![]() I encourage you to always think about how you can improve yours too. And I’m pretty happy with the latest iteration of my original creation. The spotted lanternfly, which can fly and is a plant-hopping insect, is believed to have arrived in the U.S. Plus, it’s fast and easy to tie making it expendable so I have no trepidation about throwing it into a log jam where I just know that 16-incher is hiding.Īll flies evolve. This pattern checks all the boxes of everything I look for in a confidence fly: contrast, size, movement, profile, and just enough weight to get it down while still being easily cast with a tenkara rod. Hackle: Pheasant, India Hen, or Partridge Lanterns to Release in Sky Memorial, 10PCS Chinese Japanese Paper Lanterns Biodegradable Flying Lanterns, Wish Lanterns for Memory of Family 1999 Was: 23. Ribbing: Small Copper Wire, Silver (Unlit), Black (Lit) Thread:UNI, 6/0, Black (Unlit) or White (Lit) The spotted lanternfly is an invasive species of insect that can significantly damage native plants and trees that are economically important in Virginia. I’ll probably still carry the unweighted versions, but I think this is a major improvement on one of my staple patterns. Spotted Lanternflies make trees their host, which supports them during. ![]() But after my epiphany in 2014 with double glass bead flies, I realized I could improve the Lantern by supplanting the Mylar with two crystal beads, giving it the same shimmering effect while adding a little weight to help it sink. The Spotted Lanternfly damage is detramental to our way of life and our agriculture. I tied it in two variations: light (“lit”), and dark (“unlit”). The fly performed swimmingly and I had the utmost confidence in it. ![]() It was just a simple sakasa kebari, but instead of thread for the head, I used pearlescent Mylar to give it a little flash. Since then, it has also been found in New York, Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia. In 2014, I came up with a pattern that became my go-to fly for many years: the Japanese Lantern. The spotted lanternfly (SLF) ( Lycorma delicatula) is a destructive invasive pest native to China, India, Vietnam, and eastern Asia that was first detected in eastern Pennsylvania in September 2014. ![]()
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