The Baron
One of the legendary patterns from T.E Pryce-Tannat’s book How to Dress Salmon Flies. I took some artistic freedom with the excecution but here’s the pattern as described in the book.
Tag:Silver thread and ruby red floss
Tail: A topping, Indian Crow and Blue Chatterer
Butt: Black herl
Body: In two equal halves – first half, flat silver tinsel, butted with black herl and veiled above and below with Indian Crow ; second half, black floss
Ribs: Oval silver tinsel
Hackle: A dark claret hackle over the black floss
Throat: Jay
Wings: Mixed – tippet in strands ; “married” strands of scarlet, blue and yellow swan, Florican, Bustard, grey Turkey tail and strips of Teal and barred Summer Duck ; narrow strips of brown Mallard over
Sides: Jungle Cock
Cheeks: Blue Chatterer ; a topping over all
Horns: Blue and Yellow Macaw
