royal coachman

American  

noun

Angling.

1. a type of artificial fly, used chiefly for trout and salmon.

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Example Sentences

He cut a short pole at the water’s edge and drew from one of his pockets a bit of line and a draggled fly that had once been a royal coachman.

From Slate • Nov. 25, 2018

The tiny royal coachman falls like a snowflake on the water, and the hare's ear settles like a bit of thistledown two feet beyond it.

From Days Off And Other Digressions by Van Dyke, Henry

Of the standard patterns of flies the most successful are the coachman, royal coachman, black hackle, Parmacheene Belle, with the silver doctor for lake fishing, in the order named.

From Fly Fishing in Wonderland by Klahowya

For the Northern Wilderness: Scarlet ibis, split ibis, Romeyn, white-winged coachman, royal coachman, red hackle, red-bodied ashy and gray-bodied ashy.

From Woodcraft by Sears, George Washington

Nearest the rod he put a royal coachman, next to it a blue quill, and at the end a ginger quill.

From The Highgrader by Hutchison, D. C.