Brood X – 24

This co-emergence hasn’t occurred in 221 years and won’t happen again until 2245. This is the first small batch released with only 4 dozen tied and when they sell out, they are gone until we see another brood emergence again!

This is a realistic cicada fly for huge strikes during the summer. This year there is a dual hatch mid-May to late June of the brood XIII(17 years)  and brood XIX(13 year) cicada hatches. Fish are partaking in a feeding frenzy slurping these steak dinners off the waters surface. Use a thicker leader and tippet 1x to 3x not just for fighting larger fish, but because thicker lines help cast these heavy flies more accurately.