FLY
Terrestrial
Sunken Cicada
Tied by Darrell Olson
Sunken Cicada recipe
| Hook | TMC 5262, Size 6 |
|---|---|
| Thread | 6/0 (140 denier) Orange |
| Weighted Wire | 0.035 Lead wire or substitute |
| Rib | 4X Tippet |
| Underbody | Medium Orange chenille |
| Overbody | Black Hareline Furry Foam |
| Legs | Round Rubber Legs in Orange or Orange with Black Stripes |
| Wing | Mixed Flashabou Orange, Pearl, and White |
About this fly
Author, professor, and fly fishing guide, George Daniel is well-known for stalking wary brown trout on the idyllic streams of central Pennsylvania. He’s seen heavily-pressured trout wise up to surface cicada patterns, and he and his friends have seen the same trout show more willingness to eat a cicada fly that’s partially submerged in the film or riding fully underwater. This fly is a bit shaggy on purpose because as Daniel notes, a swamped insect is anything but orderly.
What the Sunken Cicada imitates
- Cicada (adult)
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