Pat S Rubber Legs Fly Recipe

Pat s rubber legs is a well known stonefly nymph pattern.

Pat s rubber legs fly recipe.

This week we are tying a pat s rubber leg. Double over one end of the material to create a small loop with inch and a half long legs. Move thread forward a few turns and repeat tying in the last legs segments. I like the legs to be as long as the hook shank but it s a matter of personal preference.

Use different color chenille to imitate. Wiggly buggy and fish love em. Wrap chenille forward with tight turns moving legs out of the way. The pats rubberlegs is very similar to the girdle bug a throw back thursday fly i posted awhile ago.

I have tied thousands of these commercially and learned a few tricks along the way. It s a guide style fly that works just about anywhere. Call it anything you want but make sure you have a fistful of them in your fly box. Lead free wire 12 20 wraps of 025.

Black brown darker or brown orange lighter. The pat s rubber leg is my go to nymph. Ultra tying thread 8 0 camel body weight. Rubber leg nymph aka pat s rubber legs aka turd colors.

I think this fly has become popularized for two reasons. It fishes great year round. If you re fishing and start to see shucks like this attached to rocks you ll be very glad to have a box full of pat s rubber legs. Move thread to bead.

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. Deep nymph them off a strike indicator or drop them 1 to 2 off a chubby chernoble or pmx. This is one of the most productive nymph patterns ever and is one that should be in everyones fly box. 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.

An excellent freestone river stonefly nymph pattern. Known by names such as superfloss rubberlegs pat s rubberlegs knotty girls and the stupid fly. Tie off whip finish and trim thread. Go with whatever length looks right to you.

Tfs 5263 sizes 4 8 thread. On the smith and the blackfoot these rubber leg nymphs are must haves in your fly box. Lay the loop on top of the hook shank and take thread wraps to secure it all the way back to the start of the bend.