Streamer

Matuka

Trout · Rainbow troutSubsurface

A New Zealand streamer style where the hackle-feather wing is ribbed down along the body, so it never fouls and swims with a clean baitfish profile. Olive, black or rabbit-furred variants.

Fish this when

Searching deeper runs and lake margins for fish hunting small bullies or fry, fished on a swing or a strip with a sink-tip.

Why it works

Binding the wing to the body gives a continuous, undulating fish-shape with no gap or foul, so the silhouette stays honest through the whole retrieve.

Naturals it imitates