Pat S Rubber Legs Recipe

It s easy to tie and it is very effective.

Pat s rubber legs recipe.

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 is a well known stonefly nymph pattern. 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. I ve tied and tried many stonefly nymphs in an effort to find a go to pattern.

Since then i ve learned to tie my own flies. The pat s rubber leg is my go to nymph. 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. I think this fly has become popularized for.

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 stone is it. Pat s rubber legs should need no introduction. I first fished this at the upper madison above reynold s pass.

It fishes great year round. I have tied thousands of these commercially and learned a few tricks along the way. There are a few tricks however in this video that might make the process a bit easier. I m amazed by how easy it is to tie the pat s.

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.