{{+1}}Hair winged royal coachman{{-1}}
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I tie a few hair winged duns but don't tie them as representations of any particular Dun or Spinner (imago) stage of any specific insect. They are however good “buggy” flies and are readily accepted by trout. Also because of the white calf tail wings there easy to see as light fades or in fast flowing water. I prefer the Royal Coachman to the Royal Wulff because of the Golden Pheasant Tippet Tail as opposed to the Deer Hair tail but like the Deer Hair Tail on the, Brown Wulff and Adams Wulff. Their main function is as an indicator fly fished in conjunction with a second dry such as a small red tag, nymph or stick caddis or as a stand alone buoyant fly for use in fast water.
The Hair Winged Royal Coachman is an excellent example of a hair winged dun. It evolved from origins in England of the 1800’s. At that stage it was a simple wet fly with a Peacock herl body and white wing. The first step in its evolution, still in England, added the “Royal” red middle and a tail and then in America early this century the tail was changed to Golden Pheasant tippet and the wing was stood upright. In the 1930’s Lee Wulff introduced his classic Calf tail wings and a changed the tail to deer hair. Whilst the deer hair tail certainly makes the fly float better I still prefer the colours associated with the golden pheasant tippet tail.
See also Royal Wulff , Humpy and Trude
Materials
Hook | Thread | Tail | Body | Wings | Hackle |
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10 to 18 dry fly | Black | Golden pheasant tippets or brown Calf tail | Peacock herl and Red Floss | White calf Tail | Red cock |
Process
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