Egan's Rainbow Warrior Perdigon
The Rainbow Warrior compressed into a Spanish-style perdigon — drops like a stone, keeps the flash.
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Egan's Rainbow Warrior Perdigon
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About This Pattern
A dense, UV-coated perdigon that translates the Rainbow Warrior's color palette — pearl body, red collar, silver bead, pheasant-tail tail — into the smooth-profiled Spanish nymph-fishing style. Sinks fast, holds up to fish after fish.
On the Water
How to Fish It
Point fly on a Euro rig, paired with a lighter tag fly. The UV coating protects the pearl body through dozens of fish.
When to Use
When you need fast depth and thin tippet — classic tight-line nymphing water.
History & Lore
Perdigons — Spanish for 'pellet' — are the fastest-sinking small nymphs in modern fly fishing. Their smooth resin-coated bodies slice through the water column, letting you fish thin tippet without split shot. Lance built the Rainbow Warrior Perdigon by stripping his signature pattern down to its essential colors and wrapping them in Solarez or Loon UV Flow. The result is a pattern that combines the Warrior's proven fish-catching palette with the anchor properties of a competition perdigon.
Frequently Asked Questions
What size Egan's Rainbow Warrior Perdigon should I use?
The Egan's Rainbow Warrior Perdigon is most commonly tied in sizes 16–20. When you need fast depth and thin tippet — classic tight-line nymphing water.
What does a Egan's Rainbow Warrior Perdigon imitate?
The Egan's Rainbow Warrior Perdigon primarily imitates mayfly nymph, midge pupa, attractor. Point fly on a Euro rig, paired with a lighter tag fly. The UV coating protects the pearl body through dozens of fish.
How do you fish a Egan's Rainbow Warrior Perdigon?
Point fly on a Euro rig, paired with a lighter tag fly. The UV coating protects the pearl body through dozens of fish.
Pattern Details
- Category
- Nymphs
- Sizes
- 16–20
- Hook Styles
- jig hook
- Imitates
- mayfly nymph, midge pupa, attractor
- Water Types
- tailwater, freestone
- Origin
- Lance Egan
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Pattern Details
- Category
- Nymphs
- Sizes
- 16–20
- Hook Styles
- jig hook
- Imitates
- mayfly nymph, midge pupa, attractor
- Water Types
- tailwater, freestone
- Origin
- Lance Egan