Small dry
Carl's Cicada
Big-mouthful NZ cicada
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Foam cicada for the NZ summer cicada fall — a big, audible mouthful that brings up the biggest browns.
Fish this when
The NZ high-summer cicada fall, cast tight under overhanging bush on backcountry rivers where the biggest resident browns hold.
Why it works
Its bulk and audible landing exploit pure opportunism — a fish that ignores small dries all day will still move a long way for a calorie-rich cicada.
Naturals it imitates
Typical zone & fishable range
usually
Surface
Film
Subsurface
Deep
Setup sensitivity: medium
Quick facts
Tying difficulty
Intermediate
Heritage
ModernClassicHeritage
Modern
· USA, modern — Carl Stout's Umpqua signature pattern (Green River, Utah); no verified New Zealand originator despite the implied local naming
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