Cicada report

[Dalton Terrell]

I hit a local lake yesterday with a healthy population of bass and carp with dreams of repeatedly battling huge fish. I showed up a bit after dawn and heard the shrill chorus as I approached the ramp. As I gear up, I see at least a dozen cicadas fall to the water, knowing it was going to be an epic day. 

As I get on the water and float down the shoreline, reality starts to set in. The bugs falling to the water are pecked three or four times, and then dragged under... the smallest of bluegills are keyed in, but no evidence of a carp cloop or bass swirls. I fished several hours and in nearly every spot, it was the same story, the gills were smashing my bug every cast. 

All told, I did find a few larger fish eating and hooked up with a couple. My trophy fish of the day was a happy Channel Cat. A larger bass also took the fly but I put the screws to him too hard as he dove into the weeds and off he went. I spotted a few carp sunning, but none eating cadas, and these fish had no interest in even well placed flies.

I hope to get a couple more outings so I can figure out this game before 2038.

Dalton

[Kevin KB]

I was on the North Fork  of the Shenandoah yesterday.   I didn't hear or see a single cicada.  Needless to say I had no luck on Snowhite's  cicada, but do not blame the fly pattern.  Moved over to other flies and got a number of panfish and fallfish so the day ended in success.

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[thevie...@gmail.com]

Travis Eden’s (Kingfisher guide service) one of the legit guides in the area, is getting carp to chase and take cicada patterns on the Doah.  He has a few openings left 6/12-6/17.  

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On Jun 5, 2021, at 9:26 AM, Dalton Terrell <daltonb...@gmail.com> wrote:

I hit a local lake yesterday with a healthy population of bass and carp with dreams of repeatedly battling huge fish. I showed up a bit after dawn and heard the shrill chorus as I approached the ramp. As I gear up, I see at least a dozen cicadas fall to the water, knowing it was going to be an epic day. 

As I get on the water and float down the shoreline, reality starts to set in. The bugs falling to the water are pecked three or four times, and then dragged under... the smallest of bluegills are keyed in, but no evidence of a carp cloop or bass swirls. I fished several hours and in nearly every spot, it was the same story, the gills were smashing my bug every cast. 

All told, I did find a few larger fish eating and hooked up with a couple. My trophy fish of the day was a happy Channel Cat. A larger bass also took the fly but I put the screws to him too hard as he dove into the weeds and off he went. I spotted a few carp sunning, but none eating cadas, and these fish had no interest in even well placed flies.

I hope to get a couple more outings so I can figure out this game before 2038.

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[Sean Steele]

Great guy, great guide. Been out 6+ times with Travis. Highly recommend.

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On Jun 5, 2021, at 11:03 AM, thevie...@gmail.com wrote:

Travis Eden’s (Kingfisher guide service) one of the legit guides in the area, is getting carp to chase and take cicada patterns on the Doah.  He has a few openings left 6/12-6/17.  

ted...@kfguideservices.com

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On Jun 5, 2021, at 9:26 AM, Dalton Terrell <daltonb...@gmail.com> wrote:

I hit a local lake yesterday with a healthy population of bass and carp with dreams of repeatedly battling huge fish. I showed up a bit after dawn and heard the shrill chorus as I approached the ramp. As I gear up, I see at least a dozen cicadas fall to the water, knowing it was going to be an epic day. 

As I get on the water and float down the shoreline, reality starts to set in. The bugs falling to the water are pecked three or four times, and then dragged under... the smallest of bluegills are keyed in, but no evidence of a carp cloop or bass swirls. I fished several hours and in nearly every spot, it was the same story, the gills were smashing my bug every cast. 

All told, I did find a few larger fish eating and hooked up with a couple. My trophy fish of the day was a happy Channel Cat. A larger bass also took the fly but I put the screws to him too hard as he dove into the weeds and off he went. I spotted a few carp sunning, but none eating cadas, and these fish had no interest in even well placed flies.

I hope to get a couple more outings so I can figure out this game before 2038.

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Dalton

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[thevie...@gmail.com]

Sean,

Agreed! Half a dozen trips with him under my belt, would not endorse otherwise.

Unfortunately there are not many legit guides in the area, he’s definitely one of the few!! 

Booked 6/16 for myself.

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On Jun 5, 2021, at 12:17 PM, Sean Steele <spst...@gmail.com> wrote:

Great guy, great guide. Been out 6+ times with Travis. Highly recommend.

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[brad dreisbach]

https://twitter.com/laurynricketts/status/1401929258642067458?s=10

"THIS is not rain, not ground clutter (the radar beam picking up objects close the radar site --which is in Loudoun County).... the Hydrometeor Classification algorithm identifies this as biological in nature..so likely CICADAS being picked up by the radar beam…”

pretty wild if true.

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