Simple Flies: Tying and Fishing the RS-2
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- čas přidán 25. 07. 2024
- The RS-2 is a mayfly emerger pattern, and is an incredibly simple fly to tie. A staple on the tailwaters of Colorado, it's also highly effective on freestones, and works best dropped behind another larger mayfly pattern (dry or wet). You can swing it, dead drift it, and fish it deep, and sometimes it's just the ticket for the extra picky trout.
Materials List:
-Dry Fly Hook, #18-22
-Thread: Black, 70d
--Body: Black Dubbing
-Wing: CDC Fibers
-Tail: Grizzly Hackle Fibers
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You make it look so easy! So happy for your fly-fishing success. Love your videos. Keep 'em coming.
Nice content. Please keep it up with the "simple flies" series
Water was looking good today. Awesome tutorial. I think I may actually start tying my own flies. You make it look easy.
You should! Head over to our website and check out the blog for some great ideas on starter kits for fly tying.
I heard Rim likes to use very thin diameter fly lines when fishing this fly and all flies for that matter- something akin to today’s euro lines. Do you use a standard tapered line or are you also using a thin diameter line?
I’m going to tie and try the rs2 during a pmd hatch tomorrow where the fish are extremely selective due to pressure and abundance of food. Recently these fish have been ignoring duns for the most part and are more often flashing about a foot below the surface. I’ve tried droppers on short segments of tippet such as soft hackles and nymphs both weighted and unweighted and have not yet cracked the code. Any suggestions on rigging/tactics?
Are you sight fishing here , ie no indicator ? Great tie and video . Thanks
Sort of...I have a small BWO dry fly on in this video, which can be used as an indicator. I often dead drift or swing this fly though, using the fly line as an indicator or fishing by feel.