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Ice Fishing => General Discussion => Topic started by: ice hole 2 on March 10, 2021, 12:15:19 AM

Title: Cicadas !
Post by: ice hole 2 on March 10, 2021, 12:15:19 AM

This is the year for cicadas to hatch. Has anyone fished with them thru the ice? Small fish,of course, are out but how about saugeyes ?

Title: Re: Cicadas !
Post by: Justanothericehole on March 10, 2021, 07:47:52 AM

I personally never tried them ..but might this year! is it the 17 yr batch??

Title: Re: Cicadas !
Post by: ice hole 2 on March 10, 2021, 05:47:02 PM

Yep, that's  what I read on the internet. 17 year ones.

Title: Re: Cicadas !
Post by: snowcone on March 10, 2021, 07:11:54 PM

noisey suckers.....

Title: Re: Cicadas !
Post by: slabslayer on March 10, 2021, 10:22:26 PM

They are noisy, but make good bass bait! ;D

Title: Re: Cicadas !
Post by: Justanothericehole on March 11, 2021, 07:12:20 AM

That means these guys will be around to.

https://entomology.ca.uky.edu/ef004

Title: Re: Cicadas !
Post by: snowcone on March 11, 2021, 08:32:53 AM

is that a cicada wasp,   man those things are big.. but i never had one mess with me....

Title: Re: Cicadas !
Post by: Justanothericehole on March 11, 2021, 02:32:50 PM

Cicada killers , never had one mess with me either but i have seen them they are big.