Pat's Rubber Legs
Hook - 3xl-4xl nymph style
Thread - Black
Weight - Lead/non lead wire
Tail, legs and antenna -
Body - Variegated chenille - experiment with other colors
Notes: Pat's Rubber Legs is also known as Jimmy Legs, Knotty
Girls, Restless Stone, The Turd, Cat Turd, Cat Puke and The Pickle.
"Pat" has been suggested to be a guide, Pat Bennett, that works out
of the Hyde shop in Island Park, Idaho but this may be a ruse. Jimmy Legs is a
variation from Idyllwild Flies in which the legs are pre-knotted and tied on a
bent hook, such as a Daiichi 1730. Knotty Girls also have knotted legs but they
are usually round rubber material. Restless Stone is another name as marketed
by Umpqua. Whatever the name, the pattern works quite well and has become a
favorite among guides. The pattern is a variation off an older pattern known as
the Girdle Bug. This pattern was developed in the 1930's by Frank McGinnis of
Anaconda, MT. He developed this pattern while fishing the Big Hole River.
Originally, round rubber legs was used but a spandex rubber material such as
Super Floss, Flex Floss, Life Flex, and Spanflex has become preferred over
round rubber legs. It is much more durable and transparent than rubber leg
material and very supple with lifelike movement in the water. Mickey Wooton, a
guide out of West Yellowstone, came up with a nice variation of trimming the
chenille at the abdomen for a flattened taper and replaced the antennae and tails
with Krystal flash and goose biots, respectively. Fish Pat's Rubber Legs in the
riffles and runs of fast-moving water. It also makes a great pattern for short
line nymphing. The weight of the pattern allows it to quickly sink into deeps
slots and pools.
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