The Washington Post: Washington area braces for cicadas’ return

[Joshua Delmonico]

Time to tie cicada flies!

Washington area braces for cicadas’ return
Seventeen years after a swarm of cicadas hit the D.C. area, one known as Brood II is about to emerge.
http://wapo.st/Z6YVqi

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[Houli]

I've been working on a couple variations w/ foam and chenille .... here's the first attempt - need to clean it up a bit and see how it fishes.

Anyone have experience fishing cicadas in local rivers, creeks, lakes/ponds?  What to target (smallmouth, largemouth, carp, trout).

Thanks for any/all info!

[Greg Feder]

Nice!  I wonder if you could get some big red eyes on them?  That's one of the things I remember from the last time 'round, although who knows if the fish would notice. 

 

Cheers,

 

-- Greg

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[John L III]

Some years ago when we last experienced a brood Fly Fisherman Magazine had a pattern that was simple to tie and very effective. It was made from black closed cell foam cut from a sheet. Made a great splash when landed on the water, floated like a cork and was indestructible. Anything that eats on the top will hit it. Your pattern looks fishy also. good luck.

On Tuesday, April 9, 2013 11:11:52 PM UTC-4, Joshua Delmonico wrote:

[Daniel Davala]

I think Namfos (Mark S.) has that back issue of Fly Fisherman, if I recall it also featured a neoprene wader shootout.  Mark, maybe you can bring it to the next BEER TIE!

 

Dan Davala

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[namfos]

Dan - Alas, I no longer have that issue in my possession. April's Beer Tie marked the depletion of my inventory of back issues of fly fishing magazines. I thank you and TPFR for helping to declutter my mancave.  ;-)

However, if memory serves, this pattern tutorial, http://bit.ly/12R6jK2, seems very close to the one in the magazine.

[Greg Feder]

Thanks for that link, Mark!

 

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[namfos]

No, prob.  I tied up a bunch of those during the arrival of Brood X back in 2004.  Used them at Widewater near Anglers - lost about half to tree branches and the rest I wore out as poppers after the emergence was over.   A simpler pattern to tie would be a Gurgler in black with orange.  I don't think they need eyes, they just have to make a commotion on the surface for the bass and bluegills.

Mark

[Dallen Hall]

 x2  Ditto on the Gurgler choice Mark!

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[Morgan Kupfer]

Check out our coverage on Tight Lined Tales of a Fly Fisherman. We're doing our best to give you complete coverage of the cicada hatch. Go to www.tight-lined-tales-of-a-fly-fisherman.com and click on the cicada link on the top right hand side. We have a tutorial going live on The Fiberglass Manifesto soon and updates via the blog and twitter. Its going to be huge this year. Todays post features a great dry pattern for the little buggers.

On Tuesday, April 9, 2013 11:11:52 PM UTC-4, Joshua Delmonico wrote:

[namfos]

Shouldn't that be "MEGA dittoes"?   ;-)

[John L III]

The pattern I mentioned appeared in the July 2004 issue Fly Fisherman. Its called Emery's "backing mondo cicada". Its not available, as I could see, from the magazine's website. It does pop up in a forum in a google search, but not the steps.

Emery's Backing
Mondo Cicada

Hook: #4 Dai-Riki 710.
Thread: Black 3/0 danville waxed monocord.
Underbody: Black 1/8" foam cut into 1/8" strip.
Body: Black 1/4" foam cut into 1/2" strip.
Tail: Orange 1/8" foam cut into a 3/16" strip.
Rib: orange fly-line backing colored with black permanent marker.
Legs: Orange Sili Legs with black barring.
Wing: Orange deer hair and black Krystal Flash.
indicator: White poly yarn. 

Steps:
tie in tail and few inches of backing. wrap hook towards eye.
cut length of foam 2 x hook length, attach the bottom half about 1/4" from eye. wrap forward with backing and tie down
tie in wing and indicator over wing, and sili egs.
fold back foam for upper body. Tie down about 1/4" from eye.
use black marker to color sides and back of backing black.

On Tuesday, April 9, 2013 11:11:52 PM UTC-4, Joshua Delmonico wrote:

[John L III]

I missed a few steps:

Steps:
tie in tail and few inches of backing.

tie in a strip 1/8" wide foam.
wrap thread towards eye and tie off.
wrap foam strip towards eye 2/3 of the way, tie off

cut length of foam 2 x hook length, attach the bottom half about 1/4" from eye. wrap forward with backing and tie down
tie in wing and indicator over wing, and sili egs.
fold back foam for upper body. Tie down about 1/4" from eye.

cut foam tag off just behind the wrap to make a bulbous head

use black marker to color sides and back of backing black.



Steps:
tie in tail and few inches of backing. wrap hook towards eye.
cut length of foam 2 x hook length, attach the bottom half about 1/4" from eye. wrap forward with backing and tie down
tie in wing and indicator over wing, and sili egs.
fold back foam for upper body. Tie down about 1/4" from eye.
use black marker to color sides and back of backing black.



On Tuesday, April 9, 2013 11:11:52 PM UTC-4, Joshua Delmonico wrote:

[namfos]

This pattern might work well on a larger hook, some color changes to the rubber legs and the wing: http://bit.ly/ZPawdO

[tperkins]

New article at Washington Post about the Cicadas: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2013/04/30/bugcast-warming-temperatures-with-moderate-to-heavy-cicadas/?hpid=z3.
I started tying Cicada patterns last night in preparation.