Pat S Rubber Legs Recipe

Pat s stone is it.
Pat s rubber legs recipe. I ve tied and tried many stonefly nymphs in an effort to find a go to pattern. 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. Since then i ve learned to tie my own flies. I have tied thousands of these commercially and learned a few tricks along the way.
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. I first fished this at the upper madison above reynold s pass. It s easy to tie and it is very effective. It fishes great year round.
I think this fly has become popularized for. Simple yet very effective. January 5 2017 december 7 2019 blogflyfish. 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.
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. There are a few tricks however in this video that might make the process a bit easier. A very simple but effective fly is the pat s rubber legs a stonefly pattern. Pat s rubber legs is a well known stonefly nymph pattern.
Pat s rubber legs should need no introduction.