Winter’s Hope
Hooks - Singler salmon, sizes 1-4
Thread - Claret
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Hackle - Teal blue, and then purple tied on as a collar and tied back
Wings - Two yellow hackle tips followed by two fluorescent fire orange hackle tipstied on the outside and extending over the body
Author’s Note
Bill McMillan of Washougal, Washington, ington, originated this pattern in 1971.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier’s Art - Terry Hellekson