Plague of Locusts Coming

[1manwolfpack]

Spent a couple days around Latrobe two weeks ago to try and get into some carp. Floated the Loyalhanna Friday and got skunked. Didn’t see a single fish eating cicadas. Fish the reservoir Saturday and Sunday, had an absolute blast. “Waterskiing” on my kayak being big carp. It was a riot. Caught carp, large mouth and a channel cat. My buddy’s kid caught a 40 lb grass carp. I wish I could post pics on here, it’s and absolute MONSTER! Here’s my highlight reel if your interested.

https://youtu.be/ZeYRgu67yVM

 

[D-nymph]

Yes! That was good work!

 

[Acristickid]

Nice. Even the lakes are muddy. Didn’t see any cicadas on upper Loyalhanna. Woulda been much better fishing if it didn’t pour constantly

 

[gulfgreyhound]

Time to dredge the bottom with garden hackle. GG

 

[dryflyguy]

Yeah - too bad about all the rain.
A once every 17 year event was pretty much washed out.

Only place I found with cicadas around, that was fishable, were big and little sewickey creeks.
Caught a few fish there on them, but it certainly wasn't good fishing

 

[DaveS]

Floated the Conemaugh on Saturday with my GF. Packed a few adult beverages and a few cicadas and took a leisurely float. Still a few bugs around but no fish looking up through the high muddy water. And we took a pretty good soaking too. Fortunately I am blessed with a good partner who took the storm in stride. So there’s the silver lining to my cloudy water.

Ah well get em next time... 2036 I guess.

 

[DaveS]

How I will remember this years cicadas hatch...