Royal Coachman: This grandfather of all Attractor patterns was transformed as a dry fly in 1878 by John Haily from his little Fly Shop in New York City. The first Coachman style pattern originated in England around 1820 as a wet fly by Tom Bosworth who was Coachman to King George IV, and was first called the Winged Brown Hackle. The rest is almost 200 years of fly fishing history.
Royal Coachman Pattern Recipe: Hook-TMC100, Thread- Black 6/0, Hackle- Brown wrapped as a collar, Wings- White duck quill sections, Body- Peacock herl just behind Hackle collar, red floss center section followed by wrapped peacock hurl, Tail- Golden pheasant tippet barbs.