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Conaghans Distribution

Royal Coachman Wet Fly

$1500

Royal Coachman Wet Fly

The Royal Coachman is an American pattern that is the gaudy cousin of the British Coachman. When the Coachman wet fly crossed the Atlantic Theodore Gordon adapted it to a dry fly. In 1876 John Hailey, a professional fly-dresser living in New York, added the red silk band to create the distinctive feature of all Royal patterns. He had been asked to tie some extra strong Coachmen Dry flies. He tied a band of red silk in the middle to prevent the peacock bodies from fraying out. He had also added a tail of barred wood duck feathers.

His dry fly has spawned a whole range of variants including streamers and hair wings. Mr. L.C.Orvis gave it it's named whilst discussing with others what it should be called. He said “Oh, that is easy enough: call it the Royal Coachman. It is so finely dressed”. Although the wings may vary, all have the same red central body section, butted either end with peacock herl. It often works when nothing else will.

The Royal coachman is an excellent general-purpose up-winged dry fly that can be used to represent many other large winged insects as well as mayflies. It is an ideal wasp, hornet, or bee pattern. Treat with floating and fish it on the surface. Try the occasional retrieve over the surface for a short distance or else twitch it to represent a struggling terrestrial insect like a wasp or bee trapped in the surface film.

All flies are tied to our own patterns and to strictest quality control and are supplied in packs of 12

Specifics:

Size

  • Sz.10
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