F.F. for the Conon E
The following flies are listed in Francis Francis's book " A Book On Angling" from 1867.
For the river CONON;
No.1 :
Tag : Two turns of silver tinsel.
Tail : A topping and some sprigs of tippet.
Body : One turn of bright orange-brown Pig's wool, continued with yellow half way up, and remaining half with medium
Tail : A topping and some sprigs of tippet.
Body : One turn of bright orange-brown Pig's wool, continued with yellow half way up, and remaining half with medium
(inclining to light) blue; body rough and well picked out.
Ribs : Broad silver tinsel.
Throat : Black, pritty thick.
Wings : Bright mottled Peacock.
Sides : Shortish Jungle Cock, rather better thatn half the length of the wing.
Ribs : Broad silver tinsel.
Throat : Black, pritty thick.
Wings : Bright mottled Peacock.
Sides : Shortish Jungle Cock, rather better thatn half the length of the wing.
No.2 :
Tag : Two turns of silver tinsel.
Tail : A topping and some spigs of tippet.
Body : One turn of bright orange-brown Pig's wool, continued with yellow half way up, and remaining half with black
Tail : A topping and some spigs of tippet.
Body : One turn of bright orange-brown Pig's wool, continued with yellow half way up, and remaining half with black
Pig'swool. Body rough and well picked out.
Hackle : Black over the black wool (or half the body).
Wings : Golden Pheasant Tippet with bright peak.
Sides : Jungle Cock, to half way up the wing.
Wings : Golden Pheasant Tippet with bright peak.
Sides : Jungle Cock, to half way up the wing.
No.3 :
Tag : Two turns of silver tinsel.
Tail : A topping and some sprigs of tippet.
Body : Olive-yellow changing into dirty orange, and that again into purple claret at th shoulder.
Ribs : Silver tinsel.
Hackle : Black from tail to head.
Wings : Peacock.
Tail : A topping and some sprigs of tippet.
Body : Olive-yellow changing into dirty orange, and that again into purple claret at th shoulder.
Ribs : Silver tinsel.
Hackle : Black from tail to head.
Wings : Peacock.