Tying the Pats Rubber Leg Stonefly | Bugs n' Brews

As part of our Bugs n' Brews fly tying series, this video is inteded to be supplemental content to our latest video on fishing the Montana backcountry. The Pat's Rubberleg Stonefly is a pattern that works well anywhere there is cold clean water filled with trout and a large stonefly population, including the Montana backcountry.
The New Englinad IPA, Deep Backcountry, was the perfect beer to enjoy while tying up a few flies and really captured the spirit of our last video. • Solo Backpacking in th...
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Fly Recipie:
- Hook: Firehole 523 #10
- Tail and Legs: MFC Rubber Leg material (amzn.to/3riKJLp)
- Body: Variegated Chenille (www.flyfishfoo...)
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[@averagejackarchery]

That into tho..... Definitely gained another subscriber and I don't even fly fish. 😂

[@BackyardBassin]

Thanks for subscribing, Nate! I had to turn my poor wife's kitchen into a mini film studio to shoot that intro lol

[@averagejackarchery]

@@BackyardBassin #totallyworthit

[@jahoagland]

I love your UA-cam channel. I'm headed to Montana in August. Question: does the Pats Rubber leg the best Fly to take in August to Montana? Other fly pattern?

[@skiphughes7705]

I want your glasz

[@stephentracey7409]

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[@Blues2cool]

Nice job great video. By the way bought a Hyde Drift boat spending 2022 in Montana and Idaho. No doubt we will be throwing a lot of pats rubber legs. 5 months of drifting at age 67 hard to keep a retired central PA boy off the water.

[@MarcTelesha]

Great content. I prefer to have my legs and chenille extend to the back. You do three wraps with the legs on the side extended a pinch. Tighten the wraps onto the chenille and do three more warps atop the other wraps and it give it so much more wiggle.
I also use jigs to lessen the snags. Seems to help.

[@austincorbin8585]

Do you always use barbless hooks? Just curious. I know it tends to be less damaging to the fish but can sometimes result in losing one.

[@BackyardBassin]

Not always, but I prefer barbless. I feel that I tend to get better hook penetration and the gap on the jig hooks is slightly larger than on standard hooks. I also find that when I accidentally hook my clothes or pack it's easier to remove. As far as landing fish goes I haven't noticed a major difference but I'm sure that there may be one or two extra fish that may get away. Good question though

[@bensnyder5890]

I'm really enjoying this series. Now to find this beer...

[@Riverbugger]

Enjoying the series!! Thanks for sharing!!

[@soonerbyxdoubled]

Great video and a fly that works amazing here in Oklahoma

[@georgepretnick4460]

Looks good Doug. Looks a little like a Bitch Creek, only a lot easier to tie.

[@edmiller4149]

Glad you decided to demo this pattern. Looks like a winner!!!

[@jimmyhintz8850]

Really good fly 👍👍

[@rashie]

👍👍