fly & photo - Peter Dunne.Staple's #1 for the Nore
The Dressing...Francis Francis
Hook: #6 Blind eye.
Eye: Silk worm gut.
Tag: Oval silver tinsel and olive-yellow pig's wool.
Tail: Small bright topping and sprigs of bustard and red parrot.
Rib: Medium flat silver tinsel.
Body: Very dark purple-blue pig's wool (rather rough).
Throat: Blue Jay, moderate and not too much of it.
Wing: A bunch of green peacock herl with sprigs of grey mallard stained light yellow or buff. Bronze mallard roof and a topping over all.
Head: Yellow-olive pigs wool.