| Tag/Tip: Silver thread & yellow silk floss |
smooth & tapered, from barb to point |
| Tail: G.P. topping & small chatterer |
Kingfisher is a good sub for chatterer, & was used
historically because chatterer was expensive |
| Butt: Red wool (I like dyed herl) |
2 turns only, above the hook point, to hide the tie-offs. |
| Body: Flat silver tinsel |
Wrap a smooth underbody with flattened floss, then wrap
tinsel from front to rear to front to hide gaps. |
| Ribs: Oval silver tinsel |
5 turns only, size proportional to hook. Tie off on underside,
to avoid forming a "lump" at the wing position. |
| Hackle: Silver Doctor blue |
"Silver Doctor Blue" is similar to powder blue. |
| Throat: Widgeon |
Light toned teal is a good sub. |
| Underwing: Tippet strands |
Matched feathers back-to-back, with a "V" cut from the
tips. |
| Wing: Yellow & blue swan, bustard. |
Finely speckled turkey tail subs for bustard. Dyed goose
shoulders sub for swan. |
| Sides: Married narrow strips of Summer duck & Pintail;single
fibers of blue/gold macaw as horns |
Summer duck= barred wood duck |
| Topping: G.P. crest |
Sized so topping meets tail; touch the tip with a red
marker pen to imitate red-tipped toppings. |
| Head: Red wool |
Red thread looks great with a high gloss finish. |
