January Flies from the Vise

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Girdle Bug

 

Hook - 3xl-4xl nymph style

Thread - Black

Weight - Non lead wire

Tail, legs and antenna - Rubber legs

Body - Black chenille - experiment with other colors

 

And before you say its a "pats rubber leg"

 

Notes: Pat's Rubberlegs is also known as Jimmy Legs, Knotty Girls, Restless Stone, The Turd, 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 Idylwild 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 rubberlegs was used but a spandex rubber material such as Super Floss, Flex Floss, Life Flex, and Spanflex has become preferred over round rubberlegs. It is much more durable and transparent than rubberleg 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 Krystalflash and Goose Biots, respectively. Fish Pat's Rubberlegs 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. Great with a Beadhead dropper such as a Prince Nymph or Hare's Ear.

[SBPatt 0]

McPhillips Claret Deer Tail Bumble

 

 

 

 

Kind of a Stimi variation; not sure where the deer tail comes in since it has a deer body hair wing (original used natural; went with dyed here).

 

hook – WFC Model 6 #8

thread - Danville 6/0 wine

tail - golden pheasant crest

rib - tinsel gold

body - dubbing claret

body hackle - dyed claret (1 Tbs Rit Wine/1 cup water)

wing - deer hair dyed claret

shoulder hackle - grizzly dyed Silver Doctor Blue (2 packs Koolaid Ice Blue Raspberry/1 cup water)

 

 

Regards,

Scott

[Kimo 0]

RCRP CDL CDC/Hackle Olive/Yellow



Kimo

[Mark Knapp 0]

Some Thunder Creek Streamers from the Orvis Index

 

Black Nosed Dace

 

Silver Shiner

 

Red Fin Shiner

 

Golden Shiner

 

Next I get to start the salmon and steelhead flies, they look like a lot of fun.

[DarrellP 0]

My understanding is that the original legs on a girdle bug were from the elastic in women's girdles.

[DarrellP 0]

Your thunder creeks are well done.

[Mark Knapp 0]

Your thunder creeks are well done.

Thanks Darrell

[SBPatt 0]

Denson’s Claret Bumble Crippler

 

 

 

 

hook – WFC Model 6 #8

thread - Danville 6/0 wine

tag - tinsel gold

rib - oval tinsel gold

body - dubbing claret/brown/black

body hackle - grizzly dyed claret (1 Tbs Rit Wine/1 cup water)

wing - deer hair dyed claret

shoulder hackle - golden pheasant rump yellow

front hackles - grizzly dyed Silver Doctor Blue (2 packs Koolaid Ice Blue Raspberry/1 cup water) over grizzly dyed claret

 

 

Regards,

Scott

[Li'lDave 0]

Thanks Mike.

[caloosa bug 0]

Playing around with worm hooks for bass. And putting eyes to use that were bigger than expected.

[retrocarp 0]

Golden Flash damsel
#12B400
Three wraps of lead Free wire
Gold bead 3mm
Tail is olive Marabou
Body is olive brown buggy dub dubbing
Ribbing is green wire
Legs are Pheasant tail fibres
Mylar gold tinsel on the back large
Collar is hares ear in olive
Tightlines folks

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Molten Core

Hook - Any curved style

Thread - Hot orange

Ribbing - Copper wire dubbed with ice dubbing wrapped in slightly open spirals to allow the thread body to show through

Body - Wrapped tying thread built to a taper

Hackle - Dyed black hen

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Girdle Bug

 

Hook - 3xl-4xl nymph style

Thread - Black

Weight - Non lead wire

Tail, legs and antenna - Rubber legs

Body - Black chenille - experiment with other colors

 

The Rubber legged girdle bug is one of Montana's legendary trout flies. Like so many flies I prefer these days, this version is simple to tie, and is very durable. It was designed to imitate large stonefly nymphs, hellgrammites, and craneflies. It was thought to have been first used by the local anglers on the Big Hole River. Lost in the murky currents of time however is the original name of the girdle bug.

 

Back in the 1930s and '40s, it was called the "McGinnis rubberlegs," after its creator, Frank McGinnis of Anaconda. The McGinnis clan plied the waters of the Big Hole often enough to call it their "family river." And Frank McGinnis' homely pattern gained fame far and wide for fooling the river's renowned lunker rainbows and browns.

 

and before you say its a "pats rubber leg"

 

Notes: Pat's Rubberlegs is also known as Jimmy Legs, Knotty Girls, Restless Stone, The Turd, 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 Idylwild 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 rubberlegs was used but a spandex rubber material such as Super Floss, Flex Floss, Life Flex, and Spanflex has become preferred over round rubberlegs. It is much more durable and transparent than rubberleg 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 Krystalflash and Goose Biots, respectively. Fish Pat's Rubberlegs 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. Great with a Beadhead dropper such as a Prince Nymph or Hare's Ear.

I like the Girdle Bug and Pat's Rubber Legs both. The Girdle Bug is a great early season nymph here. I tie it with the black body and light yellow round rubber legs. I usually tie the PRL with coffee/black variegated chenille and black spanflex legs.

[caloosa bug 0]

Tossing some new ties this morning.

[Mike West 0]

Nice Caloosa!