Cicada Bomber Variation
Terrestrial
Tied By Darrell Olson
Hook: Risen Streamer 200 Hook, 4XL, size 4
Thread: Danville 140 deniers thread bright orange
Body Parts: body, belly, wing, legs, Prothorax, eyes
Materials: 2mm black foam (See Template in Additional Photos), FNF Jelly Orange Sunburst, Holographic Flashabou Orange, 5 inch length of Orange/Black Barred Round Rubber Legs, 2mm orange foam with red glitter (1/4 x 1/2 inches), 2mm red foam (3mm wide)
Notes:
Riverfeet Fly Fishing’s Cicada Bomber Variation
If you live in cicada country, prepare for this entomological event that only happens every 221 years – when the cicada Brood XIII and XIX have a simultaneous emergence. Experts are predicting more than a billion bugs will hatch this year in the eastern US.
Print a copy of their cicada brood XIX foam body cutout form with dimensions here:
https://www.riverfeetflyfishing.com/fly-tying-cicada
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