Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted May 15 Root Admin Share Posted May 15 Fishing the bluff from Lookout to the Narrows. Best stretch was lower section. Had 6 takes and 3 hookups. Saw lots of cicadas hit the water and almost every one got eaten. It’s only going to get better! Ryan Miloshewski, Johnsfolly, netboy and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillback Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 Those Taney trout are going to be fat, first shad and now Cicadas. dpitt, Daryk Campbell Sr and Seth 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Adams Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 think they'll keep running water through the weekend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tom C Posted May 15 Members Share Posted May 15 Awesome to hear this since I'll down at your place in 2 weeks. I'm tying up some cicadas. What cicada fly were you using? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Miloshewski Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 Alright, that's all I needed. Me and my cicadas will be down as soon as I can get away from work. snagged in outlet 3, MNtransplant and Quillback 2 1 “To those devoid of imagination a blank place on the map is a useless waste; to others, the most valuable part.”--Aldo Leopold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted May 15 Author Root Admin Share Posted May 15 Yes they'll run water for a while. How much I'm not sure. I'll try to take a pic of the 2 kinds we carry in the shop. Quillback and Daryk Campbell Sr 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snagged in outlet 3 Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 I might have to sample that this week😁 Quillback 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishinwrench Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 I'm not sure if this lil'tidbit is gonna come across as "Helpful" or if it's going to hurt somebody's feelings....... But the fish in Taneycomo are highly unlikely to become SELECTIVE on Cicadas. So don't get too hung up on that. The water is clear enough that no SPLAT is needed to "ring the dinner bell", or for them to notice your fly. The Cicadas might get them looking up, and taking bigger bites though, so don't hesitate to drift a #8 or #6 Stimulator, Royal Wulff, Chernobyl Ant, Oversized Crackleback.....or anything else you can reasonably tie onto 4x or 3x tippet. 👍 cmoore03 and snagged in outlet 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tom C Posted May 16 Members Share Posted May 16 51 minutes ago, fishinwrench said: I'm not sure if this lil'tidbit is gonna come across as "Helpful" or if it's going to hurt somebody's feelings....... But the fish in Taneycomo are highly unlikely to become SELECTIVE on Cicadas. So don't get too hung up on that. The water is clear enough that no SPLAT is needed to "ring the dinner bell", or for them to notice your fly. The Cicadas might get them looking up, and taking bigger bites though, so don't hesitate to drift a #8 or #6 Stimulator, Royal Wulff, Chernobyl Ant, Oversized Crackleback.....or anything else you can reasonably tie onto 4x or 3x tippet. 👍 Just wondering how you know that. Thanks, Tom Ciolino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishinwrench Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 1 hour ago, Tom C said: Just wondering how you know that. Thanks, Tom Ciolino Are you asking....How do I know that the fish are highly unlikely to become selective to specific Cicada imitations? Deductive reasoning, coupled with 40+ years of experience tying flys and eventually catching fish consistently, here in this region. As ridiculous as it might seem, the larger the food item that trout get keyed into eating.....the less selective they always are. Fish eating little 22-18 bugs typically get way more selective (or picky) than fish eating Mice, Hoppers, ect. Throw 'em a Boogle Bug ! 😉 Tom C and snagged in outlet 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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