JerryCoviello
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Whitlock's Matuka Sculpin
Master fly angler and fly tier Dave Whitlock developed this pattern to help in his quest to catch large brown trout and bass. The pattern has served him well, with trout in excess of twenty pounds, as well as numerous other double digit fish. Dave’s Sculpin is truly a ‘big fish’ fly. This pattern loosely evolved from the Muddler Minnow but is designed to replicate the silhouette, mottled color and swimming characteristics of the sculpin minnow. Sculpin minnows are chameleons whose color matches the stream bottom of their environment.
They are found to be nearly any color ranging from cream to tan and brown to olive and even black. The bodies of the sculpins are very mottled but nearly always with a cream or tan under belly and progressively darker toward the dorsal area.
Although it’s a very effective fishing fly, the tying process of the Whitlock Matuka Sculpin is initially challenging. Tying this pattern is an exercise in stacking, layering and trimming deer hair. Although this is a complex tying exercise all the techniques are straightforward and not difficult. The Whitlock Matuka Sculpin is a very rewarding fly to tie.
Hook: Daichi 1750 #4 or suitable substitute.
Thread: Pale Yellow 3/0 Mono cord.
Belly (Body): pale yellow or suitable substitute.
Rib: Brass or gold wire, size medium.
Body Weight: Lead or lead-free wire approximate diameter of hook wire.
Back and Tail: 8 Ewing Hackle Neck hackles, Cree and Grizzly dyed Olive matuka style.
Throat: gill red or suitable substitute.
Pectoral Fins: **** ringneck pheasant back feathers.
Collar and Head: Deer body hair: Cream or light yellow, natural grey, black, redish brown, and olive or other
color combinations to match sculpin of tiers choice.
Eyes (Optional): Solid plastic doll eyes, yellow and black
Master fly angler and fly tier Dave Whitlock developed this pattern to help in his quest to catch large brown trout and bass. The pattern has served him well, with trout in excess of twenty pounds, as well as numerous other double digit fish. Dave’s Sculpin is truly a ‘big fish’ fly. This pattern loosely evolved from the Muddler Minnow but is designed to replicate the silhouette, mottled color and swimming characteristics of the sculpin minnow. Sculpin minnows are chameleons whose color matches the stream bottom of their environment.
They are found to be nearly any color ranging from cream to tan and brown to olive and even black. The bodies of the sculpins are very mottled but nearly always with a cream or tan under belly and progressively darker toward the dorsal area.
Although it’s a very effective fishing fly, the tying process of the Whitlock Matuka Sculpin is initially challenging. Tying this pattern is an exercise in stacking, layering and trimming deer hair. Although this is a complex tying exercise all the techniques are straightforward and not difficult. The Whitlock Matuka Sculpin is a very rewarding fly to tie.
Hook: Daichi 1750 #4 or suitable substitute.
Thread: Pale Yellow 3/0 Mono cord.
Belly (Body): pale yellow or suitable substitute.
Rib: Brass or gold wire, size medium.
Body Weight: Lead or lead-free wire approximate diameter of hook wire.
Back and Tail: 8 Ewing Hackle Neck hackles, Cree and Grizzly dyed Olive matuka style.
Throat: gill red or suitable substitute.
Pectoral Fins: **** ringneck pheasant back feathers.
Collar and Head: Deer body hair: Cream or light yellow, natural grey, black, redish brown, and olive or other
color combinations to match sculpin of tiers choice.
Eyes (Optional): Solid plastic doll eyes, yellow and black
