body
Black wool ribbed with silver gimp or thread.
Hackle
Black cock's from tail to head.
No. 7. Red Palmer
Body
Red wool ribbed with yellow gimp or thread.
Hackle
Red cock's, from tail to head.
No. 8. March Brown (Male)
Tail
Two fibres of brown mallard.
Body
Dark hare's ear slightly mixed with claret wool, ribbed with yellow gimp or silk.
Hackle
Brown partridge.
Wings
Hen pheasant's tail feather.
No. 9. March Brown (Female)
Tail
Two fibres from the brown mallard.
Body
Light hare's ear slightly mixed with light green wool, ribbed with yellow silk.
Hackle
Brown partridge.
Wings
The soft side of a hen pheasant's wing feather.
No. 10. March Brown Spider
Tail
Two fibres from the brown mottled partridge's tail feather.
Body
Dark hare's ear mixed with a little claret wool, ribbed with yellow silk.
Hackle
Brown partridge.
No. 11. Blae And Black
Body
Yellow silk thread.
Hackle
Black.
Wings
Snipe.
No. 12. Marlow Buzz
Body
Peacock's and black ostrich's herl twisted and run down together, ribbed with gold thread.
Hackle
Dark furnace cock's from tail to head.
No. 13. Cow Dung
Body
Yellowish brown wool, rather full.
Hackle
A gray partridge's feather from the breast dyed yellow.
Wings
Mavis.
No. 14. Woodcock And Hare's Ear
Tail
Two fibres of brown mallard.
Tag
Flat gold tinsel.
Body
Dark hare's ear slightly tinged with dark olive green wool, left rather long at shoulder for hackle.
Wings
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