T.W. Charleton’s “Black & blae”
Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2021 11:15 pm
Hook. ....... Gaelic supreme. Sz 16
Thread. ...... Pearsall’s gossamer blue
Body. ...... Underfur of a black dog(Denver)& water rat (name unk) blended
Hackle. ...... wing covert of a Jack Snipe
“The black and blae with March comes in,
Dubb’d with the fur of black dog’s skin,
And water rat’s blae down;
For wings snipe hackles far excel,
Blue silk it’s rib mimic well,
From some fair damsel’s gown.”
T.W. Charleton
Thread. ...... Pearsall’s gossamer blue
Body. ...... Underfur of a black dog(Denver)& water rat (name unk) blended
Hackle. ...... wing covert of a Jack Snipe
“The black and blae with March comes in,
Dubb’d with the fur of black dog’s skin,
And water rat’s blae down;
For wings snipe hackles far excel,
Blue silk it’s rib mimic well,
From some fair damsel’s gown.”
T.W. Charleton