Hanna's Cabin Coachman SBS

All about flies Fly Tying
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Not a whole lot of info on this fly (first tied by Ralph Hanna in 1948 ), but thought it was cool looking; just one pic, so mea culpa if I missed something here.

hook - TMC 5212 #10
thread - Danville 6/0 black
tail - duck quill red
body - peacock herl
back wing - bucktail trude style
front wing - hen hackle tips tied semi-spent
hackle - brown

Part 1

mash barb, start thread at 60% mark; wrap back to point above barb

measure some duck quill (shank? bit of a guess); tie in

tie in some peacock herl; twist with tying thread and wrap “chenille” to 60% mark

even tips on some bucktail, measure (bit past the bend) and tie in

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Part 2

move thread to 75% mark, measure hackle tips (hook gap wide) for length (shank)

tie in, convex sides facing each other; pull wings up/back and wrap in front to set the proper angle (forgot to take a pick of upright wings)

separate wings with finger and push down to tie-in; lock in place with Figure-8 wraps

tie in hackle in front of wings

wrap hackle, half hitch x 2, SHHAN; add a drop of Sally to wing tie-in and set dihedral

Regards,
Scott

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the Royal treatment

brings to mind Herter’s catalogs and sepia-toned shots of the day’s catch strung up on a willow branch

Regards,
Scott