Twelve years before he was to write his magnum opus The Salmon Fly, George M. Kelson started writing a number of articles on fly patterns in the "Fishing Gazette" in 1884. The, first of these articles by Kelson would come to include eighteen salmon patterns by his good friend Major Traherne.

Three of these patterns - The "Blue Bell," the "Black Prince," and the "Chatterer" would later be included in his tome. Moreover, the "Tippetiwitchet" would undergo a name change and the elimination of blue chatterer in the cheeks and appear in 1896 as the "Golden Butterfly." And while Kelson would not refer to the "Blue Boyne" and "Fra Diavolo" (Traherne's favorite pattern) in the "Fishing Gazette" articles, he would come to include them later in his book.

Herewith then is a list of Major Traherne's patterns as published by Kelson in the "Fishing Gazette."

Tag: Silver twist, and blue silk the same color as the cheeks.
Tail: Topping
Butt: Black herl
Body: Orange silk half-way (same shade as the rind of a darkish orange); and yellow silk the same tone as this hackle
Hackle: Yellow macaw, from the yellow silk Ribbed: Silver lace, and silver tinsel Throat: Blue macaw
Wings: Golden pheasant toppings Sides: Jungle fowl
Cheeks: Kingfisher Horns: Blue macaw Head: Black herl

Tag: Silver twist, and red silk the same colour as the points of the Indian crow.
Tail: Two toppings; Jungle, and Kingfisher, one of each on either side.
Butt: Black herl
Body: One-third silver tinsel; over which four Indian Crow, two at top, two at bottom, back to back, sideways; continuing with three or four close turns of black herl. The rest black silk. Hackle: Black, from silk.
Ribbed: Silver tinsel, and gold lace.
Throat: Green macaw (the feather is from under the wing or tail of the bird).
Wings: Two dark blue macaw feathers (taken from the top of the wing), Jungle on either side extending beyond tag, and five Tippet feathers, as illustrated, reaching to the butt, with three or four golden Pheasant toppings over. Cheeks: Enameled Thrush.
Head: Black herl.

Tag: Silver twist, and purple silk (same shade as throat of blue chatterer).
Tail: Topping Butt: Black herl Body: In five sections, each increasing in length. The first part is red silk, the same shade as the points of the red crow; one of these feathers, it will be observed, is above and below. The remaining four divisions are light blue silk, the same color as the light blue chatterer hackles at the termination of the second and third partition. (These feathers are from the top of the tail.) At the end of the fourth and fifth divisions the hackles are light blue macaw.
Ribbed: Oval tinsel
Throat: Yellow macaw (flank feather).
Wings: Two blue macaw feathers. The feathers which are over them (extended cheeks) are green macaw.
Cheeks: Indian (red) crow.
Two toppings over.
Horns: Red macaw (double).
Head: Black herl.

Tag: Silver twist, and light blue silk the same colour as a light blue chatterer.
Tail: A topping. Butt: Black herl. Body: In five equal divisions, each terminating with a black herl butt. There are four tippets; two (back to back) tied in top and bottom of every section over the golden floss which, silk is the same shade as the golden toppings.
Ribbed: Oval tinsel.
Throat: Blue chatterer feather
Wings: Five or six toppings, according to size of hook Cheeks: Blue chatterer

Tag: Gold twist and gold silk (same shade as toppings). Tail: Topping and two red crows
Butt: White ostrich herl, dyed the same colour as dark blue chatterer
Body: In three equal sections. The first light blue silk, same shade as light blue chatterer, with four dark chatterer feathers, back to back, and butted with the same coloured herl as before. The middle division, light orange silk, the same shade as the toucan above and below, and butted similarly. The rest, red orange silk, resembling in tint of the three red crow's feathers situated on either side from under the throat.
Throat: Red macaw
Ribbed: Oval gold tinsel
Wings: Six tippets, back to back, with two jungle projecting.
Cheeks: Summer duck extended, and blue chatterer, two strips golden pheasant tail above, with topping over.
Horns: Red macaw.
Head: Blue herl, as above mentioned.

Tag: Gold twist and purple silk (same shade as throat of chatterer).
Tail: Topping
Butt: Black herl
Body: Of gold tinsel in three equal sections, butted with black herl.
Hackle: Green macaw at the termination of each division.
Wings: Golden toppings.
Horns: Blue macaw.
Head: Black herl.

Tag: Silver twist, and silk the same colour as toppings
Tail: Topping
Butt: Black herl
Body: In four sections, butted, and with two jungle feathers back to back, top and bottom. #1 division: Green silk, same shade as the green feather of the macaw. #2: Tippet-coloured silk. #3: Dark blue silk, same tone as an enameled thrush. #4: Black silk.
Ribbed: Oval tinsel.
Wings: Toppings.
Horns: Blue macaw. Head: Black herl.

Tag: Silver twist and silk, same shade as the point of the red crow.
Tail: Topping, two red crow feathers (sideways).
Butt: Black herl.
Body: Blue silk, to end of first turn of ribs, same shade as the macaw hackle, the rest silver tinsel.
Ribbed: Fine oval tinsel.
Hackle: Powdered blue macaw.
Throat: Yellow macaw.
Wings: Two yellow macaw feathers.
Cheeks: Enameled thrush, two toppings over.
Horns: Blue macaw.
Head: Black herl.

Tag: Silver twist and canary-coloured floss.
Tail: Topping and red crow.
Butt: Black herl.
Body: In four sections, butted. #1: Topping-coloured silk, with four Jay points, two above and below. #2: Tippet-coloured silk, and repeat the Jay's. #3: Red crow coloured silk and Jays. #4: Red claret silk and Jays, as, before.
Ribbed: Fine oval tinsel.
Wings: Toppings.
Horns: Red macaw.
Head: Black herl.

Tag: Silver twist and topping coloured silk.
Tail: Topping.
Butt: Black herl.
Body: In five sections, butted; the first and third, four red crows over and under the same coloured floss silk; the second and fourth jungle cock, over blue rock coloured silk (the blue rock is the medium coloured chatterer), and the fifth division of red claret silk.
Ribbed: Fine oval tinsel.
Throat: Two jungle top and bottom as before, but placed over two red crow, the points of the latter in advance.
Wings: Toppings.
Horns: Blue macaw.
Head: Black herl.

Tag: Silver twist and tippet-coloured silk (tippet written thus always refers to the golden pheasant).
Tail: Topping.
Butt: Black herl.
Body: In four equal sections of silver tinsel, the first three having two jungle above and below, and butted; the last of Blue Rock-coloured silk, and the only one ribbed with silver tinsel.
Throat: Two jungle as before (these feathers slightly increase in length from the opposite end of the body).
Wings: Four Amherst pheasant tippets, back to back.
Cheeks: Summer duck and two red crow, the former in advance; topping over.
Horns: Red macaw.
Head: Black herl.

Tag: Silver twist and green silk (same shade as the green feathers from Macaws).
Tail: Topping.
Butt: Black herl.
Body: In four equal sections, the first three butted with the herl. #1 division, silver tinsel, with canary Toucan above and below. #2, topping coloured floss silk, ribbed with fine oval tinsel, and the ordinary Toucan above and below. #3, orange silk, ribbed likewise, with Red Crow above and below. #4, red claret silk, ribbed again as before.
Throat: Five or six Red Crow and Jay feather.
Wings: Ten enameled thrush.
Cheeks: Summer duck and Jungle Cock, two toppings over.
Horns: Amherst pheasant.
Head: Black herl.

Tag: Silver twist and green silk (the same shade as the green feather of the Macaw).
Tail: Topping.
Butt: Black herl.
Body: In four equal divisions of floss silk: #1, the same colour as the two feathers of the red Crow, which are above and below, and butted with black herl, as also is each of the rest. #2, the silk is the same blue as the four Jays. The best idea I can offer of #3 is that the silk is the same in tone as that of a green parrot, and a few shades darker than the tag; and #4 of magenta silk, each having four jungle cock.
Ribbed: Flat silver tinsel.
Wings: Two red orange Macaw feathers, with one Jay feather on either side, which are from the overgrowth, having blue on both sides of the shaft; two golden toppings above.
Horns: Blue macaw.
Head: Black herl.

Tag: Silver twist and golden topping coloured silk.
Tail: Topping.
Butt: Black herl.
Body: In four equal divisions - the first two of silver tinsel, butted as before, with two blue chatterer feathers (in each) top and bottom; the third and fourth, floss silk and butted, the former being the colour of the "tips" of the four red crow's feathers, the other red claret silk, the crows being repeated. Both of these sections are:
Ribbed: Silver tinsel.
Throat: Two jay's - one on either side.
Wings: Two yellow feathers from the blue macaw. Cheeks: Summer duck, with golden topping over.
Horns: Red macaw.
Head: Black herl.

Tag: Silver twist, and golden topping coloured silk.
Tail: A topping, and two red crow.
Butt: Black herl.
Body: In four equal sections - the first two of orange floss silk the same shade as the tippets, with two jay points top and bottom in each, and butted as before; the other two of red claret silk, with jungle fowl instead of jay, and butted.
Ribbed: Silver tinsel.
Wings: Four Amherst pheasant tippets dyed a bright green.
Cheeks: Two golden tippets extended, summer duck, and blue chatterer. olden topping over.
Horns: Blue macaw.
Head: Black herl.

Despite Traherne's beautifully inventive patterns, the accomplished and experienced Traherne had felt that "size has more to do with success than all the patterns of flies ever invented." As an aside Traherne preferred using two single loops of untwisted gut (as did O'Fee) rather than using twisted gut for the eye. He also preferred using materials that were not dyed.