Another twist on the all-time classic Royal Coachman - a bucktail streamer

[@davehall2160]

Gorgeous looking fly, Matt Definitely need to tie up a few. Thanks for the video

[@marshallbaldwin8960]

A Great classic fly. Thank you Sir Matt. Have a Great week!

[@edwardchavez5627]

Good Morning Sir Matt, 😊 the Royal Coachman BUCKTAIL is awesome. I can't wait to tie up a few of these. I also was surprised to see the name "Tuscan Skunk" made the top 5 just before I laid down for the night. I can't wait to see what's next. Until next time my friend Cheers and tight lines.

[@mikewelch4673]

Nice trick with the bucktail

[@markfritch3168]

Nice spin on an old stand by pattern. This pattern has long been an effective fly and catches fish literally around the world. Thanks for another great tie. Warmest regards

[@jimholland1592]

Hey Matt, Nicely done 👍

[@joutdoorsmen23]

Nice job on it Matt

[@burtonbrocious171]

A classic video. For a classic fly. Tks matt 😊

[@SavageFlies]

Appreciate it Burt!

[@bigdaddy99929]

Love tying and fishing this wonderful fly. Thx Matt

[@MyItalians]

Morning Matt. Like this streamer. Since the rivers out here have been flowing, I've been streamer fishing and I like the looks of this one. Thanks.

[@SavageFlies]

Thanks Nich! Good luck my friend. :-)

[@Jd-yc3gw]

Good morning Matt. ☕️time watching a version of a classic fly being tied. Great way to start a day. That’s a fly that just needs to be fished. Have a great week Matt. Take care.

[@SavageFlies]

Appreciate it John! I just got done with Friday's fly. I went way back to Izaak Walton for this simple wet fly. But it's a style I seriously need some practice fishing. :-)

[@tompeterson559]

No matter the variation, the Roayal Coachman is one of the prettiest flies. Thank you!

[@leemowers9395]

Thanks Matt for another amazing fly, great techniques, Love the look. Thanks for sharing my friend.

[@SavageFlies]

You bet Lee! Thanks for watching my friend. :-)

[@pc5439]

Great fly Matt, I just wanted to let everyone know that a new movie starting June 9th, Mending the Line, vets using fly fishing as therapy to deal with physical and mental trauma of war.

[@SavageFlies]

Phil- great plug! I just watched the trailer. I'll definitely mention this in a video soon. Thanks for the note!

[@peteyarrington582]

The marabou version of that fly is what I caught my first trout on, in Rangeley Maine back in the 70s. I tied it myself back home in Bethesda before that trip. It was in an aluminum Perrine box with coil spring clips with about a dozen other flies I'd tied that I envisioned Brookies jumping all over. And some did! I also remember rows of RC streamers, both bucktail and marabou in #4 through 10, in the House of Tall Tales and in Rangeley Region Fly Shop. The people in House of Tall Tales explained that the bigger flies were "for salmon". Landlocks of course, I later figured out. Hooking and landing a salmon seemed like an impossibility to me. Each fly in a little cellophane bag, stapled carefully to a card with the name and size written on it. I still keep a few RC marabous, small with bead heads. in my box for Brookie expeditions. ...Well, back to the 21st century. Thanks Matt!

[@SavageFlies]

What a great comment Pete! It's cool how seeing a fly you haven't thought about in years can bring back such vivid memories. And yes, old flies stapled to cards inside cellophane... and the aluminum Perrine box. I've got a few memories of those too. :-)

[@jamesmitton3526]

Thanks Matt, this is the fly I used to catch my first trout on a fly that I tied. It was a nice little chubby brown trout. The feeling was amazing.

[@SavageFlies]

Oh yeah, that first trout on a fly is usually a pretty good memory! Mine was on a feather wing caddis dry fly. :-)

[@joeduca8582]

Nice tie Matt. All the "Royal" patterns in their many forms are awesome. With the streamer variations I really like the Spruce Streamers, especially the Dark with furnace hackle. You should tie some of these RC Bucktails with a wing of that Tuscan "Bambina" lamb :o) shameless plug, huh? Happy it made it to the list, I think it fits. Plus Tuscan Lamb is a favorite traditional Easter dish... roast leg of lamb. Anyway I'll have to get one of those pelts, sort of reminds me of the micro piece of polar bear I have from years ago. Thanks Matt!👍

[@SavageFlies]

Great note Joe! And I liked the Bambina as a name! I can't believe it didn't get more votes. Maybe not enough people are Babe Ruth fans. That's what the name reminded me of. And speaking of Tuscan Lamb... when I looked it up to see what one actually looked like, I only saw a bunch of recipes. Which did look delicious. :-)

[@jamesvatter5729]

Well done, Matt. This is another fly pattern that gives me so much confidence in golden pheasant tippets. Might just be luck, but....

[@SavageFlies]

Oh yeah Jim. Two of our favorite materials: the tippets AND peacock herl. :-)

[@vrich3733]

This was one of my grandfather's favorites. Brings back great memories! Thanks Matt!

[@SavageFlies]

Cool to hear! Thanks for the note my friend. :-)

[@goldenvise]

I've tied a few of these with a poly wing. I usually counter wrap my coachmen with fine copper wire just for a bit more sturdiness. Love all the coachman fly patterns.

[@JamesMcCutcheon]

Wow, Nice TIE! Royal Coachman will always have a place in my box. The materials are classic. Great Video. Thanks Matt!

[@zarchy55]

Great fly. One of my “go to” brook trout patterns.

[@kogabear1]

Great video. Back in the day before internet and I started typing flys the royal coachman was the fly to tie. Still one of my favorites. It’s surprising how many don’t know what this is, truly a classic.

[@howardmceachern6614]

A super fly, Matt. I love the Royal Coachman, and this streamer version will get a lot of play from me this fall. Thanks for all the great content.

[@SavageFlies]

Thanks Howard! I appreciate the note my friend. :-)

[@Fresh_Popped_Corn]

Love it, I finally started tying coachman dries, definitely adding this one to the repertoire, thanks for the tips

[@tubbyguyoutdoors]

Have to try this one ! Thanks bud

[@SavageFlies]

Appreciate it! And thanks for the note. :-)

[@jamesyates5191]

I tied these in size 4 and 6 hooks for steelhead on the Klamath River in Northern California. I caught a bunch of winter steelies with this fly. I used calf tail which made a little kinkier wing. Well done.

[@ybarrajc]

Another nice one Matt, thanks for sharing. Have a blessed day my friend.

[@everettstevenson6110]

Hey Matt, can you tell us how your trip the Smokys went? What flies worked for you, what streams did you fish? How was the trip overall?

[@SavageFlies]

Yes! I'm hoping to get around to going through all that video. It's hours and hours of footage to get through though, just to cull it down to a few good minutes. But I did keep a detailed journal so I'll at least remember all the waters I fished. I'll try to get through some of it in the upcoming week or two.

[@harryjoesather6539]

Always a nice one matt...enjoyed seeing this one...see ya joe

[@martyrothman3933]

just thank you

[@johnnylightning1491]

Nice fly Matt. I know it's probably sacrilege to some folks but I think there could be a few variations on this one with different chenille instead of the peacock and different color floss and, well heck everything for that matter, there's just lots of combinations you could have. I've got to get me a golden pheasant skin soon. Keep the good stuff coming buddy.

[@SavageFlies]

That's not sacrilege to me Dave! I've often wondered... at what point does a fly get a new name? Is it still a RC Bucktail if you change the wing to squirrel? Or calftail? What about if you change the body to yellow or green? I think that's when it no longer keeps the "Royal" in the name. But still, I wouldn't hesitate to tie this in different colors if I thought it would do better for me. :-)

[@crowdaddy8355]

Thanks Matt

[@ИвайлоКостадинов-д5р]

Amazing fly tanks

[@ceesbouma2776]

Thanks Matt, nice pattern the royal coachmen the original dry is also one of my first tying and fishing i am interesting in the history of this dry can you give me the link for that? Thanks

[@SavageFlies]

Thanks Cees! I think I talk about the history of it in this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/roq6o2Rsl6qlrZY

[@ceesbouma2776]

@@SavageFlies thanks for the link, 👍🏻

[@FlyTyer1948]

Such a pretty fly. It’s nice that the fish agree & want to steal it. How was your fishing trip?

[@SavageFlies]

Thanks Bob! My GSM trip was a blast, not a ton of fish, but at least a few every day. I got one morning on the Savage last weekend, and got nothing! Plenty of bugs out, and a few fish rising, but I came home with a skunk. I was going to take this weekend off, but I may have to drive up to the Gunpowder to restore my faith in my skills.

[@wayneandrews1278]

Great looking fly it the one I just love to make to me it just a fly should look like

[@lewisward4359]

Beautiful. How was your trout fishing weekend. Did the new flies work out?

[@SavageFlies]

Thanks Lewis! Well... a three day weekend, but only a couple hours on the water one morning. And I was skunked! Oh well, we don't get fish every time out. :-)

[@philstevens6934]

Wonderful explanation. But since it is a buck tail fly, and a streamer, I would think that some weight would be appropriate. Maybe a bit of lead free wire?

[@raysoucy3160]

Matt, could you do a Royal Trude fly pattern. Thanks Gina and Ray.

[@jimgollach6202]

Nicely done Matt! What makes this fly so great? Peacock! Thanks Matt. 👍

[@SavageFlies]

That's right Jim... gotta be the peacock herl! :-)

[@АлександрНовиков-ч2в5л]

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