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Gordon : Price-Tannatt.
 

Tag: Silver tinsel.
Tail : A topping and Indian Crow.
Butt : Black herl.
Body : First quarter, light orange floss; remainder, ruby red floss.
Ribs : Flat silver tinsel and twist.
Hackle : A claret hackle.
Throat : A light blue hackle.
Wing : Mixed-a pair of bright red hackles (back to back) or of
Golden Pheasant sword feathers (in the larger sizes);
strands of Peacock herl; "married" strands of orange, scarlet
and blue Swan, Golden Pheasant tail, and Bustard.
Cheeks : Tippets (small) and Jungle Cock over.A topping over all.
Horns : Blue and yellow Macaw.

 


 
 
 
Gordon : Hardy and Kelson ( Cosmo Gordon). By William Brown.
 

Tag : Silver twist and yellow silk.
Tail : A topping.
Butt : Black herl.
Body : One third yellow silk, and claret silk.
Ribs : Silver lace and silver tinsel (flat).
Hackle : Claret hackle, from yellow silk.
Throat : Blue hackle.
Wings : One tippet backed with a sword feather of golden pheasant;
peacock herl, bustard, swan dted light blue, light green, and
red-claret; amherst pheasant tail and a topping.
Sides : Jungle.
Head : Black wool.

 
 
Gordon : Kelson (Cosmo Gordon). By William Gorden.
 
 
Tag : Silver twist and yellow silk.
Tail : A topping and tippet in strands.
Butt : Black herl.
Body : One third dark yellow silk, and claret silk.
Ribs : Silver lace and silver tinsel (flat).
Hackle : Claret hackle, from dark yellow silk.
Throat : Blue hackle.
Wings : Two light red-claret hackles (back to back) veiled with peacock herl, light (grey) mottled turkey, dark
            mottled turkey, golden pheasant tail, bustard, swan dyed yellow and blue; light mottled turkey
            dyed claret, and a topping.aret geverfd en een topping.
Sides : Jungle.
Horns : Blue Macaw.
Head : Black wool.
 
 
 
 
Gordon : Land & Water 5th Feb 1870 Thanks to Colin Innes.
 
 
Tail : Red & Blue Macaw.
Butt : Black Ostrich.
Body : A few turns Yellow, then Claret floss.
Ribs : Silver twist.
Hackle : Blood Red all the way.
Wing : Mixed.
 
 
 
Gordon : Hale ( Mr. Murdoch).
 
 
Tag : Silver twist and medium orange floss.
Tail : A topping and Indian Crow, flat.
Butt : Black herl.
Body : Four turns medium orange floss, remainder medium claret floss.
Ribs : Silver tinsel and twist.
Hackle : Claret hackle to match body.
Throat : Greenish blue hackle.
Wings : 2 tippets back to back, reaching to the butt, with red spear feather between and projecting them.
            these are covered on the side with strips of Bustard, Golden Pheasant tail, Peacock wing, Mallard,
            and strands of swan dyed blue, red and yellow, and Peacock herl; topping over.
Sides : Jungle Cock.
Horns : Blue Macaw.
Head : Black.
 
 
 
Gordon : William Murdoch, Fishing Gazette 1886 Thanks to Colin Innes.
 
 
Tag : Silver thread and orange (medium) floss.
Tail : A topping and Indian crow.
Butt : Black ostrich.
Body : Four turns orange (medium) floss, the remainder claret colour floss, medium shade.
Ribbed : Silver tinsel and silver twist.
Hackle : Claret, to match body, from orange floss.
Throat : Greenish-blue hackle.
Wing : Two tippets back to back extending to butt, with a rump feather (red) projecting about ½in.; bustard,
           pheasants tail, peacock wing, dark brown mallard, blue, red and yellow swan, and a considerable quantity
           of bronze herl; topping all over.
Sides : Jungle (two spots).
Horns : Blue macaw.
Head : Black wool.
 
 
 
 
Gordon : William Murdoch, 16de Februarie, 1884. Fishing Gazette. Thanks to Colin Innes.
 
 
Tag : Silver tinsel and yellow floss.
Tail : A topping and fibres of golden pheasant tippet.
Butt : Black ostrich herl.
Body : One turn orange, three turns claret floss.
Ribs : Silver tinsel and gold flatworm.
Hackle : Claret.
Shoulder : Light blue cock hackle.
Wing : Under wing, two large golden pheasant tippets on either side, fibres of teal and bustard, golden pheasant tail,
          blue, red, and yellow swan. Topping over all.
Cheeks : Jungle cock.
Horns : Blue macaw.
Head : Black.
 
 
 
 
 
Gordon : Walbran. Thanks to Colin Innes. William Murdoch, 1892. Fishing Gazette.
 
Tag : Silver thread and medium orange floss.
Tail : A topping and Indian crow.
Butt : Black ostrich.
Body : Four turns medium orange floss, the remained medium shade of claret floss.
Ribs : Silver tinsel and silver twist.
Hackle : Claret to match body (from orange floss).
Shoulder : Greenish blue hackle.
Wing : Under, two tippets tied back to back, extending to butt, with a red rump feather projecting about half an inch;
          upper wing, bustard, pheasant’s tail, peacocks wing, dark brown mallard, blue, red, and yellow swan, with a
          considerable amount of bronze peacock’s herl, and a topping over all.
Sides : Jungle, two spots.
Horns : Blue macaw.
Head : Black wool.
 
 
 
 
 
Gordon : William Gardens dressing thanks to Colin Innes.
 
 
Tag : Silver twist and yellow silk.
Tail : A topping and tippet strands.
Butt : Black herl.
Body : One third dark yellow silk, and claret silk. Ribs: Silver lace and silver tinsel (flat). Hackle: Claret hackle,
           from dark yellow silk.
Throat : Blue hackle.
Wings : Two light red-claret hackles (back to back) veiled with peacock herl, light (grey) mottled turkey, golden
            pheasant tail, bustard, swan dyed yellow and blue; light mottled turkey dyed claret, and a topping.
Sides : Jungle.
Horns : Blue macaw.
Head : Black wool.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gordon : Kelson. Land and water 1885. Thanks to Colin Innes.
 
 
Tag : Silver twist and light orange silk.
Tail : A topping and indian crow.
Butt : Bronze herl.
Body : One-fifth light orange silk, the remainder of claret silk.
Ribs : Silver tinsel (flat) and silver lace.
Hackle : Claret from the orange silk
Throat : Greenish-blue hackle
Wings : A tippet backed by a sword feather projecting the full length of the wing, bustard, peacock's wing, mallard,
            swan dyed blue, red and yellow, peacock herl and a topping.
Sides : Jungle fowl.
Head : Bronze her.l

 
Gordon : Grimble, Shooting and Salmon Fishing. 1892. Thanks to Colin Innes.
 
Tag : Silver twist.
Tail : Topping and Red Ibis.
Butt : Black.
Body : Two turns of orange yellow floss silk and the rest rich claret floss, silver tinsel, and, if the fly be large,
           then silver twist by the side of it.
Hackle : Claret from commencement of claret floss.
Shoulder : Light blue, or in a small fly Jay hackle will do.
Wing : Two feathers of Gold Pheasant ruff, reaching to black butt, over these a mixture of Gold Pheasant tail,
          Peacock, white, yellow, red, and blue fibres of dyed Swan, a long topping over all.
Cheeks : Jungle cock.
Head : Black.
 
 
 
 
Gordon : Kelson from his book "Tips" from 1901. The only difference is the throat. He mentions that this dark throated
               fly kills at night.
 
 
 
Tag : Silver twist and yellow silk. Tail : A topping and tippet in strands.
Butt : Black herl.
Body : One third dark yellow silk, and claret silk.
Ribs : Silver lace and silver tinsel (flat).
Hackle : Claret hackle, from dark yellow silk.
Throat : Dark blue hackle.
Wings : Two light red-claret hackles (back to back) veiled with peacock herl, light (grey) mottled turkey, dark mottled turkey,
            golden pheasant tail, bustard, swan dyed yellow and blue; light mottled turkey yed claret, and a topping.
Sides : Jungle.
Horns : Blue Macaw.
Head : Black wool.
 
 
 
Gordon : Maxwell. Fishing at home and abroard. 1913. Met dank aan Colin Innes.
 
 
Tag : Silver wire and lemon floss.
Tail : Golden pheasant topping with fibres of tippet.
Butt : Bronze chenille.
Body : One third golden floss, remainder crimson floss.
Ribs : Broad silver tinsel and silver twist.
Hackle : Crimson hackle over crimson floss.
Shoulder : A sky blue hackle.
Wing : Two short tippet feathers, two crimson cock hackles, a few fibres of crimson, blue and yellow dyed Sswan,
           Bustard and Peacock herl. A topping over all.
Cheeks : Jungle fowl.
 
 
 
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