Tying the Royal Coachman SoftHackle by Davie McPhail

Tying the Royal Coachman SoftHackle by Davie McPhail

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• Fly
• Tying
• River
• Flyfishing
• Royal
• Coachman
• SoftHackle
• Wet
• Davie
• McPhail

[skipperfox007]

Hi Davie, success i manged to tye this fly, it didn't look as neat as yours but practice makes perfect. i'm having a lot of problem with my thread snapping could you give me any tips its really frustrating, Regards Alan

[DavieMcPhail]

Hi Alan,

The main reason the thread breaks is due to the tension from the bobbin holder, you must bend and adjust the arms so that the thread can flow freely from the bobbin holder but not too slack that it falls on the floor. It's one thing I need to show on a video as I do get asked a lot about this...

Well done on tying the Coachman..

All the best Davie

[09vanjes]

Good job with the video Davie. I live in the USA and was wondering how you tie your caddis flies across the big pond?

[DavieMcPhail]

Hi 09vanjes,

I have a few caddis flies on youtube but it would be very hard to beat the many great patterns that come out of the States...

Have a look at them and let me know what you think.

All the best Davie

[dunamisjc]

Hey Davie, nice one mate. This is a lake fly right? Is it fished on a sinking line or greased in the film?

[DavieMcPhail]

Hi dunamisjc,

I tyed this for a friend that fishes lough Corrib and can be fished both ways . But to be honest I would think it would easily take fished on a river too.

All the best Davie

[elijoe78]

Another flawless flie. Well done.

[TheAlinaLopez]

We tye the Royal Coachman a lot. It is used here in our mountain streams. That is a beautiful fly. The whip finish is beautifully tyed. We tye the half hitch and whip finish knot by hand, but this was interesting. Thank you. Nice video.

[xonflame]

@skipperfox007 My pleasure Alan.Lately I've been using polyester sewing thread from the supermarket instead of purpose made tying thread.It's strong,comes in every colour ,in sizes of fine to thick ,doesn't absorb water & at $3.00 for 12 spools a bloody good bargain ! Hope you feel better soon,it's great talking to you here ! Let me know if there's anything else I can do for you? Kind Regards,Tony...

[skipperfox007]

@xonflame Hi Tony, I've only just taken up fly fishing after being a coarse fisherman for 50 odd years in 2008 i became ill with cancer and wasn't able to do much of anything. over the last 12 months i started fly fishing and progressed to tying, i can't explain the satisfaction i get from tying and catching on one you tied , i find it so theraputic. I really appreciate your tips on alternative materials and if they work or not it gives me confidence to experiment. Thanks again. Alan UK

[skipperfox007]

@xonflame Hi Tony, many thanks for your advice i can see what you mean i think that is some of my problem and also tension on the bobbin like davie said, i appreciate the time you spent contacting me it 's great it makes you feel like your not on your own with a problem. I watch Davie tying all the time and think he is a master tyer, I've learnt a lot from watching his videos,trouble is a lot of the feathers he uses are not in my kit yet but theres time to build it up. Regards Alan UK

[xonflame]

@skipperfox007 Hi, My thread used to break when I started to tie coz my thread kept touching the hook point..You'll notice Davie's thread never touches the hook point..The hook point wont cut the thread but it will fray & damage it enough for the thread to break under normal tension.. My problem was that I didn't get enough tension from my aging bobbins , so I stuck duct tape across the actual bobbin holes & that strategy gives me just enough tension.. Hope this helps?? Tony from Oz

[skipperfox007]

Hi Davie, very nice fly i've actually got all the material to tye this fly so i'll have a go and let you no how i do. Regards Alan