oatka 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2007 Here's my second attempt at a royal coachman. I'm pleased with how this looks compared to attempt #1. Of course I now think I need to get better peacock to work with and different hackle. (time to pack up the materials and head to bed) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carver 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2007 It looks good to me. I prefer a thiker hackle colar on mine, but thats, just me. Paul Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Linesides 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2007 Nice floss work and tail hackle. I am trying to learn the herl collar myself, but the herk keeps breaking. Nice fly though. Caught my first calico bass on wet coachman MANY years ago. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Inconnu 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2007 Looking good Oatka. The thing with Coachmen is that it sort of brings out the artist in folks, so you get different plays with hackle densities and colouration etc. Yours looks like you need to take it fishing!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seanrus 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2007 Very very nice!!! :thumbsup: but you know you just started down the dark path there's still time, Run Run towards the light. Cause soon every week it's back to the fly shop for a few more things, then it's I need a bigger desk and then it's I need a room,before you know it your building a piece onto the house. No really it's a great fly for your second 1 and I hope you have a great time tying for a very very long time :thumbup: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oatka 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2007 seanrus, there is no turning back. I think you missunderstood, this is my 2nd royal coachman, not my 2nd fly. I've been tying for about 10 years but can only think of 2 royal coachman's i've tied...both this week. As far as the bigger desk......well I've been working on that for months now. i use to use a tv dinner tray, but i'm upgrading to a sewing machine desk. it's nice, and i'll post pictures of it in about 30 years when i'm finally done customizing it. Inconnu, it's funny you should mention that it looks like I should take it fishing. I had barely applied the head cement, when the darn thing turned towards me and very boldly said "OATKA, TAKE ME FISHING.....OR THERE WILL BE HELL TO PAY!!!" when a fly talks, I listen! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Soft-hackle 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2007 Good work. Keep going. Mark Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
