Rubberleg Stimulator

This is a perfect dry dropper fly to fish. Use this as your first fly and then drop an emerger or a nymph off the back of this pattern 18-36 inches and use it as an indicator.  If this fly goes under or moves funny, set the hook and you’ll often find fish below.  I have fish often come up to almost eat this fly, then refuse it and take the fly below it instead.  All fine by me as long as I get the hook set :).

This is also a good single fly to fish tight against the banks if you don’t have hopper patterns or fish seem to be hunting all kinds of terrestrials.  You’ll want to be 6 inches or closer to the bank or you might as well be a mile from the bank as the fish are often tucked tight against the structure waiting for their meals to float easily within reach.