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Famous Black Grouse
Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 4:46 pm
by Hans Weilenmann
Famous Black Grouse
Hook: Grip 14723BL #14
Thread: Benecchi 12/0, black
Hackle: Black grouse cock, rump feather
Rib: Fine orange copper wire
Abdomen: Seal's fur, dark claret (or substitute)
Thorax: Seal's fur, black (or substitute)
Cheers,
Hans W
Re: Famous Black Grouse
Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 6:16 pm
by letumgo
Is the feather that color naturally? I've never heard of a black grouse. I'll have to look this up on Google.
Looks like a nice fishing pattern, Hans.
Re: Famous Black Grouse
Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 6:18 pm
by Hans Weilenmann
Ray,
Is the feather that color naturally? I've never heard of a black grouse.
It is the natural color.
Cheers,
Hans W
Re: Famous Black Grouse
Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 11:57 pm
by redietz
letumgo wrote:Is the feather that color naturally? I've never heard of a black grouse. I'll have to look this up on Google.
It's the "other" grouse of the British Isles -- i.e. the one that isn't a red grouse. It's also called "blackgame."
However, the whisky to which Hans alludes in the pattern name has the red grouse as it's logo. (Although they're apparently now marketing a "Black Grouse" version with proceeds going to grouse conservation.)
It's hard to tell which grouse the old authors were referring to when they just said "grouse". Edmonds and Lee never specified either; Pritt calls out "red grouse" in some patterns, and just "grouse" in others, so you could infer that 130 years ago the black grouse was the "regular" kind.