FLY
Classic Wet Fly
Leadwing Coachman
Tied by Christian Andrews
Leadwing Coachman recipe
| Hook | #8 |
|---|---|
| Thread | claret |
| Tag | gold tinsel |
| Body | Peacock herl |
| Front Hackle | brown hen |
| Wings | slate, gray quill |
About this fly
tied after seeing the actual fly Mary Orvis Marbury tied for her book Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892)
What the Leadwing Coachman imitates
- Slate Drake (adult) Isonychia bicolor
Where the Leadwing Coachman came from
- Derived from Coachman. Gray mallard wing replaced the Coachman's white wing.Source: Fly Fishing the Sierra: Leadwing Coachman
- Originated by Tom Bosworth, England. Bosworth credited for the Coachman (1820s or 1830s, disputed); Leadwing is the gray-mallard-wing evolution.Source: Sullivan County Democrat: Fall Fishing, Isonychias and the Leadwing Coachman
Where sources tell it differently, each account is listed with its own source.
Inside the vault every material on this fly opens to its own card, and you can save the fly to your own boxes.
