Francis Francis’s No 1 for The Suir
This one’s an interesting little fellow from Francis Francis’s A Book on Angling. Pretty sure this was not the way it was tied back then but I liked the look of it this way. I was amazed how nicely the Red Claret floss I used and Lt. Orange hackle worked together.
Here’s the pattern for it
Tag: silver tinsel and orange-yellow floss
Tail: sprigs of bastard bustard and ibis
Butt: black ostrich
Body: red plum-coloured floss
Rib: silver twist
Hackle: light orange hackle, argus pheasant hackle at shoulder
Wing: a good bunch of green peacock herl, with strips of brown turkey with dun points mixed, one topping over all
Head: Black
Hook: No. 5
