The Black Coachman (Dry Fly Variant)

One more variant of the all-time classic Royal Coachman dry fly, this black version is easy to tie and can be an effective pattern for various dark mayfly duns or simply fished as an attractor pattern.

Hook: #12-14 dry fly
Thread: Black
Tail: Pheasant tippets (Golden or Lady Amherst)
Body: Peacock herl
Mid-body: Black floss
Wings: Gray or light duck slips
Hackle: Black

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Dave Hughes, “Essential Trout Flies,” 2017, amzn.to/3lbCZYX
Dave Hughes, “Wet Flies,” 2015, amzn.to/33ac3lQ
John Shewey, “Classic Steelhead Flies,” 2015, amzn.to/2RywHcP
David Klausmeyer’s “Favorite Flies,” 2020, amzn.to/3oeSNMa
Morgan Lyle’s “Simple Flies,” 2015, amzn.to/3qB1zW1
Fly Pattern Encyclopedia: amzn.to/34U0rUe
Mike Valla’s “Tying the Founding Flies,” 2015, amzn.to/354oSir
Mike Valla’s “Classic Streamer Fly Box,” 2020, amzn.to/3n3Vakf
Randle Scott Stetzer’s “Flies, the Best One Thousand,” 1992, amzn.to/34Q15mp
Terry Hellekson’s “Popular Fly Patterns,” 1976, amzn.to/2L4IyvS
Dick Stewart’s, “Flies for Bass and Panfish,” 1992, amzn.to/3aGpFs1
Fly Pattern Encyclopedia: amzn.to/34U0rUe

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