In the last "Salmon Flyer" I described the methods and techniques I used to produce an authentic reproduction of Frederic Tolfrey's Jones's Guide to No. This time I thought I would pass along the recipes for the flies for use on Norwegian rivers that Tolfrey described in the book.

There were actually two distinct groups of flies that were set forth in this little guidebook; "General Flies" and "Select Flies", the latter set being the ones that were illustrated as hand-colored engraved plates.

Of the first set of flies Tolfrey said this: ""The following specimens are neither so large nor so bright in color as those in the illustrations which will be found towards the end of this volume. The eighteen here described are of a soberer hue, but will be found both captivating and killing, not only on the Drammen and Lougen, but on the Namsen, the Guul, the Nid, and every river in Norway and Sweden..."

Here are the patterns:

Tail: Red Mohair.
Body: Red Pig's wool.
Ribs: Flat gold tinsel.
Hackle: Red.
Wings: Copper-colored Mallard (divided).

Tail: Red Mohair.
Body: Orange Pig's wool.
Ribs: Gold oval tinsel.
Hackle: Red with black up the center.
Wings: Copper-colored Mallard.

Tag: Gold tinsel and crimson Mohair.
Tail: A topping.
Body: Black Pig's wool.
Ribs: Flat silver tinsel.
Hackle: Black.
Wings: Copper-colored Mallard (divided).

Tail: Crimson Mohair.
Body: One-half red Mohair and the other half black Pig's wool.
Ribs: Oval gold tinsel over red Mohair and flat silver tinsel over black.
Hackle: Black Heron.
Wings: Copper-colored Mallard (divided).

Tail: Orange Mohair.
Body: One-half orange Pig's wool and the other half brown Pig's wool.
Ribs: Oval gold tinsel.
Hackle: Red.
Wings: Red-tailed Kite.

Tail: Red Mohair.
Body: Black Pig's wool.
Ribs: Broad, flat silver tinsel.
Hackle: Black.
Throat: Gallina.
Wings: Argus Pheasant tail.

Tail: Scarlet Mohair.
Body: Orange Pig's wool.
Ribs: Oval gold tinsel.
Hackle: Black.
Wings: Two whole Grey Mallard feathers (reversed).

Tail: Orange Mohair.
Body: Claret Pig's wool.
Ribs: Oval gold tinsel.
Hackle: Claret.
Wings: Two large copper-colored Mallard feathers (reversed).

Tail: Orange Mohair.
Body: Claret Pig's wool.
Ribs: Broad, flat gold tinsel.
Hackle: Deep claret.
Throat: Mottled feather from the Capercailzie.
Wings: Bustard (divided).

Tail: Orange Mohair.
Body: Black Pig's wool.
Ribs: Broad, flat silver tinsel.
Hackle: Black.
Wings: Peacock wing or light Argus Pheasant.

Tag: Gold tinsel and yellow silk.
Tail: Scarlet Mohair.
Body: Black Pig's wool.
Ribs: Broad, flat silver tinsel.
Hackle: Black.
Throat: Orange Macaw feather.
Wings: White-tipped black Turkey or Snipe underwing feather.

Tag: Gold tinsel.
Tail: A topping.
Body: Orange and black Mohair equally.
Ribs: Oval gold tinsel over orange and flat silver tinsel over black.
Hackle: Red and black.
Wings: Copper-colored Mallard and Bustard mixed.

Tail: Scarlet Mohair.
Body: Black Mohair.
Ribs: Oval gold or silver tinsel.
Hackle: Scotch hackles. (?)
Wings: Light, mottled feather from the tame Drake's back.

Tag: Gold tinsel.
Tail: Yellow Mohair.
Body: Orange Mohair, pale blue Mohair and claret Pig's wool equally.
Ribs: Oval silver tinsel.
Hackle: Black.
Wings: Mottled Turkey.

Tag: Orange silk.
Tail: A topping.
Butt: Black Ostrich herl.
Body: Bright crimson silk.
Ribs: Flat silver tinsel.
Hackle: Blood-red.
Wings: A pair of Toucan feathers, a pair of feathers from the Black-headed pheasant and two toppings over.
Horns: Blue and gold Macaw.
Head: Black herl.

Tag: Gold tinsel.
Tail: A topping.
Body: Yellow silk.
Ribs: Flat gold tinsel.
Hackle: Yellow.
Wings: Four toppings.
Head: Yellow.

Tag: Gold tinsel and yellow silk.
Tail: A topping from the Indian Black-headed Pheasant.
Butt: Black herl.
Body: Two turns of orange silk, the rest black silk.
Ribs: Flat silver tinsel and oval gold tinsel.
Hackle: Black.
Throat: Green Parrot and Grouse.
Wings: Gold and silver Pheasant's tail, tippets, red Macaw, green Parrot, Teal, Gallina, Mallard and Peacock wing.
Cheeks: Kingfisher.

Tag: Gold tinsel and light blue silk.
Tail: A topping.
Butt: Black herl.
Body: Two turns of puce silk, the rest orange silk.
Ribs: Broad flat gold tinsel.
Hackle: Gallina, half way.
Throat: Jay.
Wings: Gold and silver Pheasant's tail, tippets, red Macaw, Green Parrot, Teal, Gallina, Mallard and Peacock wing.
Cheeks: Kingfisher.

The next twenty patterns are of the "select" salmon flies that are illustrated as hand-colored engravings in the book. Of them Tolfrey said: "The twenty specimens here given have been carefully selected by some of the most accomplished Salmon fishers that ever threw a line". It is interesting to note that this was the first time the "Popham" shows up as an illustration in a fishing book.

Tag: Gold tinsel.
Tail: A tuft of red Mohair.
Body: Claret Pig's wool.
Ribs: Oval gold tinsel.
Hackle: Black and yellow wound together.
Wings: Tippets dyed crimson tied back to back veiled with Mallard, Teal, Golden Pheasant tail and Argus tail.
Horns: Blue and gold Macaw.
Head: Black wool.

Tag: Silver oval tinsel.
Tail: A topping.
Body: Blood-red, orange, yellow, green, blue and rich purple Pig's wool.
Ribs: Oval silver tinsel.
Hackle: Hackles over each body section of the same color.
Wings: Four toppings.
Head: Black wool.

Tag: Silver tinsel and crimson silk.
Tail: A topping.
Body: Pale blue, yellow, claret and dark blue Pig's wool.
Ribs: Flat gold tinsel and silver oval tinsel.
Hackle: Claret.
Throat: Gallina and blue.
Wings: Two tippets back to back, veiled with a little Bustard and two toppings over all.
Horns: Blue and gold Macaw.
Head: Yellow Mohair.

Tag: Gold tinsel and orange silk.
Tail: A topping or Gallina.
Body: Claret, pale blue, red and dark blue Pig's wool.
Ribs: Flat silver tinsel.
Hackle: Black.
Throat: Orange and Gallina.
Wings: Tippets, red Golden Pheasant rump feather, Mallard, Teal, Gallina and Golden Pheasant tail.
Horns: Blue and gold Macaw.
Head: Black wool.

Tag: Gold tinsel and orange silk.
Tail: A topping.
Body: Dun colored Donkey fur mixed with a little red Mohair.
Ribs: Flat gold tinsel.
Hackle: A grizzled dun hackle.
Throat: Jay.
Wings: Tippet in strands, Mallard, Teal, Gallina, Golden Pheasant tail, Bustard and Peacock wing.
Horns: Blue and gold Macaw.
Head: Black wool.

Tag: Gold tinsel and scarlet Mohair (as a butt).
Tail: A topping and Teal.
Body: Pale blue silk.
Ribs: Flat silver tinsel.
Hackle: Jay.
Wings: Tippet in strands, Mallard, Teal, Bustard, Gallina, Turkey, Green Parrot and blue and red Macaw with a topping over (optional).
Head: Red wool.

Tag: Gold tinsel and blue silk.
Tail: A topping.
Butt: Black ostrich herl.
Body: Yellow silk followed by orange, blue and red Mohair.
Ribs: Flat gold tinsel.
Hackle: Claret or red.
Throat: Gallina.
Wings: Tippets, Mallard, Teal, Green Parrot, Bustard or Golden Pheasant tail.
Horns: Blue and gold Macaw.
Head: Wrap a blue hackle one or two turns like a collar then finish head with black wool.

Tag: Gold tinsel.
Tail: A topping.
Butt: Scarlet Mohair.
Body: First half yellow and second half bright claret Pig's wool.
Ribs: Oval gold tinsel.
Hackle: Bright claret.
Throat: Gallina or Jay.
Wings: Mallard, Teal, Gallina, Bustard with a claret hackle in the center.
Horns: Blue and red Macaw.
Head: Black wool.

Tag: Gold tinsel and orange silk.
Tail: A topping.
Butt: Black Ostrich herl.
Body: Dark blue Pig's wool.
Ribs: Flat silver tinsel and oval gold tinsel.
Hackle: Dark blue (the pattern does not list a hackle but the colored engraving does show it).
Throat: Orange.
Wings: Mallard, Teal, Bustard, Golden Pheasant tail and Peacock (wing?) with a blue hackle wrapped around the head like a collar.
Horns: Blue and red Macaw.
Head: Black wool.

Tag: Gold tinsel and yellow silk.
Tail: A topping and Teal.
Body: Yellow, orange and red Pig's wool.
Ribs: Flat gold tinsel.
Hackle: Black or red.
Throat: Jay.
Wings: Mallard, Teal, Gallina, Bustard, Green Parrot, Golden Pheasant tail, Peacock (wing?) and Black Cockatoo.
Horns: Blue and gold Macaw.
Head: Black wool.

Tag: Silver tinsel and orange silk.
Tail: A topping.
Butt: Black Ostrich herl.
Body: Green silk with green Pig's wool at the shoulder.
Ribs: Flat silver tinsel and gold oval tinsel.
Hackle: Black.
Throat: Blue.
Wings: Two tippets back to back veiled with Bustard and Golden Pheasant tail with two toppings over all.
Horns: Blue and gold Macaw.
Head: Black wool.

Tag: Gold tinsel followed by blue and scarlet silk.
Tail: A topping, Gallina and blue Macaw.
Butt: Black Ostrich herl.
Body: Dark blue and claret Pig's wool equally.
Ribs: Flat gold tinsel.
Throat: Jay.
Wings: Mallard, Teal, Bustard, Black Cockatoo, Gallina, tippet and a topping.
Horns: Blue and gold Macaw.
Head: Black wool.

Tag: Silver tinsel.
Tail: A topping and Kingfisher.
Butt: Black herl.
Body: Crimson silk and crimson Pig's wool.
Ribs: Flat gold and silver tinsel.
Hackle: Claret.
Throat: Blue.
Wings: Tippets back to back veiled with Mallard, Teal, Bustard, Gallina, Argus and Golden Pheasant tail.
Horns: Blue and gold Macaw.
Head: Black wool.

Tag: Silver tinsel and light blue silk.
Tail: A topping.
Butt: Black Ostrich herl.
Body: Yellow silk and red Pig's wool at the shoulder.
Ribs: Flat gold tinsel.
Hackle: Red.
Throat: Gallina.
Wings: Tippet in strands, Mallard, Teal, Gallina, Bustard, Green Parrot, Red Macaw and Golden Pheasant tail.
Cheeks: Kingfisher.
Horns: Blue and gold Macaw.
Head: Black Ostrich herl.

Tag: Silver tinsel.
Tail: A topping and Indian Crow.
Butt: Black Ostrich herl.
Body: In three sections: #1 - Orange silk ribbed with oval gold tinsel, veiled above and below with Indian crow and butted with black herl; #2 - Yellow silk ribbed, veiled and butted as before; #3 - Blue silk ribbed with oval silver tinsel and veiled as before.
Throat: Jay.
Wings: Tippet in strands, Mallard, Teal, Gallina, Bustard, Green Parrot, Red Macaw and Golden Pheasant tail and a topping over all.
Horns: Blue and gold Macaw.
Head: Black wool.

Tag: Silver tinsel.
Tail: A topping.
Body: In four sections: #1 - pale green silk ribbed with oval silver tinsel and a butt of black herl; #2 - dark blue Mohair with a butt of Jay; #3 - scarlet Mohair and oval silver tinsel with a butt of scarlet hackle; #4 - deep claret Pig's wool ribbed with oval silver tinsel
Throat: A black hackle dyed blue.
Wings: Peacock herl, Peacock wing, Golden Pheasant tail, light mottled Turkey and one blue feather from die right and left wing of the Jay.
Head: Brown Mohair.

Tag: Gold tinsel and yellow silk.
Tail: A topping.
Butt: Black Ostrich herl.
Body: Orange silk and bright orange Pig's wool equally.
Ribs: Oval silver tinsel and black silk strand.
Hackle: Light claret.
Throat: Jay.
Wings: Four toppings.
Head: Black herl.

Tag: Gold tinsel and yellow silk.
Tail: A topping.
Butt: Black Ostrich herl.
Body: Light blue silk.
Ribs: Flat gold tinsel and oval silver tinsel.
Hackle: Jay.
Wings: Four toppings.
Horns: Blue and gold Macaw.
Head: Black herl.

Tag: Gold tinsel and yellow silk.
Tail: A topping.
Body: Orange silk and orange Pig's wool equally.
Ribs: Flat silver tinsel, oval gold tinsel and black silk strand.
Hackle: Crimson.
Throat: Mottled Bustard.
Wings: Three toppings veiled with Bustard, Golden Pheasant tail and Argus.
Horns: Blue and gold Macaw.
Head: Black herl.

Note: The colored engraving shows a collar of blue hackle although the recipe didn't list it.

Tag: Silver tinsel and crimson silk.
Tail: A topping.
Body: Pale blue, orange, claret and dark blue.
Pig's wool.
Hackle: Claret.
Throat: Gallina and Bustard.
Wings: Two tippets back to back over which are claret hackles on each side, and a Snipe feather on each side, all of which is veiled with Bustard and Argus with two toppings over and a yellow hackle around the head like a collar.
Head: Black herl.