The Weekly Fly

Doug puts the weight on in this heave multi purpose fly.

Livingston tier and guide Doug McKnight hails originally from Pensylvania, but 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.

If you would like to learn more about Doug's custom work you can reach him at dougmfish@mac.com or by calling him at George Anderson's Yellowstone Angler at (406) 222-7130.

RECIPE:

• 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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Josh Stanish is a tyer from Bozeman, MT. Find out more about Josh by going to Biggie's Bugs or to www.montanatroutchasers.com

Josh grew up in the mountains of Colorado and watched a world class resort grow from the ground up. His passion for fishing got started at a young age when his father would take him camping in the flat top wilderness. When he was about 10 he found an old spin/flyfish combo rod and headed to the river. He has been completely consumed with the sport ever since. Upon graduating High School he headed north to the great state of Montana. He attended college between his days on the Madison, Yellowstone and Gallatin Rivers.

RECIPE:

• Hook: TMC #300 #2-8
• Thread: UTC 140 Olive
• Tail: Olive Zonker Strip
• Body: Olive Polar Chenile
• Peck Fins: Grizzly Olive filoplume
• Collar: Olive Brown Deer hair
• Head: Olive Brown Deer hair

Dave Bloom ties his favorite streamer pattern. He named it after Jim Morrison due to its psychodelic color scheme.

Dave Bloom has been an outfitter and guide in Montana and Idaho over 20 yrs as well as a dedicated steelheader in the Northwest. In addition he has guided in Chile and worked for Montana Fly Company in central America. He also has several of his patterns liscensed by Idlywild Flies out of Portland.
He is currently residing and outfitting in Craig, MT on the Missouri River.

Recipe:

• Hook: TMC #5263 #4-#6
• Thread: Red A Cord
• Eyes: Metal or Lead
• Tail: Black marabou with red and blue KF
• Body: Jim Morrison's chenille palmered with black hackle