Pat S Rubber Legs Fly

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Pat s rubber legs fly.

Detailed instructions for tying pat s rubber legs. Excellent for trout steelhead and smallmouth bass. Subscribe to all our videos. It s just one of those flies you have to have but many people avoid tying them because securing the rubber legs can be a remarkably frustrating affair.

Pat bennet is credited for creating this rock solid fly pattern to represent the many stone fly species found in his local rivers and around the world. Since then i ve learned to tie my own flies. The super floss rubber legs move like crazy in the turbid waters that stoneflies inhabit and trout seem to take notice. Pat s rubber legs should need no introduction.

Used as a solid nymph imitation covering a host of stonefly species the rubber legs flail and jump like those of a displaced nymph trying to get back down to. There are a few tricks however in this video that might make the process a bit easier. Rubber legs is often the difference between action and flogging the water. Great for well oxygenated water fish deep dead drift and swing.

The pat s rubber legs was created by guide pat bennett of hyde outfitters in island park idaho building on other big stonefly patterns such as the girdle bug. Pat s rubber legs is a well known stonefly nymph pattern. I m amazed by how easy it is to tie the pat s. In this video tutorial i instruct you how to tie the pat s rubber legs stone another in our video series of easy to tie tried and true fly patterns every fly fisher should know how to tie and always have in your fly box.

Pat s rubber legs has been used as an attractor and a stonefly nymph. While to the untrained eye the pat s rubber legs aka the pickle look like little more than a pipe cleaner with legs it looks like a big juicy steak floating down the river to a trout. A very simple but effective fly is the pat s rubber legs a stonefly pattern. I think this fly has become popularized for two reasons.

This particular color pattern black and coffee is a particular favorite of guides throughout the rockies and they ll fish it year round as a searching pattern. Also known as jimmy legs. Do not be fooled by other cheap imitations out there as these are the original color combinations created by pat bennett and it really does make a difference.