Here you go, Ed.
http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/fly_pictures/madonna.htm
This is another Michigan pattern - I think I originally heard about it from
an article on AuSable, but it might have been the Mantisee. I like the
natural deer/white rabbit/gold krystal flash version - been a great
smallmouth fly. I also wrap copper wire through the rabbit over the krystal
braid - holding the strip tight to the hook seems to keep it from fouling as
much and doesn't really change the action.
Send me your address off list and I'll drop a couple in the mail.
Enjoy!
Kev
From: "Ed Roden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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To: <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [VFB] Re: Orvis Nutcracker Fly
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 21:19:14 -0500
Recipes and/or pictures?
They are using this for the bruiser trout that you can find on the Manistee
River here in Michigan. They have started to tie the Nutcrackers with
rabbit stripsI was told....more effective. We'll find out!
On 2/21/06, Kevin W. Machon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> Agreed - looks like a rabbit strip in the big pic.
>
> Great find and cool fly, Ed. I love streamers like that for smallies.
You
> familiar w/ the Madonna Muddler? I think also called Schmidts Rabbit
> Muddler, or something like that. Similar and something you should check
> out, too.
>
> Kev
>
>
> From: "Allen,Ginger M" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Subject: RE: [Norton AntiSpam] [VFB] Re: Orvis Nutcracker Fly
> Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 10:48:02 -0500
>
> Yes, looks like a rabbit strip dahlberg diver with some fancy feathers.
> Use is a lot for saltwater fishing.
> We tie a mono loop (10# hard mono) on the hook shank first as an
> antifouling
> device and support for the tail. This is for
> Hooks at least size #1.
>
>
> Ginger M. Allen
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On
> Behalf Of Deborah Duran
> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 10:25 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: [Norton AntiSpam] [VFB] Re: Orvis Nutcracker Fly
>
> It almost looks like they added a rabbit zonker to the tail of the one
> pictured above the recipe. It's a little longer tail.
> The group picture of them looks like they have just a marabou and flash
> tail.
> Regards,
> Deb
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On
> Behalf Of Ed Roden
> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 9:29 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [Norton AntiSpam] [VFB] Re: Orvis Nutcracker Fly
>
> An Orvis outfitter sent it to me....
>
> http://www.hawkinsflyfishing.com/summerfly-fishing.php - look to the
> bottom. If you're a streamer freak like me, check it out!
> On 2/20/06, Ed Roden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Anybody have the recipe for this? A google search didn't yield
> anything....
>
>
>
http://www.orvis.com/store/product_choice.asp?pf_id=96RR&feature_id=&dir_id=
> 1236&group_id=1260&cat_id=5451&subcat_id=6517&shop_id=
>
> (if link is too big, go to orvis.com and search for nutcracker)
>
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