Original, natural Jitterbug

[thmyorke1]

Originally Posted by Mark B.

Another hit me square in the mouth,...I had to spit it out!

Hey, save some for the bass!

[bulletbob]

None at all here in NY state.. Haven't seen or heard even one....

[MudCat08]

Northern NJ is just beginning to hear them now. (NY should soon.) Next two months I expect tons to come up. It is their year after all!

For where I live in Bergen County, July and August are prime cicada months.

[Mark B.]

Originally Posted by MudCat08

For where I live in Bergen County, July and August are prime cicada months.

Those are annual cicadas, emerging every year late July - August, during the Dog Days of summer. Hence, the name of one species: Dog Day Harvest Fly.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annual_cicada

[Chrisper4694]

haven't heard or seen a single one in sussex

[acabtp]

i was down in DE and MD on Tuesday and yeah, if they are around you can't miss them. you literally can't miss them, i had to use a pressure washer to clear the windshield when i got home. louder than all the traffic going 80 on I-95

still nothing up here though. maybe they don't like the super rocky soil in this area... around here it's all just glacial till with a few leaves sprinkled on top.

[MudCat08]

Originally Posted by Mark B.

Those are annual cicadas, emerging every year late July - August, during the Dog Days of summer. Hence, the name of one species: Dog Day Harvest Fly.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annual_cicada

Thanks for the confirmation Mark. Cool to know!

[Mark B.]

They are still screaming here. In the late afternoon I had to wear earplugs so I could enjoy a cold one on my deck.

On a morning walk, I collected several and threw them onto the surface of a pond. Yum, yum eat em up! Bass & sunnies feasted.

[yumasdad]

Found a box of JETTERBUGS from late 60's which were my grandfather's.

All are BALSA, one is the split bug in pristine shape. I remember using them when I was kid it hooked me on night fishing on the PT VIEW RESEVIOR. water bite on a bug at night is a surreal experience.
GLUG, GLUG,GLUG...BAM!

Do I fish them and frame them? Afraid a muskie or mud snake (pickerel) will bite off even with a thick mono leader.

[Esox Luciano]

I can't say I've heard one yet up in Bergen, Passiac, or Sussex. While trying to find some river smallies with my popper I made, noticed that carp were trying to catch up to it as well. Sure enough when I slowed it down a bit they actually hit it like prey. Strange as hell to see the carp act this way. I did try a different smaller popper and jitterbug to no avail. Switched back to my popper and they were nailing it one after another.