Ace of Spades

Rainbow trout · TroutDeep

Dave Collyer's black matuka-style lure — a black hen-hackle wing bound down matuka-fashion over a black chenille body, with a bronze mallard overwing. A sleek, dark profile that holds its shape on the strip.

Fish this when

A searching dark lure for overcast days, dusk and coloured water, or any time a black silhouette outfishes flash. Steady pull on a floating or intermediate line.

Why it works

The matuka wing cannot foul the hook and keeps a continuous baitfish outline through the whole retrieve, so the fly looks alive even when pulled slowly.

Naturals it imitates