Big Bird

Created by Mike St. John

HOOK: 5262, sizes 8-12 THREAD: Brown TAIL: Grizzly hen hackle fibers RIB: Fine copper wire BODY: Tan Haretron blended with small amount of orange Haretron for highlights HACKLE: Grizzly hen saddle

Uses

Big Bird resembles a caddis pupa and is very useful on rivers such as the upper Rogue where summer steelhead feed on caddis pupa. On the other hand, I've seen this fly catch a lot of winter steelhead, too. In general, it works well anytime steelhead prefer a small, drab fly dead-drifted near the bottom.

How to Fish

Use with an indicator rig and dead-drift the fly near the river bottom.