fire coachman trude

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anybody gotta pic or the recipe? i did do a quick google search and came up with nothing

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fire coachman trude

hook: tiemco 100 size 8-14 or your favorite brand of dry fly hook
thread: black
tail: burnt orange hackle barbs
body: black ostrich herl with a dark orange floss center band. reverse wrap with fine gold wire.
wing: nicely barred coastal black tail deer body hair tied over the body
hackle: died black tied on as a collar

fire coachman

hook: tiemco 100 size 10-16 or your favorite brand of dry fly hook
thread: black
wings: natural dark gray duck quill sections tied upright and divided
tail: burnt orange hackle barbs
body: black ostrich herl with a dark orange floss center band. reverse wrap with fine gold wire.
hackle: died black tied on as a collar

reference: page 141 of trout flies, volume 1 by terry hellekson

substitute materials to tie the above patterns to look like the photos below

heres a good photo of a royal coachman trude http://www.myfishingpictures.com/showph … thecat=500

heres a good photo of the royal coachman http://business.virgin.net/english.flyf … chman.html

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thanks norm