Move thread to bead.
Pat s rubber legs fly recipe.
I think this fly has become popularized for two reasons.
Deep nymph them off a strike indicator or drop them 1 to 2 off a chubby chernoble or pmx.
It s a guide style fly that works just about anywhere.
Wiggly buggy and fish love em.
An excellent freestone river stonefly nymph pattern.
I like the legs to be as long as the hook shank but it s a matter of personal preference.
I have tied thousands of these commercially and learned a few tricks along the way.
It s easy to tie and it is very effective.
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.
Ultra tying thread 8 0 camel body weight.
Move thread forward a few turns and repeat tying in the last legs segments.
This week we are tying a pat s rubber leg.
This is one of the most productive nymph patterns ever and is one that should be in everyones fly box.
Use different color chenille to imitate.
Go with whatever length looks right to you.
The pats rubberlegs is very similar to the girdle bug a throw back thursday fly i posted awhile ago.
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.
It fishes great year round.
Known by names such as superfloss rubberlegs pat s rubberlegs knotty girls and the stupid fly.
Rubber leg nymph aka pat s rubber legs aka turd colors.
Black brown darker or brown orange lighter.
Tfs 5263 sizes 4 8 thread.
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.
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.
Author phil monahan posted on june 15 2016 june 16 2016 categories fly fishing tags fly fishing videos fly tying recipes fly tying videos tightline productions 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.
Wrap chenille forward with tight turns moving legs out of the way.
The pat s rubber leg is my go to nymph.
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.
On the smith and the blackfoot these rubber leg nymphs are must haves in your fly box.
Double over one end of the material to create a small loop with inch and a half long legs.
