Streamer
Mrs Simpson
Iconic NZ bully/koura lure
TroutSubsurface
One of New Zealand's most famous lures — a bulky pheasant-flank-bodied pattern that suggests a bully or a koura. A mainstay of the lakes and back-country tarns for generations.
Fish this when
Worked slow and deep around the lake margins, weed edges and stream mouths, and into the back-country tarns — anywhere bullies and koura are on the menu.
Why it works
The mottled, segmented flank body reads as a bully or small crayfish, and the bulk pushes water that draws fish in dim or coloured conditions. A confidence pattern for NZ stillwaters.
Naturals it imitates
bully / koura / general attractor
Typical zone & fishable range
usually
Surface
Film
Subsurface
Deep
Setup sensitivity: medium