NymphbeginnerSoutheast & Carolinas
Green Weenie
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Available Sizes#10 - #16
Color Variations
ChartreuseGreenLime
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Regional shopStrong match
Murray's Fly Shop
Matched on Southeast & Carolinas, nymph flies, trout. Appalachian trout and smallmouth source with long-running regional fly catalog depth.
Southeast & Carolinasnymph fliestrout
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Davidson River Outfitters
Matched on Southeast & Carolinas, nymph flies, trout. Southern Appalachian trout shop lead tied to the Davidson River and regional freestones.
Southeast & Carolinasnymph fliestrout
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Fly Fish Food
Matched on nymph flies, trout, caddis. Strong technical tying and trout catalog coverage, especially nymphs, dries, and stillwater flies.
nymph fliestroutcaddis
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Fulling Mill Flies
Matched on nymph flies, trout, nymph. Large pattern house with broad freshwater and saltwater fly categories.
nymph fliestroutnymph
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Big Y Fly Co.
Matched on nymph flies, trout, nymph. Broad by-type catalog useful for common benchmark patterns and inexpensive backups.
nymph fliestroutnymph
Visit sourceThe 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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