Cicada-fly Caught Fish 2013

[Misha Gill]

I thought it would be fun to post in one place all the fish caught on cicada patterns this year. It's still a bit early for the cicadas (I still haven't seen any live ones here in Alexandria), and a lot of the fish in 4MR had no idea what they were looking at, but I managed to fool this guy into biting. For the record, I sighted the fish, cast, didn't move my fly, and he came right up and sipped it. Once the cicadas get going I anticipate that buzzing the fly will be more effective. This guy was probably just curious to see if my fly was food.

Make sure your cicada pattern is in the photo, preferably in the fish's mouth! 

[Charles Chi]

Cicadas are already out south and west. I wouldn't expect much in Arlington.
Check out the map in the article:
http://www.wjla.com/blogs/weather/2013/04/get-ready-for-swarmaggedon-the-emergance-of-the-cicada-18631.html

Also, this sightings map:
http://magicicada.org/databases/magicicada/map.html

They just don't migrate that far from the trees of where they were burrowed.

-Charlie

On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 8:58 AM, Misha Gill <mish...@gmail.com> wrote:

I thought it would be fun to post in one place all the fish caught on cicada patterns this year. It's still a bit early for the cicadas (I still haven't seen any live ones here in Alexandria), and a lot of the fish in 4MR had no idea what they were looking at, but I managed to fool this guy into biting. For the record, I sighted the fish, cast, didn't move my fly, and he came right up and sipped it. Once the cicadas get going I anticipate that buzzing the fly will be more effective. This guy was probably just curious to see if my fly was food.

Make sure your cicada pattern is in the photo, preferably in the fish's mouth! 

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[Daniel Davala]

I haven't seen or heard any in Centreville, VA yet either.

 

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[Terry C]

Non in Ashburn yet,  I even went to the store and stocked up on TP , milk, bread, water, beer, all the essentials in anticipation.  ;)

 

On Friday, May 24, 2013 9:26:30 AM UTC-4, Dan Davala - Founder/President wrote:

I haven't seen or heard any in Centreville, VA yet either.

 

Dan Davala

On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 9:12 AM, Charles Chi <charle...@gmail.com> wrote:

Cicadas are already out south and west. I wouldn't expect much in Arlington.
Check out the map in the article:
http://www.wjla.com/blogs/weather/2013/04/get-ready-for-swarmaggedon-the-emergance-of-the-cicada-18631.html

Also, this sightings map:
http://magicicada.org/databases/magicicada/map.html

They just don't migrate that far from the trees of where they were burrowed.

-Charlie

On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 8:58 AM, Misha Gill <mish...@gmail.com> wrote:

I thought it would be fun to post in one place all the fish caught on cicada patterns this year. It's still a bit early for the cicadas (I still haven't seen any live ones here in Alexandria), and a lot of the fish in 4MR had no idea what they were looking at, but I managed to fool this guy into biting. For the record, I sighted the fish, cast, didn't move my fly, and he came right up and sipped it. Once the cicadas get going I anticipate that buzzing the fly will be more effective. This guy was probably just curious to see if my fly was food.

Make sure your cicada pattern is in the photo, preferably in the fish's mouth! 

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[Matthew Longley]

Spent the last two weekends in central and western PA, and was really hoping to see them, but alas no Cicadas anywhere...

[Rob Snowhite]

Heard one in Annandale Monday. Khalil and I saw two crash land in the Occoquan on Sunday. 

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[Bryan Lanier]

Put a hook in it then coat with urethane and it a fly!

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[Gmail]

Saw one in Clarendon this morning.

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On May 24, 2013, at 7:58 AM, Misha Gill <mish...@gmail.com> wrote:

I thought it would be fun to post in one place all the fish caught on cicada patterns this year. It's still a bit early for the cicadas (I still haven't seen any live ones here in Alexandria), and a lot of the fish in 4MR had no idea what they were looking at, but I managed to fool this guy into biting. For the record, I sighted the fish, cast, didn't move my fly, and he came right up and sipped it. Once the cicadas get going I anticipate that buzzing the fly will be more effective. This guy was probably just curious to see if my fly was food.

Make sure your cicada pattern is in the photo, preferably in the fish's mouth! 

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[Rob Snowhite]

Yup that's Clarendon, it's wearing spandex pants. 

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On May 24, 2013, at 4:52 PM, Gmail <thevie...@gmail.com> wrote:

Saw one in Clarendon this morning.

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[Bryan Lanier]

I don't think a 12 wt would throw thay one!

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[Richard Farino]

This one’s floating around today.

 

Someone’s getting stripers to eat them  ;)

 

 

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[Senor_denito]

Gotta start tying cicadas!  All the flicks are soooo sick!  Striper on a cicada though!!!!!

[Misha Gill]

I stayed with a friend north of Charlottesville who lives on a private pond this last weekend, and the brood ii cicadas were out! I've attached a photo of the bottom of the cicada, which you should focus on if you are tying an imitation because that is what the fish often see when they land on the water...  as you can see my pattern was pretty successful!  Again, no movement or twitching of the fly was necessary, just cast it against the bank under a bush or tree and the fish came right up and ate it.  The sunnies tend to whack it and the bass tend to sip it, funny enough. Wish I coulda had the opportunity to fish it on a trout stream, but alas, not this weekend. 

[Charlie Church]

I fished the Occoquan Reservoir a bit on saturday. Lots of cicadas out. No fish landed for me though. Would get hits every cast from gils but nothing with enough size to gulp a cicada down. Did see two real big rises towards the end of the day. The later in the day it got, the more bugs on the water there were.

Nice fish Misha