green weenies

Ive never had much luck with them. which do you prefer bead heads or non beadheads?  how would you fish them tandems or alone? this is bout the only fly Ive had no luck with. Ive tied a ton but only time Ive lost them was either in the trees or under rocks never to a fish. 

I catch alot of fish on them in the spring creeks here.  They are either taking them as inchworms or rycophillia(sp?) nymphs, in either event they catch their fair share of fish for me.  Stockies hit them pretty well also, especially brookies.  I have never tried them for steelies before but, after reading this I will definately try them up there this year.  Considering they are a 30 second tie it can't hurt to have some with you. 
 
I usually tie mine in 12-14's with a bead on them.

I find the smaller the better, a lot of times I see guys using them in a size 12 or even 10 but I have had no luck with that big of a fly, I usually tie mine on a size 16 or smaller, and use it as a drop and have had pretty good sucess, no bead.

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lol I just tied bout 6 size 10s and 4 of them with bead heads lol. oh well they might be good for steelhead i guess.  How bout something like the green weenie but not green, like brown or red?

 
I have done them in red and done well, also in an olive green, hell I am sure any color will work, I have seen some many different color of caddis from creek to creek.....

I really wasn't thinking about their representation of caddis larvae when I made my original post...duh!!! 
 
Has anyone ever done well with them for steelies? 

So true!
 
You know a patriot dry fly with a green weenie dropper is a great producer of heavy browns.  At least that's what Charlie Meck told me.

Try it in cream with a black laquer head.  You may be very suprised.

You must keep the green weenie green, otherwise it will no longer be a green weenie.

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