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Old 05-01-2021, 04:25 PM
MarkSmith1 MarkSmith1 is offline
 
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Default Cicada nymphs?

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I've been reading about the big Cicada brood x thats gonna boom this year in the east. In AB we have the Okanaganis Cicada that emerge every 3-5 years. Wondering if anybodys ever had the luck to fish while they're out? And if you've got any suggested Fly's ?
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Old 05-07-2021, 10:12 AM
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Just type in cicada fly patterns on the web and you will get lots of patterns.
Also you will not see any nymphs only adults.
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Old 05-08-2021, 07:12 PM
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I used to have a metal lure that imitated a cicada. That was in the 1980's. worked like a charm on the Red Deer River.
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Old 05-08-2021, 07:30 PM
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I have adult dry patterns which I used in NZ but in 50 years plus of fishing flies in Alberta I have yet to see an Adult here ...... if there are any numbers you will hear them a long time before you see them as they make a loud racket ..... personally I would stick with adult stonefly patterns which are already out and about on the streams
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Old 05-08-2021, 11:41 PM
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The only place I've seen cicada flies being used , is on he Columbia River near Castlegar BC.
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