Hi Folks,
Recently got some green weenies in a swap. My gills and redears are all over
them.G I’ve looked up the patterns, very
simple tie. My question is will I find this
flourescent green chenille in a local fabric
shop or do I need to get an order off to one
of the on line tying suppliers? Where do
you get yours and what size do you use? Thanks for any info. Warm regards, Jim
Jim:
Look into the Hairline Trilobal Antron chenille. It comes in some pretty bright colors, steelhead colors; some which they call florescent. It comes in at least two sizes too. I don?t know if that?s what you?re looking for but it?s a start.
I like the ultra chenille. I happened to purchased what I have from Orvis but you should be able to find it anywhere.
I picked up some “Stretchy String” 3 yds. for a buck at a craft store. It’s 1/16th dia.
The color I got was chartruse and it almost glows in the dark!
Plan to tie up some Scuds and attack the Blue Gill pond.
I like the ultra chenille, too, and got mine from Bass Pro and from my local fly shop. The stuff I got from the local fabric store didn’t hold up well at all. Great simple fly. They love em up here, too.
Jim,
If you can’t find the flour. green ultra chenille there, I know K&K has it. If you give em a call, Kathy would stuff a pack in an envelope to you, or I’d be happy to pick some up in differrent flour. colors, and varied sizes for you and mail them out. Got a great pattern for a leech-ie thing, uses chamois and flour. fire orange chenille.
Trouts don’t live in ugly places
Jim no help on where to get the medium chenille on line. If your interested in variations of the fly and tying help(the loop at the bend) how it originated etc go to Google and typed in “Green Weenie fly tying” for paterns. They have red and orange and bead head variations.
Bill
Hey Folks,
Thanks for the timely responses. I hope
to get an order off today. The Ultra
Chenille comes in three sizes, Micro,
standard, and medium. Any idea which size
I need for #10 bluegill flies?
Betty, I went to the KK site and it will
not let me get into the tying section. Bad
link I guess. I’ll give them a call anyway
once I determine what I need. I love to
use sponsors when I can. Thanks. Warm
regards, Jim
You know, I’m not sure what size would be best. I have some in standard size, but it ties a slightly bulky Wooly Booger on a #8 aberdeen hook. I would think that the Green Weenie would be awfully stubby unless you use a 4XL hook.
On the other hand the micro is pretty tiny stuff which might look strange also unless two layers are used.
Medium would be too thick.
Warmouth
Hey Warmouth,
Sounds as if it comes in two sizes like
wrenches. Too big and too little.G Warm
regards, Jim
Trouts don’t live in ugly places
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Jim,
Just so happens that I have a skein in both med and large. Hold off your purchase. I’ll get some of each in the mail for you in the morning.
By the way, and I hate to say it, damn fish catcher!
Allan
Hey Allan,
Your the man!*G* I'm very appreciative
of your kind gesture. Let me know what I
owe ya and I’ll get it right off to ya.
I got a half dozen G.W.'s recently in
a swap. I was amazed. They are almost like
fishing live worms. Darned fish fight over
them. But don’t tell anyone, it’ll just be
our secret. I’ve got a 6 1/2’ 4 wt rigged
up for my God son. He’s been using the
Zebco I gave him two years ago when he was
6. I think the addition of a green weenie
on the 4 weight will inspire him to become
a fly fisher.G I know it sure puts a grin
on my chin.
Thanks everyone for your replies. I
do appreciate it. Warm regards, Jim
Jim the paterns shown on the web site I mentioned show medium size.
Bill
I’ve just finished reviewing this with Fred Bridge in planning on using them in classes. For the Green or Red Weenie he calls for medium fluorescent regular chenille (Hook & Hackle has them both) on 4XL #12 hooks.
For his Infamous Pink Worm (a S.J.Worm derivative) he calls for the 2 mm. diam. fluorescent ultra chenille on standard #16 dry fly hook.
These details are available on several web sites.
Here’s a link to Fred Bridge’s pattern and from there are links to some of his other flies, including the infamous pink worm. BTW, it’s another ridiculously easy tie that catches fish around here.
[url=http://flytyingworld.com/PagesF/fb-greenweenie.htm:2c895]http://flytyingworld.com/PagesF/fb-greenweenie.htm[/url:2c895]
I use micro ultra chenille for everything all sizes, even wooly buggers.
I think it makes a “neater” fly.
Jim,
These things are tied in so many different variations like a long single tail strand, long double strand tail, and short double strand tail. With bead-head and without (weighted). Different colors. Which kind is the one you’re using? Fishing it straight line, VOSI, dropper?
Pretty sure that if it works for you in SC, then it ought to work for me in FL. Thanks.
Robert B. McCorquodale
Sebring, FL
“Flip a fly”
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Hi Robert,
I got 6 of the little jewels in a swap
with Smernsky. Frankly, I was a bit
dissapointed when I saw them after all the
hype Smern gave them. Well, I gave away 4
of them to buddies and kept 2. First time
out I missed a hookset on a major explosive
strike just under water that resulted in a
loss in a cypress well above my reach.
That left one fly. I’ve been extremely
careful with it, retying my leader often.
It has accounted for more bluegills, bass
and red eared sunfish than I care to admit
to. The fly is now so threadbare that it
bears little resemblence to the original
pattern, but still is catching fish. The
pattern appears to be the same one Diane
posted here. [url=http://flytyingworld.com/PagesF/fb-greenweenie.htm:d70ec]http://flytyingworld.com/PagesF/fb-greenweenie.htm[/url:d70ec]
I normally fish it on a short 3 wt without
an indicator. Warm regards, Jim
The little green ‘inch worms’ have a smoother texture and aren’t as fuzzy - BUT - if you have a trout stream with birch trees, tie some up. They fall out of the trees and trout love them. (Pale green.)
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