Legs on Flies

[ducksterman]

There are many leg materials out here...

Solid Colors....various colors

Multiple colors...

Variegated colors...barred , speckled...

Fine... small ....larger

Basic question: Does it make any difference?

Second question...What's your favorite?

[RG/AR]

I like barred ones.

[Bobinmich]

I have had trout bust a Madame X or a Michigan Skunk when absolutely nothing else is working up top. Doesn't seem to matter that it is a big fly or how big the trout is.

Bob Bolton

[Flyrodde]

I only put legs on my hoppers. I use knotted pheasant tail.

[Eight Thumbs]

I don't know how much difference it makes but I like round legs on my flies. I believe that they move better in the water. I use solid colors for the most part since those are what I have in stock but I think the barred legs are cool too. 8T

[flyandtie]

i have not tried the barred, but the next time i go to the fly shop i will.

i like solid colors, round.
i also have floss-flex which can be used as a leg material and it is square, i dont realyl like it for legs.
its much more at home as floss.

[Bob Widmaier]

Great question!

I use round rubber and square leg material. I use both solid color, varigated and multi-colored legs. I mainly use black or white solid color on wet flies. For dry flies, I use all types of legs including knotted pheasant tail. I can't really say one seems to work better than another other than the colors seem to go better with different body colors (orange legs with brown body, etc). I don't think the trout care much.

Dr Bob

[Flyguy5910]

i prefer barred legs for all of my patterns

[Rick Z]

I use rubber legs on alot of flies. Usually solid colors as tha tis what I have in abundance.
I tend to use thicker rubber for the flies. I fidn that the small and extra small tends to hold to the side of the flies. One the rubber touches the side of the fly the water cohesion is to strong for the rubber to break.
That is why I go thicker rubber and shorter legs than are found on most commercial flies.

Rick