Thread: Cicada

Best trout bait I've been told

Has anyone noticed the noise of the cicada lately? There must have been an impressive hatch.
My mate Badger took this picture hope he doesn't mind me sharing it but bloody great photography.


I took this small clip at the river tonight but the sound doesn't even play the part with the speakers up.

Cunts of things. When I was hunting for 4 days in early jan you couldn't hear shit over them, mate keep grabbing them and throwing them at me too. Also went up to a farm last night and theres a bit of a drive through bush and they were still making shitloads of noise

Originally Posted by Toby

Cunts of things. When I was hunting for 4 days in early jan you couldn't hear shit over them, mate keep grabbing them and throwing them at me too. Also went up to a farm last night and theres a bit of a drive through bush and they were still making shitloads of noise

Think positive, the animals can't hear shit over them either...

Flyfishing definitely, very good. Think of a humpy pattern, tied in olive deer hair. There are some pretty cool foam pattern out as well.

Have you tried a live one on your spinning gear ?

Originally Posted by ebf

Flyfishing definitely, very good. Think of a humpy pattern, tied in olive deer hair. There are some pretty cool foam pattern out as well.

Have you tried a live one on your spinning gear ?

No but had luck with this.

Can hear them when driving at 90-km on way home and to work with the window down a couple of inches. Must be a kazillion of them out there. Have noticed a number of the shells around home. I don't think we are anywhere near as dry as we were this time last year

Originally Posted by Toby

Cunts of things. When I was hunting for 4 days in early jan you couldn't hear shit over them, mate keep grabbing them and throwing them at me too. Also went up to a farm last night and theres a bit of a drive through bush and they were still making shitloads of noise

You should have eaten them Toby. If you take the wings off first they are quite nice and a good source of protein.

They sure are loud this year - they seem a bit late but usually start February.

Has anyone got a theory that they go louder if they start later in the season? Maybe some kind of compensating?

Has anyone else seen the huge dragonflies out over the past month or so?

These suckers were nigh on 150mm long, a week or so ago in Wgtn

I think you are going to need a bigger gun than the one in your avatar

Originally Posted by 308

They sure are loud this year - they seem a bit late but usually start February.

Has anyone got a theory that they go louder if they start later in the season? Maybe some kind of compensating?

Has anyone else seen the huge dragonflies out over the past month or so?Attachment 20587

These suckers were nigh on 150mm long, a week or so ago in Wgtn

That's just a sandfly on holiday from fiordland.

Barefoot I have spent a lot of time and money with a counselor trying to get over those little fockers from a trip 4 years ago

Originally Posted by Toby

Cunts of things. When I was hunting for 4 days in early jan you couldn't hear shit over them, mate keep grabbing them and throwing them at me too. Also went up to a farm last night and theres a bit of a drive through bush and they were still making shitloads of noise

Don't worry Toby when you get tinnitus it's an exact match and you will hear them all year round

Originally Posted by Brian

Don't worry Toby when you get tinnitus it's an exact match and you will hear them all year round

Thats why I cant hear them? look after your ears Toby, wish I had

We have a large section of poplar trees near our place, currently infested with the fucking things. Non-stop from sunrise to sunset and then last night they just started kicking off at about 0100.

Seems that they've followed me to work as there are is a plague of the things in the trees outside of my office.