NymphbeginnerSoutheast & Carolinas
Green Weenie
$3.50
Available Sizes#10 - #16
Color Variations
ChartreuseGreenLime
The Green Weenie is the fly that serious tiers pretend does not exist and then secretly fish when nobody is watching. It is a piece of chartreuse chenille wrapped around a hook. That is the entire recipe. And yet it catches trout with a consistency that makes complex, anatomically correct patterns weep with inadequacy. It imitates inchworms, caddis larvae, or possibly nothing at all -- trout eat it anyway, perhaps out of curiosity, perhaps out of hunger, perhaps because chartreuse is simply irresistible to something with a brain the size of a pea. Do not overthink it. Just fish it.
Quick Facts
TypeNymph
Difficultybeginner
SeasonsSpring, Summer, Fall
Target SpeciesRainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout
Sizes#10 - #16
Best LocationsDavidson River, NC; South Holston River, TN; Shenandoah National Park, VA
Where to Fish It
Davidson River
NC · Mountain Freestone
South Holston River
TN · Tailwater
Shenandoah National Park
VA · Mountain Freestone
Map unavailable. Locations for Green Weenie: Davidson River, NC; South Holston River, TN; Shenandoah National Park, VA
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