Small dry
Cicada
Summer cicada dry
TroutSurface
A big buoyant foam dry imitating the adult cicada that falls onto the water on hot summer days. In New Zealand the cicada fall is the great midsummer event, moving the better browns up out of clear water.
Fish this when
On hot, still summer days when the cicadas are singing, fished near tree-lined banks with a small audible plop on landing. The splashy take is the reward.
Why it works
A large, high-floating, leggy foam profile reads the adult cicada honestly, and the plop on landing mimics a beetle-bodied insect crashing down — a trigger that brings up fish that ignore subtle presentations.
Naturals it imitates
adult cicada (terrestrial fall)
Typical zone & fishable range
usually
Surface
Film
Subsurface
Deep
Setup sensitivity: medium