Hans’ Cicada Fly

This fly surprised me, it caught fish on the small streams that I fish in the Black Hills. It brought large trout to the surface when nothing else would. Do they take it for a cicada? I don’t know, but it does catch fish. This fly is inspired by the cicada patterns I encountered in New Zealand. I tie it in a size 6 but it can be tied larger or smaller depending on the size of the bugs in your neck of the woods.

Materials:

• Hook: Daiichi 1280 size 6
• Thread: Ultra Thread 140
• Abdomen: Black Deer Hair
• Wing Flash: Krystal Flash
• Wing: Web Wing Mottled Tan
• Overwing: Deer Hair
• Wingcase/Head: Black Foam
• Legs: Black Spanflex or Round Rubber
• Hackle: Grizzly or Brown Hackle

Happy Tying

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