Rainbow Warrior

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Rainbow Warrior

Post by Silver Doctor » Tue Oct 16, 2018 6:50 pm

Greeting all, this past year this Rainbow Warrier has been stellar fishing for Browns & Cutties up here in Alberta. Paired with a Leisenring Lift it's been deadly.

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Often I have been exhausted on trout streams, uncomfortable, wet, cold, brier scarred, sunburned, mosquito bitten, but never, with a fly rod in my hand have I been in a place that was less than beautiful.
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Re: Rainbow Warrior

Post by letumgo » Mon Oct 22, 2018 12:05 pm

Thank you for sharing this Lornce. Haven't seen you around in a while, but I'm glad you are still checking in on this forum again.

Handsome fly. I could easily see this working on steelhead.
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Re: Rainbow Warrior

Post by Old Hat » Sun Nov 11, 2018 9:51 am

This one has a very nice profile for a swinging pattern and just the right amount of flash.

Would be a good submission to the Secret Santa Swap!
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Re: Rainbow Warrior

Post by Roadkill » Sat Dec 15, 2018 6:48 pm

Nice Fly!
It reminds me of a flashier version of Mallard spiders that I have fished since I was a kid.
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Re: Rainbow Warrior

Post by letumgo » Sun Dec 16, 2018 7:29 am

Bill - Could you post a picture of the mallard spider you mentioned above? I’d like to see it.
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Re: Rainbow Warrior

Post by Roadkill » Sun Dec 16, 2018 11:55 am

Ray,

Here is a Mallard Spider tied on a Mustad 9672 # 10...

ImageIMGP5700 by William Lovelace, on Flickr

My dad was not a flyfisher, with one exception. Occasionally he would borrow my rod and head out on the stream with the 3 streamers he carried in his spinning gear. He fished much larger versions of the Mallard Spider, Royal Coachman, and Muddler Minnow.

I also tie my spiders in larger sizes as well with natural, yellow and imitation wood duck Mallard feathers.
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Re: Rainbow Warrior

Post by letumgo » Sun Dec 16, 2018 7:04 pm

Thanks Bill. I’ve got some mallard flank feathers, which have been dyed a nice woodduck color (sub). These will work nicely on this pattern. Thanks for sharing.
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