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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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Preston MOM »

Preston MOM
tag. Flat silver
butt. black Ostrich
Body.Flat silver
Wing. Mallard with JC over
Hackle. As collar ,red
Head Black

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Red and Black Matuka »

Body. Red wool or Chenille
Rib Tinsel
Wing. 4 hen hackles

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Red Streak »

As per pattern description


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