McFlyLures 0 Report post Posted April 28, 2022 The RS2 is a fly that is so simple yet works so well. Its one of those flies that is in a league of its own and there really isn't much that can replace it for given situations. For instance, I used to fish the San Juan River a lot. Small midges were on the menu for the trout there. And when I say small, I really mean small. We are talking size 24-30, even smaller in some cases. There is only a hand full of flies that can be tied down past a size 24, and the RS2 is one of them. It in itself has caught me a number of really nice trout on that river. While it is a rather simple fly, it is not what I would call easy. It can take some getting used to, especially splitting the tail. And to get the shape just right, you really have to have control over that dubbing noodle. It will not come out looking right if the body is all lumpy, and keeping a very even (non tapered) body with a small bump as a head is imperative. Also the position and length of the wing is important as well. So, tie some up, but dont get discouraged if the first few aren't what your expecting. After you get the hang of tying these though, you can do so quickly. You can a box with these in a matter of an hour or so. I used to fish these a couple of ways. One of my favorites was behind a larger dry fly like a Griffiths gnat or parachute Adams. Use the dry fly as an indicator as the RS2 doesn't really sit directly on top. It rides in the water just below the film like a dying or emerging midge or trico. Another way I would fish these is by itself under an indicator, or even behind a larger/heavier fly to get it down a bit. The versatility of being able to fish multiple columns of water really make this fly shine in my opinion. There are a few variations of this fly as well. Of course you can tie it in multiple colors. Olive body with gray wing is common to mimic a BWO, but also you could tie it no tail and all black with white wing as well for a midge imitation, more color combos are useful as well so get creative. Not only that, but you can switch out the CDC for a small bit of foam to make a foam RS2. Tie them smaller or larger, whatever will match your local hatch. Have fun with it and see what you can create to better fish your local streams. https://youtu.be/0ZnRP-0NwE0 Materials _____________ Hook: Risen Barbless Dry Fly 100 (size 18) Thread: Veevus 16/0 (black) Tail: Fibetts Body: UV2 Fine and Dry (black) Wing: CDC Oiler Puff (white) Head Cement: Loon Water Based Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McFlyLures 0 Report post Posted April 28, 2022 Again, it says The link could not be embedded because of an unexpected error: error: undefined. I am not sure why it keeps doing this and not allowing me to imbed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted April 28, 2022 copy and paste works Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McFlyLures 0 Report post Posted April 28, 2022 Thanks flytier…. Wonder why it keeps happening Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SilverCreek 0 Report post Posted April 28, 2022 Go to the video on YouTube. Below the video, you will see the "share" option. Click on the Share option, The you will see the following options for sharing. Click on the "Copy" option. Now paste into the your post. This works on my MacIntosch. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted April 28, 2022 rim chung tying his rs2 pattern (414) Rim Chung Ties the RS2 - Short Version - YouTube henry the method you post above does not always work on this forum i tried your method for the video link above and i got the cant embed message on this forum The link could not be embedded because youtu.be does not allow embedding of that video. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SilverCreek 0 Report post Posted April 28, 2022 McFlyLures - Try posting our video using my instructions. I know that FlyTire already posted it for you but I think you should see if the method I suggested works for you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McFlyLures 0 Report post Posted May 3, 2022 Yeah I tried all that, nothing works. I think what it might be, is sometimes I hop on here before the video goes live. Once I login for the day it saves it in my cash and thinks the video isn’t live or something when I try to post it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SilverCreek 0 Report post Posted May 3, 2022 On 4/28/2022 at 9:53 AM, flytire said: rim chung tying his rs2 pattern (414) Rim Chung Ties the RS2 - Short Version - YouTube henry the method you post above does not always work on this forum i tried your method for the video link above and i got the cant embed message on this forum The link could not be embedded because youtu.be does not allow embedding of that video. That is new to me. Thanks for pointing it out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
