Sunday, July 7, 2024

Royal Coachman

Royal Coachman

Hooks - MUS80500BL, MUS80501 BL, TMC7999, or DA12441, sizes 4-8

Thread - Black

Tail - Golden pheasant tippet barbs

Body - Peacock herl with a wide red floss center band

Hackle - Brown tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing - White bucktail tied over the body

Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson

Red Fox


Red Fox

Hooks - MUS80500BL, MUS8050I BL, TMC7999, or DA12441, sizes 2-6

Thread - Black

Ribbing - Silver embossed tinsel

Body - Red floss

Hackle - Speckled guinea fowl barbs tied in at the throat

Wing - Fox squirrel tail

Tom Darling of Seattle, Washington, originated this pattern

Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson

Red Fox

Hooks - MUS80500BL, MUS80501 BL, TMC7999, or DA1244I, sizes 2-6

Thread - Black

Tail - Golden pheasant tippet

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Dubbed with red lamb's wool

Hackle - Brown tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing - Fox squirrel tail tied over the body

Mike Kennedy of Lake Oswego, Oregon, originated this pattern.

Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson