The Green Weenie was developed by Ken Igo and Russ Mowry of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania and introduced to South Central PA and the popularity of this simple fly has spread rapidly throughout the country. Probably, this is due in no small part to Charlie Meck’s book Pennsylvania Trout Streams and Their Hatches, in which he talks about first using it while fishing with Russ Mowry in Western PA.

As the fly is very effective on brown trout, though other trout will hit it, Fred figured something red would work even better for rainbows and brook trout. Tied with fluorescent fire orange chenille, the Red Hot is to rainbows and brooks what the Weenie is to browns.

By the way, tied on #6 or #8 long shank salmon hooks, both flies will take salmon from the upstate NY rivers.

Fished unweighted and allowed to drift on the surface, it can represent a small catapillar or inchworm.