Black brown black and brown olive or tan.
Rubber legs fly pattern.
Lance egan ties one of his favorite stonefly patterns a variation of the pat s rubber leg stone.
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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.
I ve tied and tried many stonefly nymphs in an effort to find a go to pattern.
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I think this fly has become popularized for.
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.
A very lively pattern constructed of two materials chenille for the body and super floss for the legs.
Pat s rubber leg stone fly nymph first developed by pat bennett to represent the many species of stone flies.
This patterns requires a little preparation to the materials but produces a great looking hopper pattern.
Detailed instructions for tying pat s rubber legs.
Do not be fooled by other cheap imitations out there as these are the original color combinations created by pat bennett and it really does make a difference.
Rubber legs could be substituted to add a more action on the water.
Pat s stone is it.
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.
Pat s rubber legs should need no introduction.
The super floss rubber legs move like crazy in the turbid waters that stoneflies inhabit and trout seem to take notice.
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.
This fly has caught more fish for me than perhaps any other.
It s easy to tie and it is very effective.
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.
There are a few tricks however in this video that might make the process a bit easier.