F-22 Cicada
Cheech - May 2024
Cicadas are kind of big clumsy bugs with a weird profile that ends in a little point in the back. This fly uses a newer technique to add body profile without bulk. I splay the wings out on this one to give the appearance of a cicada trying to lift off. This style can be built into many other foam dry flies as well! Happy tying.
Material List
- Hook: Fulling Mill 1710 - Nymph Special - 8
- Hook (Alternate): TMC 5262 Nymph & Streamer Hook - 8
- Thread : Danville 140 Denier Waxed Flymaster Plus Thread - Fl. Orange
- Thread (Alternate): Fulling Mill Flex-Floss - Black
- Body 1: Hareline - Hi Float Foam - 3mm - Black
- Body 1 (Alternate): Bug Foam 3MM - Black
- Body 2 : Hareline - Hi Float Foam - 2mm - Black
- Body 2 (Alternate): Bug Foam 2MM - Black
- Legs: Barred Sexi Floss - Medium - Orange
- Legs (Alternate): Speckled Centipede Legs - Medium - Speckled Orange
- Wing 1: EP Fibers - White
- Wing 1 (Alternate): EP Fibers - Minnow
- Wing 2: Fulling Mill Ultra Dry Yarn - Fl. Orange
- Wing 2 (Alternate): EP Fibers - Orange
- Indicator: Hareline - Hi Float Foam - 2mm - Sunburst Yellow Orange
- Indicator (Alternate): Bug Foam 2MM - Orange
- Adhesive: Fly Tyer's Z-Ment
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