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| 17 Year Cicada |
I have not had a great deal to blog about lately.....probably does not help that I have had no time to blog either. However, I have a moment now to write up a quick post for another sakasa kebari that was inspired by a relatively recent trip home to the Hudson Valley. On my last visit home the periodical cicadas made their first appearance in 17 years. I know there are fly patterns out there specifically to mimic this biological wonder but my sakasa kebari was not meant to imitate but simply use the color scheme.
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| Cicada Sakasa Kebari |
Hook: Mustad C49S,, size 12
Hackle: Hungarian Partridge, grey
Head: Pearsall's gossamer silk, color red
Body: 6/0 Uni-Thread, color black
Rib: Pearsall's gossamer silk, color hot orange
I don't know how effective this pattern might be but I figure that the bright red head (like the cicadas red eyes) or contrasting orange rib (like the cicada's orange wing veins) might induce a couple of strikes. I doubt this pattern will replace any regular pattern in my fly box but it's always nice to tie something a little different and change things up.
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ReplyDeleteSorry but I can't spell this early. With all the talk about this massive emergence expected this year, it's funny that I haven't seen a single cicada this year.
DeleteMy Dad told me they just ended a week or two ago back home. I remember 17 years ago they were a few in some places and looked like a black snowfall in others. The emergence of a separate cicada brood was expected a few years ago here on Long Island and I never saw a single one. Go figure.
ReplyDeleteIn my travels I've not encountered a single one.
ReplyDeleteNice fly.