Not since Thomas Jefferson was president....

An excerpt:

"The cicadas are coming — and if you’re in the Midwest or the Southeast, they will be more plentiful than ever. Or at least since the Louisiana Purchase.

This spring, for the first time since 1803, two cicada groups known as Brood XIX, or the Great Southern Brood, and Brood XIII, or the Northern Illinois Brood, are set to appear at the same time, in what is known as a dual emergence.

The last time the Northern Illinois Brood’s 17-year cycle aligned with the Great Southern Brood’s 13-year period, Thomas Jefferson was president. After this spring, it’ll be another 221 years before the broods, which are geographically adjacent, appear together again...."

Link to Article

I can't read the article, but that is really interesting! I wonder how that will impact fishing.

What I'm reading is that the only states where they overlap are Illinois and Indiana. Good food source for both birds and fish. Probably a typical year for most of us.

Projected impact areas/states this upcoming season:

grizzlyadams: "I can't read the article, but that is really interesting! I wonder how that will impact fishing."

I would assume they won't be looking for Rapalas ;)

Here's a free link to the article:

The World Hasn’t Seen Cicadas Like This Since 1803


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Very cool. Great share