The Royal Coachman is an artificial fly that has been tied as a wet fly, dry fly and streamer pattern. Today, the Royal Coachman and its variations are tied mostly as dry flies and fished floating on
Drawing of Royal Coachman, 1892
A #12 Royal Wulff dry fly, a Royal Coachman derivative
Theodore Gordon was an American writer who fished the Catskill region of New York State in the late 19th century through the early 20th century. Though he never published a book, Gordon is often calle
Theodore Gordon: The father of American dry-fly fishing