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Winter Spawning Purple (Variation)
Tied By William Lovelace

Name	Winter Spawning Purple (Variation)
Category	Steelhead Fly
Hook	Dai Riki 889 #2
Thread	UTC 140 Fl Chartreuse
Tag	Flat Silver Tinsel (wound from the hook front and back again to provide an underbody for the floss)
Body	Hot Chartreuse Neon Uni-Floss
Hackle	Purple (wound before the last Marabou spike)
Collar	Blue dyed Guinea
Wing	Chartreuse & Purple Marabou “spikes” tied in 4-5 times on top of the shank starting about midpoint
Cheeks	Jungle Cock (optional)

Winter Spawning Purple (Variation) was tied by Salmonfly.Net Contributing Fly Tyer William Lovelace.

Bill's notes: "This is my variation of John Shewey’s Winter Spawning Purple tied in Chartreuse instead of the Cerise John used. I also tie a hot pink variation."

Read more about William Lovelace and see more of his flies at The Flies of William Lovelace.