The pattern for the Miller's River Special is listed in "Trolling Flies for Trout and Salmon" by Dick Stewart and Bob Leeman. If you can get your hands on a copy of this book, it is a good pattern resource for New England Streamers and Bucktails-

THREAD: Black
TAIL: Sparse amount of golden pheasant tippet fibers
BODY: Flat gold tinsel
RIB: Oval gold tinsel
WING: Sparse yellow bucktail over which is sparse black bucktail
SHOULDERS: Red side feathers from a golden pheasant skin, 1/2 wing length and extending from top of wing to below hook
CHEEKS: Jungle cock, tied short

I have tied this fly using a Mustad #3665 or a #9575 hook. There is also another pattern listed as "Millers Special" and is described as follows:

BODY: Flat silver tinsel
WING: White bucktail over which is purple bucktail over which is 4-5 strands of peacock herl
THROAT: Yellow bucktail, 1/2 length of wing

Good Luck!!

[This message has been edited by Greenmtnflier (edited 23 April 2006).]