Royal Coachman MARABOU

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Last evening I came across an brief writeup about this pattern with recipe and photo.
Now I can’t find it. Can anyone help?

[This message has been edited by Ray Kunz (edited 05 March 2006).]

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Ray
[url=http://www.diptera.co.uk/patterns/r/royal_coachman_marabou.html:3c3e0]Here?[/url:3c3e0]
mcsteff

3

Or…

[url=http://globalflyfisher.com/streamers/swaps/fall/nicewonger.html:853c9]Here[/url:853c9]?

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I did download a pic of the one I’m looking for and it’s too bad I can’t copy/paste it into this reply. I recall it called for a 6XL hook and I wanted to confirm that. Thanks for your concern.

[This message has been edited by Ray Kunz (edited 04 March 2006).]

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That sounds like one of the pictures from a fly swap. REE has a website that has pictures of his fly swaps, I think that is where you want to go.
[url=http://www.reagleelk.photosite.com/FAOLMarathon-Streamers/FAOL_Streamers_001.html:97e68]http://www.reagleelk.photosite.com/FAOLMarathon-Streamers/FAOL_Streamers_001.html[/url:97e68]

Ed

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That’s the pic. Thanks EdD. Now all I need is confirmation about the hook being a 6XL.

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The hook in the pic linked by EdD looks like a Mustad 79580 to me, which would be a 4X I believe.

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Ray,
If it helps any I tied a Royal Coachman Bucktail for the Beginner Swap that EdD linked to. I know it isn’t quite what you’re looking for, but that fly was tied on a 6x streamer hook, a Mustad 9575. I think that the flies would be identical except for the winging material. Hopefully that helps at least a little bit.

[This message has been edited by buckeyetier (edited 06 March 2006).]