Could One Trout Fly Rule Them All?

Photo: Bobby Cothren, via The Aspen Times

If you had to choose the one pattern you would be sure to have, no matter where you’re fishing, what would you pick? For guide Scott Spooner of Taylor Creek Fly Shops, it’s a tiny emerger:

It’s rare that a single fly pattern can work every day and in every situation on a western trout stream, but I’d argue that Rim Chung’s RS2 Emerger comes pretty darn close. Rim’s personally tied RS2s don’t look much like the ones in fly bins the world-over, but most variations fish incredibly well. The main takeaway is that less is more when it comes to an effective trout fly pattern.

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