Pat S Rubber Legs Fly

A very simple but effective fly is the pat s rubber legs a stonefly pattern.
Pat s rubber legs fly. 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. Pat s rubber legs should need no introduction. Since then i ve learned to tie my own flies. Pat s rubber legs is a well known stonefly nymph pattern.
Pat s rubber legs is our favorite stonefly nymph on the planet and one that we swear by on the madison. Great for well oxygenated water fish deep dead drift and swing. 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. Also known as jimmy legs.
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. Subscribe to all our videos. 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. Rubber legs is often the difference between action and flogging the water.
It s easy to tie and it is very effective. The super floss rubber legs move like crazy in the turbid waters that stoneflies inhabit and trout seem to take notice. I m amazed by how easy it is to tie the pat s. 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.
Excellent for trout steelhead and smallmouth bass. 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. I first fished this at the upper madison above reynold s pass. I think this fly has become popularized for two reasons.
I ve caught many browns on this fly continue reading. There are a few tricks however in this video that might make the process a bit easier. Pat s rubber legs has been used as an attractor and a stonefly nymph.