Black Matuka Sculpin
Streamer
Tied By Darrell Olson
Hook: Streamer, 4XL, Size 6
Thread: Olive 6/0
Body Parts: weighted wire, rib, body, throat, Wing and Tail, Pectoral fins, collar, head
Materials: 0.015 Lead-Free Wire, Copper Medium Wire, Minnow Belly SLF Dubbing, Red SLF Dubbing, Four Natural Black Hackles tied Matuka Style, Speckled Hen Body Feather, Dyed Black, Black Deer Body Hair, 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.