Emerger
RS2
Tailwater small-olive staple
Trout · GraylingFilm
Sparse two-tail Baetis emerger/nymph — a deadly tailwater small-olive pattern fished in the film or just under.
Fish this when
Fish it in the film or a few inches under it to fussy, well-educated trout on tailwaters and spring creeks during a small Baetis or BWO hatch.
Why it works
Its sparse, translucent build gives a pressured trout almost nothing to refuse, reading as the barest suggestion of a tiny, struggling olive rather than a solid fly.
Naturals it imitates
Typical zone & fishable range
usually
Surface
Film
Subsurface
Deep
Setup sensitivity: medium
Quick facts
Tying difficulty
Intermediate
Heritage
ModernClassicHeritage
Heritage
· USA (Colorado), 1975 — Rim Chung, South Platte River
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