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.
RECIPE:
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: 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

Recipe:
Hook: Any streamer hook. Stainless steel for saltwater.
Thread: Fine mono
Eyes: Lead or dumbbell eyes to match fishing conditions and water depth. Use zap-a-gap to secure to hook prior to tying
Body: White and pink Ice Fur or similar synthetic. Bucktail also works very well and was th...

RECIPE:
Hook: Daiichi 2546
Thread: Gudebrod GX2 or Danville's Flat Waxed Nylon 210 Denier
Body: SF blend White Botton, Tan Top
Head: Stacked Deer Hair or Cow Elk Whit on Bottom, Tan top

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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: SKII3H #2-#4
Thread: Pink Flatwax Nylon
Tail: Barred Pumpkin Rubberlegs - nymph
Dubbing: UV Ice Dub or Hairs Ear
Eyes: Black Bead Chain
Wing: Gator Hair - tan; Red Fox body; UV Pearl Krystal Flash
Legs: Sili Legs barred Pumpkin - nymph

This is writer and outfitter Dave McKee of Dave McKee Flyfishing, LLC out of Bozeman, MT. He specializes in both trout and carp fishing in SW Montana as well as being an Umpqua signature tier, he writes a weekly outdoors column for the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, and he's developed his own line of c...

Recipe:
Hook: TMC 2488, fished wet. Daiichi 1640 for fishing it dry
Thread: 8/0 Uni Thread, in lt Cahill, Olive, Rust, or Brown
Tail: Lt Brown, Olive, Red, or Grey Antron body yarn
Body: 8/0 Uni Thread, in lt Cahill, Olive, Rust, or Brown
Over-body: McFly foam in Lt Yellow, Flats Crab Tan, M...

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Hook: Standard 1/0 or 2/0 saltwater hook (example- Mustad 34007)
Thread: Chartruese 3/0 flat wax nylon
Body: Ice or Krystal Flash chenille, gold or light olive
Top Wing: Super Hair or Crinkle Hair, blue
Interior Lateral Line: Krystal Flash chenille - gold or pearl
Exterior Lateral...

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Hook: TMC 800s in 2, 4, 6, 8
Thread: Flat A Pink
Eyes: Size 5/32" gold Real Eyes w/ brigh orange stick on eyes
Tail: Tan Rabbit with 3 Lt clear/hot orange Wiggle Legs
Body: Tan Rabbit, dubbed
Weed Guard: .22" Mason hard mono

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Hook: Any stainless saltwater hook, size 8 – 2 to match conditions
Thread: 6/0 pink
Eyes: Dumbbell eyes to match water depth. Tie pattern blind (no eyes), or with different size eyes to match the conditions you are fishing.
Tail: n/a although original pattern calls for a tail of unrav...

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Hook: Gamakatsu #2 SW
Thread: Shell Pink FW
Eyes: Med Lead Eye
Tail/Body: Pearl flat braid
Wing: Sand Craft Fur and Pearl Krystal Flash
Glue: 30 min Epoxy

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Hook: Gamakatsu #5 Saltwater
Thread: Tan
Body: clear tubing
Underbody: Pearl Flashabou
Wing: Arctic Fox

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Hook: Dai-Riki 135, Size 8-12
Thread: Clear, fine monochord
Eyes: Black dumbbell eyes, size to match hook
Antennae: Pearlescent Silli Legs
Body: Pearl Diamond Braid
Hackle: White
Shellback: White or tan Scud Skin
Ribbing: Fine black wire

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Hook: Gamakatsu #SL11-3H in sizes #2, #4, #6, #8
Thread: Pink 3/0 Uni-thread
Eyes: For sizes #6 and #8 size small silver bead chain eyes; size #4 Medium Silver bead chain eyes; size #2 Real Eyes plus 5/32” Nickel/Red. All eyes to be super glued to Hook Shank.
Tail: Six strands of Kr...

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Hook: Daiichi 2143, size 1(red straight bend back eye salmon hook)
Thread: Clear Mono
Tag: Holographic Tinsel wound deeply onto the bend and back
Body: Three separate Whiting Farms spey hackles, wound on from the tag forward. Colors can vary but the last feather (the veil) should al...

Recipe:
Hook: Daiichi salmon fly hooks size 3/0 down to size 10
Thread: Clear Mono
Eyes: Barbell or bead chain (he uses Wapsi "Real Eyes")
Tag: Holographic Tinsel wound down the hook bend and back up
Body: Pine squirrel zonker palmered to just behind the eye.
Collar: Whiting Spey feather, a...

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Hook: Stainless Steel 1/0
Thread: Gray 3/0
Tail: Equal parts white and gray Ice Fur or similar product (ep fibers, fishhair, ect). Tie in with darker color in the dorsal position.
Body: Pearl Cactus chenille or similar. Webby grizzly hackle palmered up body, longest hackle to the fr...

RECIPE:
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

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Hook: Stainless Steel, Size 2
Thread: Chartreuse 6/0
Eyes: Lead eyes, zap a gapped to hook
Tail: Tan marabou tips, grizzly hackle tips, 2 – 4 strands tan midge flash per side on tail
Body: Chartreuse Ice Fur

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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: TMC 800s in 2, 4, 6, 8
Thread: Flat A Pink
Eyes: Size 3/16" gold Real Eyes w/ brigh orange stick on eyes
Tail: Light Tan marabou w/ 3 clear/hot Wiggle legs
Body: guts of dyed Super Pearlescent Mylar Tubing, size XL (light blue, yellow, light Pink, lime, and pearl)
Under Body...