Rio Selective Trout II DT

[lastchance]

Anyone here ever used Rio Selective Trout II DT fly line? I was thinking of going for it. I nymph fish 90% of the time, but when the fish are feeding on top readily, I throw some dry flies.
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[ohiofly]

Hello! I love this line! I have it on my 2wt. no complaints here. Very supple and workable.

[JohnScott]

Lastchance -

I'm a big fan of the Rio Selective Trout lines. I've got them on my 3 wt, 5 wt, and 7 wt rods. The 3 and 5 are DTs and the 7 is a WF.

The lines are right on to the rod weights for my primary rods - a Winston Ibis 7'6" for 3 wt, a Powell LGA 9' for 5 wt, and a Sage Fli 9' for 7 wt. The lines float well and are supple with little memory, which is important since I do a lot of fishing in the winter here in the Intermountain West.

The 3 and 5 wts are used mostly for dry fly fishing or dries with a dropper and occasional straight nymphing, and the 7 wt has been mostly a nymphing rod. I fish a tandem of size 6 weighted nymphs under an indicator on the 7 wt and the rod / line set up turns the combination over nicely. Looking forward to using the 7 for some big dries - stoneflies and hoppers - but haven't had the opportunity yet.

Hard to go wrong with Rio and their Selective Trout lines.

John

[LigonierA1]

Agree with the rest, the Rio Selective Trout lines are superb. I haven't found them to be overly durable, but nothing to complain about either. And I'm hard on equipment so it may be me more so than the line.

[Bamboozle]

Great hybrid taper lines with a long front taper for delicate presentations. I use a 3wt DT on a slow glass rod in my quiver and it's a dream. I did try one on another slightly faster rod but didn't care for it. I was looking for a line that helped load the rod up close and I guess the long front taper was the problem. I also had a dreadful time with the same rod & line combo trying to flip a size 12 beadhead with a yarn indicator so again YMMV.

The line is SUPER supple and I haven't experienced those annoying line coils, even on standard arbor reels. To reiterate a previous comment; they are fantastic in winter. My ONLY complaint is the color choices:

Super dark and hard to see olive and super bright and impossible to hide chartreuse.

Something in the middle would be nice.

[lastchance]

Those color choices mystify me, too. I like muted colors but not super dark olive. I don't understand why they even make a bright green color.
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