The Royal Coachman fly comes in a few different patterns depending on how you like to fish it. Personally I love to fish clear water, stone bottom brooks and streams for brook trout but I have also used them to attract and catch Atlantic salmon.

A few times I have used them in a lake but never really had much luck using them there. Of course I don’t fish lakes much for trout so I don’t have a lot of experience at it and for me it’s all about using confidence baits when I fish so I have a tendency to switch flies before giving them a good testing. If you have luck with Royal Coachman flies in trout lakes take a minute and leave a tip about how to fish them as a comment.

Here are a couple of videos that will teach you how to tie different Royal Coachman patterns.

Tying the Royal Coachman SoftHackle by Davie McPhail

For those of you that like the Royal Coachman pattern and would like a streamer pattern based on the Royal Coachman then this next video, actually two videos, part one and two. I am thinking this pattern may be the pattern for me to use in some of the trout lakes and ponds I fish. Maybe I will have better luck and find a new confidence fly for lakes. As it is I tend to use my Woolly Bugger most of the time as it makes a great leech pattern and attracts a lot of hungry trout. They are great for bass as well. Anyways, back to the pattern at hand, the Royal Coachman.

This first video will even give you the background of the Royal Coachman, which I had never heard before, enjoy.

Learning how to tie a double half hitch properly is important and will make your fly tying experience all that much better and a little less frustrating when your fingers seem to get in the way.

I hope you enjoyed Daves little video lesson on tying a double half hitch.