They Are Here, Red Eyed Bugs All Over.

[Mitch f]

7 hours ago, Quillback said:

Did they just show up recently?  20 miles east of me they are thick in the woods.  Don't hear or see any at my house and like Rick said, that is not a complaint.  

They have been here for weeks. Last week was the most intense. Walking out of the house to get into my car I have one to two of them land on me. I think it’s going to be crazy next month. My youngest thought they were cool for a while…no she hates them. 😂

[Ryan Miloshewski]

Not a single one in Kansas City either. Driving back last week on 13 at 70 mph, windows up, radio playing, you could still hear the droning of them. Pretty neat. 

Buddy caught this channel out of the Sac this weekend.

[Gavin]

Think they have peaked, less than 50 in the pool skimmer this AM. Fish may be looking up after they are gone so we can hope for that. 

[Quillback]

Didn't hear or see any on the upper end of Table Rock today.

[snagged in outlet 3]

I was at tablerock dam area for almost 3 weeks.  Not a peep there.  Came home today and they are thick here.   I’m on the phone with HOA as I type this😂

[Daryk Campbell Sr]

I've been cutting strips for the gunwales on my canoe.  The tablesaw sure excites them.  They come swarming.  Honestly had over 10 each on me and my neighbor who's saw I was using.   With a few buzzing around.    What's kinda of strange is, you catch one, throw it, it will return almost perfectly to the zone of which you caught it.   Sort of like nature's own boomerang.  

[Quillback]

10 hours ago, Daryk Campbell Sr said:

I've been cutting strips for the gunwales on my canoe.  The tablesaw sure excites them.  They come swarming.  Honestly had over 10 each on me and my neighbor who's saw I was using.   With a few buzzing around.    What's kinda of strange is, you catch one, throw it, it will return almost perfectly to the zone of which you caught it.   Sort of like nature's own boomerang.  

That's interesting.  If you want some for bait, fire up the table saw!

[fishinwrench]

I had the air box cover off a 4 cylinder outboard yesterday, syncing the carburetor linkage, and just as I blipped the throttle a cicada flew by and got sucked down the throat of carb #2.   

The motor immediately started running like crap, and I had to remove the carb and use hemostats to get the little bastard out of the reed cage. 

Had I not been looking at the time, and saw the cicada get sucked in there......I would have been chasing that sudden issue for Lord knows how long.  

[jdmidwest]

8 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

I had the air box cover off a 4 cylinder outboard yesterday, syncing the carburetor linkage, and just as I blipped the throttle a cicada flew by and got sucked down the throat of carb #2.   

The motor immediately started running like crap, and I had to remove the carb and use hemostats to get the little bastard out of the reed cage. 

Had I not been looking at the time, and saw the cicada get sucked in there......I would have been chasing that sudden issue for Lord knows how long.  

They do not decompose very quickly.  Have one stuck in wiper frame going on 2 weeks, came off in car wash finally.

[Gumboot]

10 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

 The motor immediately started running like crap, and I had to remove the carb and use hemostats to get the little bastard out of the reed cage. 

Back in my college days, I had some hemostats...