Butcher
(Tied by Fred Brand)
Tag: Silver thread and lemon floss
Tail: A topping and blue chatterer
Butt: Black herl
Body: Fiery brown, pale blue, claret,
and dark blue seal's fur in equal
sections.
Rib: Flat silver tinsel and twist
Hackle: A dark claret or black hackle
Throat: A lemon hackle followed by
specked gallina
Wings: Golden pheasant tippets, covered by
golden pheasant breast feathers,
followed by broad strips of teal;
"married" narrow strips of yellow
swan and bustard, scarlet and blue
swan, orange swan; and golden
pheasant tail; broad strips of mallard
over all
Cheeks: Blue chatterer
Topping: Golden pheasant crest
Head: Black
Source: Pryce-Tannatt, T.E. (1914) How to Dress Salmon Flies
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