Rainbow Warrior?

[TwoWeight]

I am looking for a nymph pattern called the "Rainbow Warrior".
Has anybody ever heard of it?

Thanks

TwoWeight

[kbproctor]

Is this what you are looking for? There were about a bazillion hits on Google for it. Nobody will tie it any better than Charlie.

http://www.charliesflyboxinc.com/fly...m?parentID=137

[pittendrigh]

Actually that particular foam (if it's what I think it is) is so dense it barely floats.
If at all. That's the thin hard stuff they sell in craft shops.

[Normand]

Actually that particular foam (if it's what I think it is) is so dense it barely floats.
If at all. That's the thin hard stuff they sell in craft shops.

not sure which "rainbow warrior" youre thinking of, but the one in the link above has no foam in the recipe

[kbproctor]

I think he was replying to another thread.

This one, perhaps?

http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/s...-body-material

At least it makes more sense with that one.

[TwoWeight]

Thanks Kevin,

I think that is what I am looking for.

TwoWeight

[kglissmeyer]

The Rainbow Warrior is one of my favorite tailwater nymph patterns. I usually fish it as the second fly under a weighted top fly such as a Kaufmann stonefly or Big Ugly Rubberlegs.

Here's the one I tie with the recipe. Not my creation, but a regular go-to fly on my local rivers:

Rainbow Warrior


Hook: DaiRiki 125 size #16
Thread: 8/0 Red
Bead: Silver 3/32
Tail: Brown Saddle Hackle Fibers
Rib: Silver Uni wire - small
Abdomen: UTC Mirage Tinsel, opal - med.
Thorax: Ice Dub - pearl, red-hue
Wingcase: UTC Mirage Tinsel, opal - large

Have fun with this one, it will catch you a lot of fish.

kelly.