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The Horrible Matuka (Darbee)
A Ken Broadhead Fly

Name	The Horrible Matuka Original dressing on the left and the small changes I made on the right.
Category	Steelhead
Hook	No. 2 salmon low water / partridge CS10/1
Tip	Fine silver oval tinsel
Thread	Any strong thread / Danville Flymaster Plus black
Rib	Oval silver tinsel / fine silver wire
Body	Fluorescent orange chenille / hot orange chenille
Wing	2 reddish orange saddles / 2 fluorescent inside 2 fire orange saddles
Collar	Reddish orange badger saddle hackles
Head	Black

The Horrible Matuka (Beaded) was tied by Ken Broadhead. You will find many more of his exceptional beaded flies, as well as several other styles at The Flies of Ken Broadhead.

Ken's Notes: This fly comes from the Fly-Tyers Almanac (Boyle/Whitlock 1975). It’s also listed in Farrow and Allen’s Flies for Steelhead, but calls for orange badger for the wing/tail and pink chenille for the body. There is no reason you can’t tie this fly in any colors that suit you.