Hi George,
Unfortunately, in ISP mode, the UART just support UART_TX and UART_RX, no RTS is used, please check this information from the user mannual:

So, if you have the demand to use the RTS pin, maybe you need to create the secondary uart bootloader.
Wish it helps you!
Have a great day,
Kerry
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