How To Tie The Royal Coachman Trude Dry Fly
HOW TO TIE THE ROYAL COACHMAN TRUDE FLY
Royal Coachman Trude Dry Fly
The Royal Coachman Trude, or Royal Trude, is an excellent prospecting and pocket water fly. As an attractor or as a caddis, stonefly or terrestrial imitation, it has worked wonders over hard-fished waters for years. The Trude, or down hair-wing, style has been around since the early 1900's and was supposedly first tied on and named for the Trude Ranch near Big Springs above the Henry's Fork of the Snake River. Tying the Royal Coachman into a trude-style fly was just the natural thing to do!
The Royal Coachman Trude, or Royal Trude, is an excellent prospecting and pocket water fly. As an attractor or as a caddis, stonefly or terrestrial imitation, it has worked wonders over hard-fished waters for years. The Trude, or down hair-wing, style has been around since the early 1900's and was supposedly first tied on and named for the Trude Ranch near Big Springs above the Henry's Fork of the Snake River. Tying the Royal Coachman into a trude-style fly was just the natural thing to do!
HOOK SIZES: 8, 10, 12, 14, 16
HOOK OPTIONS: Tiemco 100, Tiemco 100BL
THREAD: Black 6/0
WING: White Calf Body Hair, stacked
TAIL: Golden Pheasant Tippets
BODY: 1/3 Peacock Herl, 1/3 Red Floss, 1/3 Peacock Herl
HACKLE: Brown Metz neck or saddle hackle tied heavy
HEAD FINISH: Water Based Head Cement
HOOK OPTIONS: Tiemco 100, Tiemco 100BL
THREAD: Black 6/0
WING: White Calf Body Hair, stacked
TAIL: Golden Pheasant Tippets
BODY: 1/3 Peacock Herl, 1/3 Red Floss, 1/3 Peacock Herl
HACKLE: Brown Metz neck or saddle hackle tied heavy
HEAD FINISH: Water Based Head Cement
