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hey all,
how would I go about catching live cicadas for bait?

Wait for a hot day... hear their mating call...climb tree... catch cicada!

Haha, tried that before. I remember one night i walked along my drive way and there was hundreds that had dropped out of the trees. Don’t know if that happens a lot or if it doesn’t but I might go out one night and try to get some.

What's the benefit? Pain to keep alive and Less work throwing a cicada lure around instead of cicada catching.

Was donging some trout last weekend and over the couple hour sesh watched about 5 cicadas float by on the surface. Didn't see any get hit.

Never heard of anyone cicada live baiting before.
Be good for aussie bass maybe.
Give it a try and let us know.

Not sure about cicadas, but black crickets are good bait. Fished with them in Hopkins River last April, on the way from work at Mortlake and trout loved them.