I think the cicada's have the same general shape but the colors (markings) are different. They passed a couple different pictures on the FF@ list a short while ago. Byard had one of the more common cicada. I do remember the cicada's from when I lived in Pennsylvania four years ago. They are LOUD!!! That was the first time I had ever heard of them. They called them the seventeen year cicada then also. So I'm curious as to if they hatch at different times in different locations. I was in Washington county PA just outside Pittsburgh at the time. Deb
> Scott > They are not ONLY 17 years, it is just a cycle. There are 1,2, 5, 10, and > 17 year cicada's(i think there may be more, but i'm not sure) so this wont > be as rare a "hatch" as everyone believes. I THINK all of the cicada's look > alike, but I could be very wrong on this one. The last time they hatched > this big I was two years old. There are several patterns avalible, as they > are used in the South American trout fishing waters. Sorry I dont have any > links, but you may want to try a Turks Turantula in black and dark greens, > or even a big sized beetle. The patterns I have seen use foam as a main > ingedient. Good luck and let us know if you find any! > -Eddie Dillon > Tidewater Fly Co.
