Royal Coachman

The Royal Coachman is a classic American attractor fly with no specific natural imitation. It was created in 1878 when New York fly tyer John Haily was asked to tie a sturdier version of the older Coachman fly for a customer and added a band of red silk around the peacock herl body to keep it from fraying. As the story goes, it was Charles Orvis who, on seeing the new, elaborately dressed version, remarked that it was so "royally dressed" - giving the fly its name, Royal Coachman.

As an attractor, the Royal Coachman is classically fished on fast, broken water, where its striking red-and-white contrast tempts trout to rise even in poor visibility. It's especially suited to dry presentation on freestone stretches, though it's fished as a sturdy wet fly too.

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