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January 2005 Fly Of The Month
The Royal Wulff
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Hook: Standard dry fly hook - typically
size 12 or 10
Thread: Black 6/0
Rib: Fine gold or silver wire - optional
Hackle: Coachman brown, wrapped very full
Body: Peacock herl, then red floss, then peacock
herl, roughly equal lengths
Wing: White Calf tail upright and divided (calf
body hair works too but calf tail creates a fuller wing)
Many tiers have turned to synthetic material for wings
Tail: Moose, elk, or natural coastal deer hair
Notes: Like all flies, careful attention must be
paid to proper proportioning. This is especially true
with this pattern since there are so many materials to
incorporate into the final result
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| The Royal Wulff is good fit for the holiday
season and it is one of the most widely recognized dry
fly patterns in the world. It was developed by Lee Wulff
who was, without question, one of the most revered and
respected American anglers. Around 1930 he introduced
the Gray Wulff, White Wulff and the Royal Wulff. Lee had
serious reservations about the design of English dry flies
for American rivers. He considered them too anemic-looking
for our brawling streams. Moreover, thes traditionmal
English flies did not float well without constant applications
of floatant. He began to use bucktail (whitetail deer
hair) instead of feathers to create his imitations. Ray
Bergman, a friend of Lee's listed the three patterns in
his book, "Trout", and they became instantly
popular. This is a pattern that you will find anywhere
you care to travel. |
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