Dave McKee: Shrimp Cocktail
Saltwater Patterns
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5m 11s
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 cork strike indicators "the McKee Cork Indicator" which can be found in Umpqua Feather Merchant's Catalogue.
You can learn more about Dave at davemckeeflyfishing.com.
This week Dave is tying his Shrimp Cocktail pattern.
Recipe:
Hook: TMC 2457 #16
Bead: 3/32 nickel bead
Thread: Pink 8/0
Tail: Pink Darlon
Body: Pink Darlon/clear micro tubing
Wingcase: Pearlescent Mylar Strip
Thorax: Shrimp Pink UV Dubbing
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