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Name Maxwell's Purple Matuka

Category Summer Steelhead

Tag Flat silver tinsel

Body Black Dubbing

Rib Medium or Large Oval Silver Tinsel

Wing Two to Four Purple Hackles, Tied Matuka Style

Collar Purple Hackle

Maxwell's Purple Matuka was originated by Forrest Maxwell and is one of the flies that he and John Shewey recommend for summer steelhead along with Shewey's Spawning Purple if you were to fish nothing else.

You can find step-by-step instructions for trying this fly in John Shewey's book, Steelhead Flies.

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