Tying the Black Coachman (a royal variation)

[@jimgollach6202]

Tough tie Matt! I definitly enjoyed watching you do this one. Thanks 👌

[@ZacharyBobbie1611]

This one does look pretty fun! Thank you for sharing! Tight lines my friend! 😎🎣

[@jimholland1592]

Good morning Matt☕️☕️ Nicely done thanks and hope all is well👍

[@ybarrajc]

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

[@AlAraujo-zr2nh]

Nice variation, I always enjoy trying different things with patterns. Have a great day Matt!

[@davehall2160]

That is a cool looking fly, Matt Definitely need to tie up a few of those Thanks for the video

[@davidveilleux4688]

Neat looking variation. Thanks for sharing

[@allenaviation5746]

Good morning Matt. Thanks for posting this great looking fly.

[@markfritch3168]

Looks like one of my Uncle Wayne’s patterns (Clifford Wayne Stringer). He was an amazing fly fisherman. Thanks for sharing

[@BeyerOutdoors]

I like it. Don't know if I've seen that variation before, but it makes sense. Thank you for sharing.

[@burtonbrocious171]

Good looking fly matt tks 😊

[@ceesbouma2776]

Very good idea, i have the Royal and the green and now try also the black 👍🏻

[@vrich3733]

Thanks Matt!

[@jamesvatter5729]

Thanks, Matt. I can see that Black Coachman, tied as a wet, making it into my box.

[@brianferguson9483]

Nice looking variation you've inspired me to do that long before this video 😊

[@joeduca8582]

Nice variation Matt. Like the LA tail. Have a good one.

[@alc609]

Love this fly,

[@tubbyguyoutdoors]

Beauty job!

[@Jd-yc3gw]

Good morning Matt. Enjoyed the video. It’s nice to see you don’t edit out the parts where things don’t go according to plan. Helps knowing it just doesn’t happen to me. 😀. We are just coming out of a cold snap. Woke yesterday to -33C but temps have moderated to -20C this morning. Plan is to head south this week and forecast is for mild temps while travelling. Hope to be back in the desert by Friday. Take care

[@jeffjackson5331]

Neat looking fly

[@floydharlan2152]

Good day Matt, nice fly, love the facter , that we all have material falt's. Is the human way.

[@chevyguy6510]

Nice job Matt. I have issues with Herl breaking as well!

[@wayneandrews1278]

Hey my friend I did one of them my did not come out that good hope you have a great new year

[@jlsmithii]

If you tie your wings in similar to using wood duck breast feathers for a Catskill style dry (ie pointing forward and then pull back and up) you can get the correct size (length of the shank), will sit better, be easier to tie in, and won't be in the way when tying your body.

[@acamparargentina]

nice, but missing the ribbing over the floss, that bit of shine is important. A note aside, the black and white tail kind of bring it to its original recipe which asked for wood duck fibers for the tail, not golden pheasant tippets as it is costumary to tie it nowadays. I've tied both versions and let me tell you, wood duck tail fished a lot more than tippets

[@diecastrejuvenation7779]

Good video Matt! It's always good to see that you leave in the mishaps. Very relatable. Could you not tie in the wings after the 2nd herl? Might be worth a try.

[@glensims7959]

Pretty fly, but I never could understand why anyone would want quill wings on a fly that they actually planned to fish with. Good for ONE fish, at best.

[@tompeterson559]

Nice variation! It got me to thinking about some other possibilities. Chartruese? Fluorescent pink? Blue/purple? Thanks Matt!

[@bigdaddy99929]

Love the coachman fly. Great tie. Thx Matt

[@FlyTyer1948]

Why not black? Bet it would beat a traditional Royal Coachman all hollow if there was a hatch of large flying ants. However, I’m not a big fan of the traditional use of duck wings vs. Wulff style hair wings. Even if you set the wings perfectly, there is a good chance of your fly whirling in the air & corkscrewing your tippet before it lands. They do look cool though. .1 to 30! Sweet! Btw: Have you ever tried tying or fishing a flatwing streamer? You might want to check them out. I can send you some links if interested. I was seriously considering tying a batch of them to test in freshwater but then my back told me no more fishing, so it didn’t happen. They work great on saltwater fish, so I’m thinking they would be great in fresh too.

[@dalelinton7716]

What? You messed with the sacred Royal Coachman? I bet this black version works just fine!