Every so often we are graced with big floaty awkward bugs that make their way into a trout's drift. Cicadas are natural for us here in Utah because we get a decent emergence of cicadas (annual cicadas) every year and we fish them for multiple species of fish in both lakes and rivers. The annual cicadas are shorter in body and have maybe a little bit more triangular shape. The fly in this video is for the big McNasty Periodical Cicadas that are much larger and longer that only come out to play every so many years. For the science on cicadas and how they hatch, I'm definitely not your resource. BUT... If you like to fish big meat sticks for hungry fish (trout, bass, carp, bluegill, etc) then you should get some cicadas ready!
Material List
Hook: Firehole Sticks 618 Foam & Nymph - 4
Hook (Alternate): TMC 5262 Nymph & Streamer Hook - 6
Thread : Danville Flat Waxed Nylon Thread - 210 Denier - Black
Thread (Alternate): Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 6/0 - Beige
Body: Fly Tying Foam - 6mm - Black
Body (Alternate): Rainy's Cross-Link Sheet Foam - 6 mm - Black
Wing: Cicada Wings - Orange
Eyes: Solarez UV Cure Resin - Thin Hard 1/2 oz
Indicator: Hareline - Hi Float Foam - 2mm - Sunburst Yellow Orange
indicator (Alternate): Hareline - Hi Float Foam - 2mm - Orange
Over Wing: Fulling Mill Ultra Dry Yarn - Light Dun
Over Wing (Alternate): EP Trigger Point Int'l Fibers - Caddis Western Gray
Legs: Barred Sexi Floss - Medium - Orange
Legs (Alternate): Barred Sexi Floss - Medium - Copper
Cutters: Periodical Cicada Cutter Set
Glue: Fly Tyer's Z-MentMaterials & Alternate Materials Listed Below
