by Tom Knoth
Foam Cicada
by Tom Knoth
The Foam Cicada is actually suggestive of many other terrestrials including beetles, crickets, hoppers, and flying ants. On lakes, I use it whenever the wind is blowing and trout are surface feeding. I also like to fish this fly near shoreline brush and/or overhanging trees..
The Foam Cicada is a good floater and highly visible, which makes it a great indictor fly for "hopper and dropper" rig stream fishing.
Hook |
TMC 100, size 6-8 |
Thread |
6/0 Black |
Body |
2 mm Black Craft Foam |
| Under-Body | Peacock Herl (optional) |
Under-wing |
Orange Krystal Flash |
Over-wing |
Light Elk or Deer Hair |
Legs |
Medium Rubber Legs, Orange or Chartruese |
Head |
Foam |