Butcher (Tied by Fred Brand)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tag:        Silver thread and lemon floss

Tail:        A topping and blue chatterer

Butt:        Black herl

Body:       Fiery brown, pale blue, claret, and dark blue seal's fur in equal sections.

Rib:         Flat silver tinsel and twist

Hackle:    A dark claret or black hackle

Throat:    A lemon hackle followed by specked gallina              

Wings:     Golden pheasant tippets, covered by golden pheasant breast feathers,

                followed by broad strips of teal;  "married" narrow strips of yellow

                swan and bustard, scarlet and blue  swan, orange swan; and golden

                pheasant tail; broad strips of mallard over all

Cheeks:    Blue chatterer

Topping:  Golden pheasant crest

Head:        Black

 

Source: Pryce-Tannatt, T.E. (1914) How to Dress Salmon Flies