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H.I.S. : Francis Francis. 1867. " This fly will be found noticed in the letter of a friend under ' Owensmore and Ballycroy' ".
Tag : Silver tinsel.
Tail : A topping and some tippet.
Body : Orange yellow floss.
Ribs : Gold tinsel.
Hackle : A Coch-y-Bondhu hackle.
Throat : A few turns of longish black heron at the shoulder give it a spider-like look.
Wings : Brown Mallard.
Horns : Two or three fibres of Blue Macaw.
Collar : A Jay hackle over the wing.
Tag : Silver tinsel.
Tail : A topping and some tippet.
Body : Orange yellow floss.
Ribs : Gold tinsel.
Hackle : A Coch-y-Bondhu hackle.
Throat : A few turns of longish black heron at the shoulder give it a spider-like look.
Wings : Brown Mallard.
Horns : Two or three fibres of Blue Macaw.
Collar : A Jay hackle over the wing.