Pat’s Rubber Leg

Description

Pat Bennett hit it out of the park with this stonefly variation! Pat’s Rubber Leg is a simple, yet realistic stonefly nymph.  In a variety of sizes and colors you can imitate both Pteroncarys and golden stoneflies. Stonefly patterns are effective year-round because of their multi-year lifecycle.  Even after the adults have hatched for the season, there are plenty of immature nymphs living in the substrate. Plain and simple, it seems to catch fish when other flashy, beaded stonefly nymphs cannot. We believe it is one of the most successful Stonefly nymphs to fish throughout both western and eastern tailwaters. It is a must have for your stonefly nymph arsenal.

Fishing Strategies

We fish Pat’s Rubber Leg under a yarn indicator typically with droppers underneath.  The fly looks very natural in the water with the Spanflex legs. In this pattern, our favorite color pattern is Black and coffee with black or gold span flex legs.  We believe it is one of the most successful colors to fish throughout both western and eastern tailwaters.

Recipe:

Hook: #8-10 Tiemco 5263
Weight: .015 lead-free wire
Thread: UTC Black 140 denier
Tails and antennae: Black or Gold Spanflex
Body: Black-and-coffee Variegated Chenille, medium
Legs: Black or Gold Spanflex
Head: UTC Black 140 denier