Penns and Cicadas

This year is the year of the 17 year cicada brood XIV. Why do I
care? Well, it just so happens one of the core areas of brood XIV is
CENTER COUNTY PA!!! http://insects.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/fa.../BroodXIV.html

And guess what? They're starting to emerge right now so by the time
Penns rolls around, it should be cicada heaven. Big fish going after
big orange and black bugs to big for the tiddlers to gulp down. This
should be like the green drake hatch on steroids, lasting all day. No
sitting around for the evening spinner fall. So bring your cicada
patterns and be ready and forwarned.
Frank Reid

This year is the year of the 17 year cicada brood XIV. *Why do I
care? *Well, it just so happens one of the core areas of brood XIV is
CENTER COUNTY PA!!! *http://insects.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/fa...s/Periodical/B...

By the way, anyone know where I can buy some cicada patterns? Looked
at all of the usual suspects and couldn't find much.
Frank Reid

On May 5, 1:27 pm, Frank Reid wrote:
This year is the year of the 17 year cicada brood XIV. Why do I
care? Well, it just so happens one of the core areas of brood XIV is
CENTER COUNTY PA!!! http://insects.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/fa...s/Periodical/B...

By the way, anyone know where I can buy some cicada patterns? Looked
at all of the usual suspects and couldn't find much.
Frank Reid


At the big hatch in 2004, I was having fine luck with carp using a big
black popper with legs, like a #2. Make a huge splash when you cast
them, and creep them slowly rather than chug them. Even the normally-
skittish monsters were coming up to take a bite. Easiest fishing for
five and ten pound fish I've ever seen.

"Frank Reid" wrote in message
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By the way, anyone know where I can buy some cicada patterns? Looked
at all of the usual suspects and couldn't find much.
Frank Reid

possibly, because no specific pattern is really necessary.
The fish feed on cicadas opportunistically, never seeing enough of them to
get the details locked in, I suspect.
Anyhow, fussing over patterns will not result in anything more successful
than a large cricket or other chunky, dark floating fly that can land with
an obvious "plop".
Tom

Tom Littleton wrote:
"Frank Reid" wrote in message
...

By the way, anyone know where I can buy some cicada patterns? Looked
at all of the usual suspects and couldn't find much.
Frank Reid

possibly, because no specific pattern is really necessary.
The fish feed on cicadas opportunistically, never seeing enough of them to
get the details locked in, I suspect.
Anyhow, fussing over patterns will not result in anything more successful
than a large cricket or other chunky, dark floating fly that can land with
an obvious "plop".
Tom



so, i should bring some western salmonfly patterns just for sport?

On May 6, 5:51*am, jeff miller wrote:
Tom Littleton wrote:
"Frank Reid" wrote in message
...

By the way, anyone know where I can buy some cicada patterns? *Looked
at all of the usual suspects and couldn't find much.
Frank Reid

possibly, because no specific pattern is really necessary.
The fish feed on cicadas opportunistically, never seeing enough of them to
get the details locked in, I suspect.
Anyhow, fussing over patterns will not result in anything more successful
than a large cricket or other chunky, dark floating fly that can land with
an obvious "plop".
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Tom

so, i should bring some western salmonfly patterns just for sport?- Hide quoted text -

That's what I'm doing. I've got some salmonfly patterns that I will
hit with a magic marker to give it the black and orange banding on the
cicada abdomen.
Frank Reid

I don't think there are going to be enough of them on the water to
interest the fish that much........Don't over look the march brown
grey fox sulphurs and caddis along with a couple bwo
variantes........Thats what you will be fishing 99 percent of the time
unless of course the drake happens...............

Frank Reid wrote:
This year is the year of the 17 year cicada brood XIV. Why do I
care? Well, it just so happens one of the core areas of brood XIV is
CENTER COUNTY PA!!! http://insects.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/fa.../BroodXIV.html

And guess what? They're starting to emerge right now so by the time
Penns rolls around, it should be cicada heaven. Big fish going after
big orange and black bugs to big for the tiddlers to gulp down. This
should be like the green drake hatch on steroids, lasting all day. No
sitting around for the evening spinner fall. So bring your cicada
patterns and be ready and forwarned.
Frank Reid

and, speaking of bringing things to penns...have y'all done away with
the raffle or do i need to scurry about for my pitiful contribution?

jeff (wondering where the pig hat sits now)

and, speaking of bringing things to penns...have y'all done away with
the raffle or do i need to scurry about for my pitiful contribution?

jeff (wondering where the pig hat sits now)

Well, it's too far for me to haul the gear for my unlamented barley
stew. Don't think there's a raffle either.
Frank Reid

and, speaking of bringing things to penns...have y'all done away with
the raffle or do i need to scurry about for my pitiful contribution?

jeff (wondering where the pig hat sits now)

I think we've done away with the raffle.
Joel