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Chaleur Bay Smelt Variant »

Hook Size 1 8X long
Tail. Peacock sword and teal
Body. Flat silver
Underbelly . Afew strands dark blue and purple bucktail and white bucktail
Throat. Teal strands and peacock sword fibres
Wing. Topping and 4 light ginger hackles
Sides/cheeks. Chukar partridge and JC
Head Black with orange band

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orange Wasp Streamer »

Hook #4
Tail. Amherst crest
Body. Black then orange floss ribbed gold tinsel
Underbelly. Black and orange bucktail
Throat . Orange hackle fibres
Wing. Orange hackles
Cheeks JC
Head Black

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Black Spinner (streamer) »

HOOK Mustad 94720 #4
TAG Flat siover
TAIL Black hackle fibres
BODY Mulberry silk ribbed flat silver
UNDERBELLY Black Bear
THROAT Black hackle fibres
WING Grizle over purple dyed grizzle
SIDES Woodduck dyed purple JC
HEAD Black

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R and P Ghost »

Hook #4 Mustad
TAG Flat gold
BODY Red ribbed flat gold
UNDERBELLY Purple then red bucktail
THROAT Purple thenred hackl fobres
WING 6 strands peacockherl, Purple dyed grizzle over red hackles
SIDES Woodduck , JC
Head Black

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Blondie »

Hook #4 Mustad
TAG Flat gold
BOD White floss ribbed oval gold
UNDERBELLY White Arctic runner,topping and white hackle fibres
WING Topping and white saddle hackles
CHEEKS/SIDES Pallid pheasant and JC
HEAD White

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Silver and Orange »

HOOK Martinek CS #1 10X
TAG Flat silver
TAIL. Gold/Am topping
BODY Flat copper
UNDERBELLY orange under White Arctic Runner; Gold/am topping
THROAT White then orange hackle fibres
WING.Hot orange hackle with Silver Pheasant flank over
SIDES/CHEEKS Am/Gold rump and JC
HEAD black with orange band

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Racquette (the Streamer) »

HOOK Mustad 45401/2
Tail. yellow hackle fibres
Body. White floss ribbed flat silver
Under throat. White bucktail
Wing. Yellow,black.yellow bucktail with Peacock herl over
Cheeks. JC
Head Black

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Matuka Foursome »

Clockwise from top right
YELLOW PERIL
Body. yellow wool or chenille
Rib. Gold twist or oval
Wing. Yellow hackle over red
The Red Peril is tied with a red body

GREEN MATUKA
Body. Olive green wool or chenille
Rib. Gold twist or oval
Wing. 4 Hen badger hackles

GREEN MATUKA #2
As above only with cock hackles dyed olive green

EARLY SEASON MATUKA
Body . White wool or chenille
Rib. Gold twist or oval
Wing. Grizzle dyed yellow
Hackle. Dyed red
Another Matuka similar to this one is the Clear water Matuka which doesn`t have the red hackle

All tied on Mustad Limerick hooks #2-#6

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Parsons Glory. Matuka (one for Ray) »

Hook Mustad bronzed Limerick TDE #4
Tag. Red hackle fibres
Body. yellow chenille or wool ribbed oval gold or twist (to tie down wing)
Wing. 4 cree hackles
Hackle. Cree tied as a collar
Head Black

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Casablanca from Carrie Stevens »

From Carrie Stevens
Tag.Flat silver
Tail. Red hackle fibres
Body. Flat gold tinsel
Underbelly. White Bucktail
Throat. Red hackle fibres
Wing. 4 white hacklesflanked with shorter dark violet hackle. Used dyed grizzly
Cheeks JC
Head. red,white and blue

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