Cicada Fishing

[rugbyfish]

I was only 13 the last time the Brood X cicadas emerged. I remember catching a lot of bass in the neighborhood ponds on topwater. Anyone have any plans to take advantage this time around, or target species you don’t normally target?

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/scie...coming-rcna429

[toadfinger]

It will be interesting to see what snakeheads make of them. Also, a rare opportunity to catch topwater carp on the fly.

[mudskipper]

I’m STOKED for topwater fishing this year. It’s going to be absolutely insane. Carp will be hitting hula poppers and tiny torpedos like crackheads on a $100 rock. I remember fishing lake raystown in PA during the last cicada brood and catching 10-20 lb carp on every other cast, all weekend long. Still my PB in terms of sheer weight of fish landed on a trip. Easily 750-1,000 lbs of fish caught in maybe 6 hours of fishing.

[rugbyfish]

That sounds like a blast. Carp are certainly underrated in my experience. They’re huge and put up a great fight. I’ve targeted them a few times a while back without much luck, but the cicada emergence should change that. I’m sure any of the central MD reservoirs are a good bet.

[jsnyd86]

I'm excited for the top water! I think I'm going to try getting into Snakehead this year and maybe fish more local reservoirs. I'm going to try Cash lake tomorrow just to get out.

[Mark]

https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/en...nfa-story.html

[Red_Beard]

Some friends doing yard work reported digging up a large number of Brood X cicadas that were borrowing just below the surface of their yard this weekend. They reported finding 30 of them while digging up a hole to plant a single tree (sure hope they don't destroy it when they lay their eggs). So it sounds like they may start emerging any time now. We have a string of 70 degree days in the forecast for next week so I have a feeling we will be seeing them then!

[dsaavedra]

I just bought one of these in anticipation of the hatch: https://savage-gear.com/products/lur...lers/3d-cicada

I'm sure if the fish are really keyed in on cicadas then any small topwater lure would work but I figured why not have fun with it

[Red_Beard]

How was the fishing at Cash Lake? We went for a hike around there last spring, and I thought it might be worth going back to fish sometime.

[UnkleRob2020]

My fishing partner did quite well at Cash Lake last year in September while I had COVID. He sent a lot of pictures of bass and pickerel. I have not been as fortunate at Cash Lake, which is a shame since it is 15 minutes from my home.