Photo submitted by Tom Page Cicadas are known for the massive emergence of these bugs in the Eastern U.S. every 17 years. This year, 2021, is an emergence year for Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania. What I did not know, until a recent conversation with Tom Page (Reel Anglers Fly Shop), is that there are cicadas in our local woods that end up on the fishes menu in places like Scotts Flat Lake. These creatures gestate underground feeding on plant roots and emerge once the soil temperatures reach 64 degrees. From the midwest to the east coast there are regional hatches each year. In each region these insects will not reappear for another 17 years but there will be hatches in other locations in subsequent years. There are maps online that show where the hatches will be in succeeding years. I am assuming our cicadas follow the same 17 year cycle.