F.F for the Erne E
The following flies are listed in Francis Francis's book " A Book On Angling" from 1867.
For the river ERNE:
Nr.1 : Is the Parson, discribed under that name.
Nr. 2 :
Tag : Silver twist and medium blue floss.
Tail : A topping and some tippet.
Butt : Black herl.
Body : Medium claret floss, three turns, the rest medium orange floss.
Ribs : Silver tinsel.
Hackle : Orange hackle.
Throat : Jay.
Wings : mixed; Golden Pheasant tail, Gallina, and Golden Pheasant tippets. A topping over all.
Horns : Red Macaw.
Head : Black.
Nr. 3 :
Tag : Silver twist and medium blue floss.
Tail : A topping.
Butt : Black herl.
Body : Three turns of light orange floss the rest of light purple (* Lake).
Ribs : Silver twist.
Hackle : Same colour as body.
Tail : A topping.
Butt : Black herl.
Body : Three turns of light orange floss the rest of light purple (* Lake).
Ribs : Silver twist.
Hackle : Same colour as body.
Throat : Jay.
Wings : mixed; Golden Pheasant tail (predominating more), Gallina, and Golden Pheasant tippets. A topping over all.
Horns : Blue Macaw.
Head : Black.
Wings : mixed; Golden Pheasant tail (predominating more), Gallina, and Golden Pheasant tippets. A topping over all.
Horns : Blue Macaw.
Head : Black.
* This is a difficult colour to discribe, as it is neither claret, nor red, nor purple, nor puve, nor mulberry, nor mauve; its
the old-fashioned colour called "lake".
Nr. 4 :
Tag : Silver twist and puce floss.
Tail : A topping and some tippet.
Butt : Black herl.
Body : Two thirds light orange floss, one-third dark fiery orange red floss.
Tail : A topping and some tippet.
Butt : Black herl.
Body : Two thirds light orange floss, one-third dark fiery orange red floss.
Ribs : Silver tinsel.
Hackle : Medium claret hackle.
Hackle : Medium claret hackle.
Throat : Grouse.
Wings : mixed; Golden Pheasant tail, Gallina,(a bitt more then Nr.3 ), and Golden Pheasant tippets. A topping over all.
Horns : Blue Macaw.
Head : Black.
Wings : mixed; Golden Pheasant tail, Gallina,(a bitt more then Nr.3 ), and Golden Pheasant tippets. A topping over all.
Horns : Blue Macaw.
Head : Black.
Nr. 5 :
Tag : Silver twist and puce floss.
Tail : A topping and some tippet.
Butt : Black herl.
Body : Gold coloured floss; three turns, the rest of dark orange Pig's wool.
Tail : A topping and some tippet.
Butt : Black herl.
Body : Gold coloured floss; three turns, the rest of dark orange Pig's wool.
Ribs : Silver twist.
Hackle : Light clared red hackle.
Throat : Grouse.
Wings : Three toppings, two strips of bright well-marked Bittern wing, and some tippet sprigs.
Hackle : Light clared red hackle.
Throat : Grouse.
Wings : Three toppings, two strips of bright well-marked Bittern wing, and some tippet sprigs.
Cheeks : A couple of good long Kingfisher.
Horns : Blue Macaw.
Horns : Blue Macaw.
Nr. 6 :
Tag : Silver tinsel and mulberry floss.
Tail : A topping and some tippet.
Butt : Black herl.
Body : Two-thirds a greenish-yellow Mohair, One third dirty olive Mohair.
Tail : A topping and some tippet.
Butt : Black herl.
Body : Two-thirds a greenish-yellow Mohair, One third dirty olive Mohair.
Ribs : Broad gold tinsel.
Hackle : Brown when hold down but golden-olive when hold up to the light.
Hackle : Brown when hold down but golden-olive when hold up to the light.
Throat : Grouse.
Wings : Some Golden Pheasant tippets, and tail sprigs with Gallina, and a brown Mallard wing over.
Wings : Some Golden Pheasant tippets, and tail sprigs with Gallina, and a brown Mallard wing over.
Sides : Kingfisher.
Horns : Blue Macaw.
Nr. 7 : Is discribed under the name H.I.S.