My earliest post on the RS2 appears to be from 01/21/2011. It contains a materials table and good information about how I use the RS2. Year in and year out, the RS2 continues to be my go to fly before, during and after baetis hatches. Quite a few spinoffs exist, and I carry some of them, but the good old classic seems to perform as well as any.
A Size 20 Classic RS2I counted my supply of RS2’s in my fleece wallet, boat box and plastic container; and I arrived at a quantity two below my target level. I checked my damaged fly canister, and, surprisingly no RS2’s were present, so I constructed two new ones from scratch. These are exceptionally quick ties, with the most challenging aspect being that of threading the tiny silver bead on a size 20 or 22 hook.
Another AngleI tied two size 20 RS2’s on a scud hook. Using the curved hook and a bead creates a body length roughly equivalent to a size 22. These flies will definitely see action in the near future, as blue wing olives are one of the first insects to hatch in the spring.
Materials and RS2’s