Why the Pat's Rubber Leg Fly Always Catches Fish
I honestly can't remember the last time I headed to a big freestone river without a handful of the pat's rubber leg fly tucked away in my box. It's one of those patterns that doesn't look like much when it's sitting in a fly bin—certainly not as flashy as some of the modern perdigons or those intricate realistic nymphs—but once it hits the water, everything changes. It's essentially the blue-collar worker of the fly fishing world. It isn't pretty, it isn't fancy, but it gets the job done when other flies are just taking up space. ...