“Grouse & Green”
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“Grouse & Green”
Grouse & Green Honestly I don’t know if this is a pattern. Colors look nice but I haven’t fished it
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Re: “Grouse & Green”
Like Partridge, English Red Grouse as a hackle and various silk colors make many great dressings, including these from T. E. Pritt:
7. DARK MOOR-GAME, or ORANGE GROUSE, or FRECKLED DUN.
HOOK – No. 0
WINGS – Hackled with a black and orange feather from the Red Grouse, the hen bird
for preference.
BODY – Orange silk.
HEAD – Either orange silk, or Peacock herl.
43. SANDY MOORGAME.
HOOK – No. 0
WINGS – Hackled with a dark reddish-brown feather from the back of a Grouse.
BODY – Dark brown silk.
HEAD – Ditto.
7. DARK MOOR-GAME, or ORANGE GROUSE, or FRECKLED DUN.
HOOK – No. 0
WINGS – Hackled with a black and orange feather from the Red Grouse, the hen bird
for preference.
BODY – Orange silk.
HEAD – Either orange silk, or Peacock herl.
43. SANDY MOORGAME.
HOOK – No. 0
WINGS – Hackled with a dark reddish-brown feather from the back of a Grouse.
BODY – Dark brown silk.
HEAD – Ditto.