Cicada

Among the largest of terrestrial trout foods, the Cicadas will emerge from the soil each summer to chirp through the summer nights. While present in modest numbers most years, the Cicadas will burst from the soil in almost plague-like proportions once every 13 or 17 years, making the trout go into a manic feeding frenzy! Most commonly found throughout the central and Eastern US, you will also find an epic Cicada hatch on the Green River in Utah. This versatile pattern will prove equally lethal (in a catch and release sense of the word!) on both cold water and warm water species of fish.

Dry/Wet: Dry

Fly Category: True-Fly Pattern

Family: Terrestrial

Species: Cicada

Life Stage: Adult