Ray Bergman Collection – 158) Heckham Red

Ray Bergman Collection — By HatchesMagazine on February 23, 2012 9:49 am

Tag: None
Tail: Brown mottled turkey
Tip: White floss *
Ribbing: Gold tinsel
Body: Scarlet floss
Hackle: Light red **
Wing: Bittern or light brown mottled turkey

* Noted variation lacking a tag is that Burke’s plate painting shows a tip of white floss.
** The listing of light red for the hackle refers to light reddish brown in the vein of traditional hackle color, as shown on the original painting.