Rubber legs could be substituted to add a more action on the water.
Rubber legs fly pattern.
This patterns requires a little preparation to the materials but produces a great looking hopper pattern.
A very lively pattern constructed of two materials chenille for the body and super floss for the legs.
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I think this fly has become popularized for.
I ve tied and tried many stonefly nymphs in an effort to find a go to pattern.
Lance egan ties one of his favorite stonefly patterns a variation of the pat s rubber leg stone.
The super floss rubber legs move like crazy in the turbid waters that stoneflies inhabit and trout seem to take notice.
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.
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.
Simple yet very effective.
Black brown black and brown olive or tan.
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This fly has caught more fish for me than perhaps any other.
Pat s rubber legs is our favorite stonefly nymph on the planet and one that we swear by on the madison.
This pattern is made with a foam body thin skin wing deer hair head and pheasant tail fiber legs.
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.
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.
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 should need no introduction.
Detailed instructions for tying pat s rubber legs.
Pat s rubber leg stone fly nymph first developed by pat bennett to represent the many species of stone flies.
Pat s stone is it.
There are a few tricks however in this video that might make the process a bit easier.