Softhackle Weenie

One caveat:
this is an experimental fly.  It has come out of my "Winter
Laboratory" and is yet to be fished.  Because the Green Weenie nymph
was such a successful fly for me last season, and because softhackles are my
favorite wet fly, I thought I would combine them into the Softhackle Weenie.

Only three
materials are required: (1) chartreuse micochenille (1mm in diameter), (2)
Arizona-style synthetic peacock dubbing, and (3) one partridge or other
softhackle feather.

Ed's Note: 
Pseudo Peacock and Ice Dub are flashy dubbing and are available in our store
(link below).

Directions

1. 
   
   

   Wrap your
   tying thread to a point above the barb of the hook.
   



2. 
   
   

   Cut a long
   piece of micro Chenille so you can use it for several weenies.
   



3. 
   
   

   Tie in the
   chenille at the back of the hook just as you might for a mini-woolly worm.
   



4. 
   
   

   With open
   thread wraps, bring your bobbin forward to the 1/3 point.
   



5. 
   
   

   Wrap the
   chenille forward in tight spirals to the 1/3 point. Tie it down with a few
   wraps of your thread and snip off the excess chenille.
   



6. 
   
   

   Using a
   dubbing loop, create a thorax with a few wraps of synthetic peacock dubbing.
   After each wrap, stroke the fibers back toward the hook bend.
   



7. 
   
   

   Tie off and
   whip finish.