Torrish E
Torrish: Price-Tannatt.
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Tag : Silver thread and golden yellow floss.
Tail : A topping and tippet in strands.
Bud : Black herl
Boddy : Oval silver tinsel, butted at the junction of the first two-fifths with
the subsequent three-fifths with black herl and veiled above and
below wtih Indian Crow.
Ribs : Fine, oval silver tinsel over the anterior three-fifths of the body.
Hackle : A lemon hackle with the ribs.
Throat : A deep orange hackle.
Wing : A pair of black white-tipped Turkey tail strips (back to back); over
these, but not entirely hiding them, a mixed "sheath" of "married"
strands of Teal, yellow, scarlet, and orange Swan, Bustard,
Florican, and Golden Pheasant tail; "married" narrow strips of
Pintail and barred Summer duck; narrow strips of brown
Mallard over.
Cheeks : Jungle Cock, and Indian Crow over; A topping over all.
Horns : Blue and yellow Macaw. |
Torrish : Hardy and Kelson (Radcliffe),
Tag : Silver wist and yellow silk.Tail : A topping and Ibis.Butt : Black herl.Body : In two equal sections of silver tinsel; The first butted with Indian crow above and below, and black herl.Throat : A red-orange hackle, in colour similar to thw crow.Wings : Two strips of black turkey white tipped, bustard, peacock wing, gallina, golden pheasant tail, and twostrands of swan dyed red (white) and blue married; mallard and a topping.Cheeks : Indian Crow.Head : Black herl.
Torrish : A. Grimble 1913. (A local fly by Donald Ross, keeper from the Torrish in Helmsdale, Schotland).
Tag : Silver twist and yellow floss.
Tail : A topping and Golden Pheasant tippets.
Butt : Black herl.
Body : First half silver twist, remainder dark yellow Mohair.
Ribs : Silver tinsel.
Hackle : A yellow hackle over the Mohair.
Throat : Yellow.
Wings : Bronze Turkey, yellow and red dyed Swan and Teal.
Sides : Jungle Cock.
Head : Black herl.