Doug McKnight ties up another great Salt Water fly tying pattern for us. The Da Tingum  is a shrimp pattern and comes out of the Bahamas and is great for many saltwater species.
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Hook- gamakatsu sc-15 1/0, 1, 2
Eyes: dumbbell your choice
Tail: tan craft fur, hot tip sili legs
Eyes: epoxy s...

Doug McKnight is extending our Saltwater fly tying videos library with his Danger Muffin crab pattern. This is a tasty one. Tie some up and let us know how they go.

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Thread: flat wax nylon
Hook: Ahrex SA 254 #2-6
Body: 60/40 mix of rabbit fur and deer hair
Legs: Micro ultra cheni...

Doug McKnight has tied a lot of patterns for us ( ) and we're psyched to have him tie some more salt water patterns. This one is great for Bahamas flats. Tie a few up and let us know how they go.

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Thread: flat wax nylon
Hook: gamakatsu SL 12s 2/0
Tail: two marabou plumes
Body: fox tail fu...

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Hook: TMC 811s
thread: Chartruese UTC 140
Eyes: Lead Dumbell
Tail: Marabou, rooster neck hackles, krystal flash
legs: Natural color rubber legs, colored with Sharpie markers
Body: Furry foam split in half, glues together with Zap Goo

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Hook: Bass bug hook, or standard saltwater hook.
Thread: Flat waxed nylon white
Tail: 3 or four pairs of wide webby Rooster neck hackle, white, brown, yellow dyed grizzly, crystal flash
Head/Body: Deer belly Hair white; Deer body hair, brown, Black
Legs: 3 or 4 medium round rubber ...

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Thread: Flat Wax Nylon
Eyes: Doll Eyes
Tail: 4-6 Saddle eyes
Body: Spun Deer Hair trimmed to Bullet Shape
Weed Guard: Heavy Mono

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Hook: Mustad #34011 stainless long shank #1/0-6
Thread: UTC 140 color to suit
Weight: .010-.025 lead wire
Eyes: black Laquer applied with a toothpick
Tail: Rabbit fur, flash, sili legs
Body: Brassie size ultra wire, epoxy, glitter, model paint; Epoxy turner is handy for this one

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Hook: 4x-6x long Streamer hook
Thread: UTC 140
Eyes: Lead Dumbbell eyes
Tail: Brown and Burnt Umber Marabou
Legs: Tan speckled rubber legs
Body: Woodchuck Hair spun into a loop of Med. gauge wire

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Hook: Wapsi Super Jig Hook
Thread: Flat waxed nylon
Tail: Olive zonker strip
Belly: Mouse Grey Zonker strip, rainbow crystal flash
Fins: Dyed Olive pheasant saddle feathers
eyes: large mono nymph eyes
Head: Dark olive furry foam, glued with Zap Goo

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Hook: #6-10 2xl nymph hook
Thread: UTC 140 Hopper Yellow
Body: Rainy's Crosslink foam 4mm, cream or tan
Legs: Rainy's Barred Rubber legs, tan or Yellow
Wingcase: Tan opaque Razor foam
Wing: Tan Neer Hair, or Antron yarn

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Hook: Std. Saltwater #2-6
Thread: UTC 140 color to suit
Weight: Lead or bead chain eyes to suit
Eyes: glass bead on #16 mono, dipped in epoxy
Tail: craft fur, spanflex, krystal flash
Body: sparkle yarn, colors to suit
Wing: craft fur, krystal flash
Legs: spanflex
Weed guard: 12...

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Hook: Tiemco 700 #1/0-8
Thread: White Flat waxed Nylon, White UTC140 for smaller sizes
Eyes/weight: Lead wire, painted dumbell eyes
Body: White Marabou, White Fox Tail
Flash: Silver Flashabou, UV Herring Back Krystal Flash, Black Flashabou
Sides: Badger Rooster Neck Hackles
Cemen...

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Hook: Std. Saltwater #1/0-8
Thread: UTC 140 color to suit
Tail: Tan craft fur or Polar fiber, orange pearl crystal flash
Antennae: Long strands of Black Pearl crystal flash, white spanflex colored with pink, tan sharpie markers
Eyes: Shrimp/crab eyes
Claws: Pair of rooster neck ha...

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Hook: TMC 2488H #12
Thread: Olive UTC 140
Body: Pearl core Braid Olive
Tail: Olive Ostrich Herl
Wingcase: Olive Turkey Biots
Thorax: Olive dubbing
Legs: Dyed olive Ringneck pheasant saddle hackles
eyes: Mono nymph eyes

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Hook: Standard Dry Fly
Thread: UTC 70
Tail: Dun Hackle fibers
Body: Reddish brown hackle stripped
Hackle: 2-3 dun dry fly hackles 3-4 times oversized

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Hook: Tiemco 3761 #14-16
Thread: UTC 70 Olive
Tail: pheasant flank feathers
Rib; green ultra wire
Body: SLF squirrel dub natural grey
Thorax: pheasant tail fibers

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Bead: Black Brass eye
Hook: #6-12 2XL nymph hook
Thread: UTC140 color to suit
Tail: Burnt Orange and Brown Marabou, single strand of flashabou
Body: Gold Variant Rabbit fur from the hide twisted into a dubbing loop

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Hook: Std Saltwater #2-8
Thread: UTC 140 color to suit
Eyes: Bead chain
Wing: Polar fiber color to suit, spanflex, flash
Legs: spanflex, colored with permanent marker
Head: Antron Crystal chenille, color and size to suit

Originally from Pensylvania, Doug now lives in Livingston, MT. He is currently a fly designer for Umpqua Feather Merchants and also creates beautiful display flies in custom shadow boxes.
In this video, Doug ties the Bread Crust Wet Fly, designed as a general trout fly. See below the video for t...