Here's an alternate recipe for the RS2 from Orvis: http://www.orvis.com/store/product_choice.asp?pf%5Fid=067T&cat%5Fid=545&subcat%5Fid=1&Dir%5Fid=1236&Group%5Fid=1240&feature_id=5
Kent Lufkin >Great instructions. i've seen a lot of materials substited for this >pattersn. Hackle fibers for the tail, antron for the wing, antron for the >tail, microfibbets for the tail, etc... > >I've also seen a variation tied without a tail and extra shaggy dubbing. I >believe it was SLF dubbing. This can immitate a spent caddis, a spinner, or >a struggling dun. > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Kent Lufkin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 8:40 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: Nunnally/Bobby > > >Go here to learn more about the RS2: > >http://home.att.net/~ferenc/ > >Kent Lufkin > >>An RS2 is a mayfly emerger pattern designed by a guy down in Colorado on the >>South Platte River. Mostly, RS2s are used to immitate baetis emergers on >>tailwaters and spring creeks. I just tied it in size fourteen to immitate >>callibaetis. >> >>Tail: Three microfibbets or trailing shuck of antron or z-lon. >>body: light dubbing of appropriate color. >>wing: one cdc feather. (similar to a Rene Harrop pattern, the name of which >>I can't recall at this moment). I use a dun colored CDC puff. >> >>SOme folks really swear by this pattern. I fish it with an indicator dry >fly >>because it usually sinks after one or two casts. >> >>Thanks for the tips on tippets. >> >>James >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: bhtrading [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 11:25 PM >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: Re: Nunnally/Bobby >> >> >>if it's real calm on the lake while the fish are rising I'll go to 6x & just >>be careful-sometimes (often?) they get real fussy -Leland said he had good >>luck with a 16 griffith's knat which were coming off during the mayfly >>hatch-what's an rs2? regards, bill >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "James Watson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 7:41 AM >>Subject: Nunnally/Bobby >> >> >>Hi Guys, >> >>I fished Bobby on Sat and Sunday. When I arrived on Saturday, weather was >>overcast and calm. Fish were chowing down like mad. My callibaetis >>cripples >>and parachutes got no attention. However, chironamid pupa size 16 worked >>really well for about six fish. No one was really catching a lot of fish, >>despite the fact that fish were everywhere, and feeding everywhere. I could >>see fish eating duns from time to time. >> >>My girlfriend got her first on the chironamid pupa. However, her first was >>not a trout, but rather a turtle! At least, it was fair hooked. Very >>amusing. >> >>Later, she nailed three fish in rapid succession on an RS2. > > > >Basically, I was successful with RS2 and chironamid pupa. > > > >Can anyone give advice on size, color, and presentation for this hatch? I > >got a couple on a parachute pattern and a couple a spinner. I was using 5x >>flourocarbon. Is that too big? >> >>Sunday was much more difficult for us, although fish were feeding. Tricky >>business. Food all over the surface. Fish rising. I caught a few, but >>never really figured out the secret. >> >>I'm new to the stillwater scene. Great stuff. >> >>James
