Black Matuka Sculpin
Streamer
Tied By Darrell Olson
Hook: Streamer, 4XL, Size 6
Thread: Olive 6/0
Materials- weighted wire: 0.015 Lead-Free Wire rib: Copper Medium Wire body: Minnow Belly SLF Dubbing throat: Red SLF Dubbing Wing and Tail: Four Natural Black Hackles tied Matuka Style Pectoral fins: Speckled Hen Body Feather, Dyed Black collar: Black Deer Body Hair head: Black spun deer body hair
Notes:
The original Matuka pattern originated in New Zealand in the 1880s. From my understanding the feathers of certain native birds were a useful resemblance to the koaro, namely the kiwi and bittern for the Matuka streamer. The pattern has since come to mean a style of streamer with the feather wing lashed to the hook with a wire rib.