We saw one of the most epic Brood X Cicada hatches where both the XIII(17 year) and XIX(13 year) cycles emerged at the same time. What better place to go chase this hatch than the White River in Arkansas? While we were there, that area was hit hard with storms and every morning these bugs littered the banks and floated down the river turning them into steak dinners for hungry trout.
Brood X – 24′ Cicadas are big insects and mimicking them in a fly form calls for a lot of foam! These flies are tied with 6mm thick foam bodies and the 24′ versions is the most durable one we’ve tied up yet. These float… Read More »Brood X – 24′
For all you dry fly junkies that love throwing big foam flies to rising trout, there is a special phenomenon going on this summer that is going to truly blow you away. In 2024, the Brood XIII and the Brood XIX Cicadas will be emerging at the same time.
