FLY
Dry Fly
Royal Wulff
Tied by Ryan Storch
Royal Wulff recipe
| Hook | Size 12 Daiichi 1170 dry fly |
|---|---|
| Thread | 72d white from Magpie Materials |
| Tail | Stacked moose mane (in place of moose body) |
| Body | Peacock herl |
| Body | Red kimono silk thread from magpie materials |
| Wing | White calf (kip) tail stacked, split and posted |
| Hackle | Silver grade furnace saddle from Whiting Farms |
About this fly
Typically I would tie these with a moose body tail, original pattern called for bucktail though I believe Perhaps the hackle is a size and a half too big, but that tail should help it ride properly (I’m hoping)
Tied for: Trout (general)
Where the Royal Wulff came from
- Originated by Q.L. Quackenbush, 1929, Beaverkill, New York. 1929-30; often cited as creator; early names Quack Coachman / Quack Special, tied commercially by Rube CrossSource: Wikipedia: Royal Wulff; also Fly Fishing the Sierra: Wulff flies <https://flyfishingthesierra.com/wulff/>
- Originated by Lee Wulff, 1930, Esopus and Catskill region, New York. 1929-30; originally called the Bucktail Coachman; hair-winged robust style for American rivers. Kept here so both sides of the Quackenbush dispute show together.Source: Wikipedia: Wulff series of dry flies
- Named by Dan Bailey, Livingston, Montana. 1930s; urged renaming Wulff's patterns; Bucktail Coachman became Royal Wulff; Bailey and Ray Bergman popularized the seriesSource: Wikipedia: Royal Wulff
- Derived from Fanwing Royal Coachman. Hair wing replaced fragile fanwing of the Royal CoachmanSource: Wikipedia: Royal Wulff
Where sources tell it differently, each account is listed with its own source.
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