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GS.Farlows. Tag: Silver twist, Red claret floss. Tail: Gold phesant crest. Butt: Black herl Body: In two sections,first half flat silver ribbed oval silver, butted Indian Crow to tag and black herl. Second half black silk ribbed oval silver and a red claret hackle along. Throat: Jay. Wing: Tippet strands, yellow Swan, blue and red Macaw, Gold pheasant tail, Peacock wing and Mallard, a topping over. Sides: Jungle cock Cheeks: Chatterer Horns: Blue and yellow Macaw Head:Black Ostrich. | The Baron is a fly from the middle of the 1800's, Kelson wrote that he got this pattern from Farlow. I have try to confirm that this is a Farlow fly, but haven't find anything about it. Hale and Hardy have almost the same description of it, except for the head where they didn't using herl. There is also a Blue Baron. |