Chuck Morris
11-23-07, 10:34 PM
The Rainbow Warrior was developed by Lance Egan, he used this pattern to place second in ESPN's 2003 Western Flyfishing Qualifier, thus earning the right to compete in the 2003 ESPN Great Outdoor Games.
Hook: #14-20 Tiemco 2457, Daichi 1150, Mustad 80200br. Dia-Riki 135
Thread: Uni 8/0 red, UTC 70 red
Head: Small or extra small pearl glass bead or nickel tungsten bead
Tail: 4-8 pheasant tail fibers
Abdomen: Pearl mylar wrapped over red thread base
Wingcase: Pearl mylar
Thorax: Wapsi Rainbow sow scud dubbing
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v235/sirrom/DSC04560.jpg
Instructions paraphrased from original:
Start thread near the bend of the hook. Remove 4-8 pheasant tail fibers and tie them in 1/2 way around the bend of the hook. Leave about 1-2 mm of tail fibers out for the tail
Tie in a 3 inch piece of Mylar where the tail begins. Wrap a thin thread body 3/4 the distance to the eye of the hook. Wrap the Mylar forward, over the thread body. Note how this gives a red tint to the body. Tie off the Mylar about 2mm from the bead. Pull the Mylar back towards the tail and secure it with several thread wraps.
Use Rainbow Sow Scud dubbing (I did not have any so I made my own by mixing white and red ice dub), to create a thorax in the space left open between the Mylar body and the beadhead. Make the thorax 1 1/2 times larger than the beadhead. Wrap the dubbing forward to close the gap between the body and the beadhead.
Pull the Mylar over the top of the thorax and tie in directly behind the bead head. Tie off and trim Mylar. Whip finish.
Hook: #14-20 Tiemco 2457, Daichi 1150, Mustad 80200br. Dia-Riki 135
Thread: Uni 8/0 red, UTC 70 red
Head: Small or extra small pearl glass bead or nickel tungsten bead
Tail: 4-8 pheasant tail fibers
Abdomen: Pearl mylar wrapped over red thread base
Wingcase: Pearl mylar
Thorax: Wapsi Rainbow sow scud dubbing
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v235/sirrom/DSC04560.jpg
Instructions paraphrased from original:
Start thread near the bend of the hook. Remove 4-8 pheasant tail fibers and tie them in 1/2 way around the bend of the hook. Leave about 1-2 mm of tail fibers out for the tail
Tie in a 3 inch piece of Mylar where the tail begins. Wrap a thin thread body 3/4 the distance to the eye of the hook. Wrap the Mylar forward, over the thread body. Note how this gives a red tint to the body. Tie off the Mylar about 2mm from the bead. Pull the Mylar back towards the tail and secure it with several thread wraps.
Use Rainbow Sow Scud dubbing (I did not have any so I made my own by mixing white and red ice dub), to create a thorax in the space left open between the Mylar body and the beadhead. Make the thorax 1 1/2 times larger than the beadhead. Wrap the dubbing forward to close the gap between the body and the beadhead.
Pull the Mylar over the top of the thorax and tie in directly behind the bead head. Tie off and trim Mylar. Whip finish.