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Grey Rover 3/0

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 This one took a few attempts to get one I was happy.  I got a delayed Christmas gift from my wonderful wife and it showed a different recipe than the first version I tied. This one is tied per the recipe is the book 

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 Couple minor adjustments I would make but I’m ready to move on in the series now.  
 

Grey Rover

This is the original full dressing:

Tag: Silver twist & red floss

Tail: Golden pheasant crest, sprigs of ibis*, gallina,

Butt: Green peacock herl

Body: In two sections, Is strip of grey quill taken from lower part of stem of blue or red macaw tail feather, & wound over yellow floss, showing rib of quill, butted grizzly hackle & green peacock herl, 2nd grey monkey fur**, ribs flat silver & twist

Hackle: Grizzly  & blue guinea fowl shoulder

 

Wing: Light mottled turkey, yellow, red, green swan***, bustard, golden pheasant tail, pintail, guinea fowl, mallard, golden pheasant crest

Cheeks: Kingfisher

Horns: Blue macaw

*ibis subbed with dyed goose
** monkey subbed with mixed black and white angora 
*** swan subbed with Turkey 

 

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