Guide Flies: Easy RS2 

Dig that little tail trick he did, bend it over to the hook eye and cut , be ok for this but conq de leon be a little tough.

Thank you!

Happy to hear it’s put some fish in the bag for you.

Haha then you’re going to like the next video

Honestly 50% of the time spent tying RS2s was splitting the tails and getting them even . This is way easier haha

Thanks !

Awesome! Stoked you like it. Please report back if the S. Platte fish like it as much as our fish in the Juan. Good luck!

All day !

New camera lens comes soon

It fishes great in olive and white too. A staple in the boxes. Thanks for watching!

@@AboutTrout I started tying recently. Been watching your vids. 👍🏻

Thank you!

Clearly, this version of the RS2 is very different from Rim's. Since you've known Rim and his flies for many years, I was wondering how you feel about this "guide" version? Do you think that, everything being equal, it would be as effective as Rim's?

@@alexargyros7186 That's a really hard question, Alex. It's not just the fly, but the angler and his skill level. And if the angler is skilled, then is there a particular feature of the original RS2 that'd make it more effective than its imitations? It may be the thin profile... or the segmented body. However, if you look at the RS2's that Pat Dorsey ties, they're fatter and are not segmented. Yet, Pat is an outstanding angler and guide who catches lots of fish and he knows what he's doing. Quick story: I fished the Eagle River last ( 2020 ) fall. There were lots of small tricos with mint green body and dark thorax. We caught lots of fish on size 24 and 26 mint-bicolor RS2's. After about a couple of weeks the trico hatches subsided. I caught a trout here and there on a size 24 mint-bicolor RS2. Our friend did much better. He used the same fly. The difference: he was using a size 26. Seemed that the fish got more selective and SIZE mattered. I called Rim about this question just now. He said he couldn't comment on "skeuomorphic imitations" of his fly. ( I had to look up that word while we were talking... ) By the way, Umpqa and Rim are in discussion to produce his RS2's and Avatars that meet his specifications.

@@schmoonkie Thanks for the answer. And, if you have time, please ask Rim if a "skeuomorphic imitation" is possible when the original is itself a semblance. In fact, it's the semblance (2) of a semblance (1).

@@alexargyros7186 LOL. Oh no, Alex. I won't go there again... One discussion with him on the topic is enough for me. My opinion is that any fly that catches fish consistently is a good fly. I don't care if it's a knockoff, or an imitation of the natural. What I can say with absolute certainty is that the RS2 and his Avatar catch a lot of fish and they HAVE been doing that consistently for a long time--especially the RS2, which he designed in the 70's. In fact, when I fish my home waters in Colorado, I almost always use those two flies, imitating his method of tying them, which is not trivial. As noted before, I do use Glamour Madeira for the wing and it seems to work just as well. I've used squirrel dubbing in place of beaver dubbing when tying the Avatar and I did very well on the Eagle River with that. Clearly, the body wasn't as slender--it was spikier. The fish loved it. I still kept the Avatar's shape. So maybe it's the overall profile that mattered... or that it was an interesting looking morsel for the fish. Look at Devin Olsen's flies or Lance Eagan's creations. Some don't even look like any bug in existence, yet they catch fish. At least they worked for me on the Madison River. An extreme case is the Mop Fly. I tied George Daniel's version of it. It looks NOTHING like any natural. Yet, during runoff and dirty water I caught ridiculous numbers of fish on it. Apologies for the lengthy post.

Appreciate that . Hot tip 🔥

Sounds good , no more beardos ..... maybe

Hey man, it's your channel.

Rs2 can be fished in the “film” or nymphed. It’s two things !

@@AboutTrout When you "nymph" it, do you put it on point and use a weighted fly on the dropper, or vice versa?

Haha no one has time for that . Flouro fiber has been a game changer

@@AboutTrout Love the videos, please keep them coming, are Floro fibers and Krystal flash the same thing? If not what's a good source for them, thx

This fly is tied with flouro fiber for the tail. Micro grizzly would work too.

Elite knowledge, that should be your next redfish fly .

Haven’t fished it but I’m sure it’s great.

It’s an American staple . Fish them all the time in 20-24. Let me know how it works down under .

I finally ran out of the dozens i tied 3 years ago and decided to look to see if you knew a better way...of course you did! Can't wait for our february fishing trip to the San Juan.

You absolutely can! Fly thing is supposed to be fun. Copper wire can add segmentation and give the fly a little bit of pop. Try it and let me know how it works for you!

That’s just the butt end of the loon whip finish tool. Some whip finish tools have them so don’t. The one you have may have a cutter. Hope that helps !

Noted

Any luck yet?

@@WoodsGhost Don't have it yet. I asked him again yesterday. I'll keep at it, because I really would like to have one for my records as well.

@@schmoonkie Thank you for the quick reply, curiosity gets the better of me too much lol

Thank you! The world needs answers lol

@@schmoonkie Rim tying the RS2 popped up in my feed today and reminded me about this. Any luck convincing him?

Loon bench rings. I love them.

I fish them in grey, black, and sometimes olive . Grey and black are my go tos

We are 3 dimensional beings who can only experience time in a linear fashion . Beyond infinity there is infinity .

I’m sure it would work for blue gill but they’re pretty opportunistic . I’d try things like poppers/sliders and mop flies. Squirmy worms and eggs are also great blue gill patterns .

@@AboutTrout Thanks for your thoughts on this. Bluegill are the only fish I fish for. U.S. Army, Ret. TX

Micro fibers can be tricky. Hope this helps!

Put two similar color pieces of thread together and use for the body. Gives the segments.

@@williamklein6749 Great idea. An alternative would be tie it the way Andy Kim ties his Yong Special: use embroidery thread that has been twisted very tightly. Now, could you tell me how you fish this fly if you want to fish it deep (for example, on the bottom in swift water)?

They fish haven’t seemed to tell the difference. If you tied this fly in a lighter color , you could spin and cord the thread and hit it with a sharpie to give it a segmented look.

@@AboutTrout IMO size and color is the key not segmentation

@@nfri5108 I agree 100% size first then color

Pretty much anything that’s quick and easy to tie or has a bunch of steps stripped out of it.

Yessir

Haha that’s it that’s all

I just saw your video on how to make a catapult . Don’t worry I didn’t give it a thumbs down. Maybe you should use it to catapult the negativity out of your life 😘