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nicek

06/17/2011 08:56PM

How are them little buggers this year? Days before next trip. Anything out of ordinary this season? Head nets and quiet times in the tent? Planning somewhat shallow waters so extra care needs to be taken. All you paddlers give me advise. Thanks.

it's a beautiful day

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mocha

06/17/2011 09:45PM

plan for skeeters and no-see-ums.

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Amok

06/17/2011 10:06PM

I'd just plan for the usual MN bug theme. seems like you know the drill: I'm preferential to DEET for daytrips, but that's me.

Trust, but verify. The Lord will provide !!!!

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snakecharmer

06/18/2011 07:50AM

Pack in some extra units of blood :)

"Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after"
~ Henry David Thoreau

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bruceye

06/19/2011 04:03PM

quote snakecharmer: "Pack in some extra units of blood :)"

Ditto.

Bruceye

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Amok

06/19/2011 06:28PM

quote snakecharmer: "Pack in some extra units of blood :)"
ROFL!!!

Trust, but verify. The Lord will provide !!!!

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inspector13

06/20/2011 09:49AM

The following is only a generalization of course, but I just got back from around the Isabella area and points south of there. I found the mosquitoes to be the worst they have been in four years. They started to become very annoying around 7pm in open areas, and were thick during the day while hiking around in the woods. The good news is that the black flies are dying down, and the dragon flies have hatched. Your mileage may vary depending on conditions.

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wawasee

06/20/2011 10:03AM

They are so big they have wood ticks on them!

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nojobro

06/21/2011 08:07AM

Yes, the skeeters are definitely out this year. However, it was managable. I didn't hide in my tent, though we did break out the headnets and we put a bug net over the latrine at one site.

We did not see any ticks or black flies, though.

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shoreviewswede

06/21/2011 11:47AM

Was just at Slim. I rarely get bit much (sour blood?), so can't comment there... but I can tell you when breeze was down, moderate amount of bugs hovered around; nothing beyond ordinary. Breeze always fixes everything.

Be Nice -Swede

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maxxbhp

06/30/2011 09:06PM

I'm probably too late, the bugs really weren't bad at all around 6/20. I had all our gear permethrin treated and we used about 1/4 of the repellent I packed.

"Old Nashville still has a song and dance, and the Florida girls still wear no underpants. And we all get drunk at the football game, yeh the new south, thank God is still the same" Hank Williams, jr

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Savage Voyageur

06/30/2011 09:32PM

Just got back from the moose/knife/ensign area and the no-see-ums got me bad, one tick on my foot. Note to self, never go into the woods looking for wood in Keens.

"So many lakes, so little time."

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wildernessfan2

07/01/2011 10:03AM

quote snakecharmer: "Pack in some extra units of blood :)"

LOL That is a good one!

Freshwater is delicious! Saltwater not so much..

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wildernessfan2

07/01/2011 10:04AM

quote wawasee: "They are so big they have wood ticks on them!"

LOL This is the best thread ever!

Freshwater is delicious! Saltwater not so much..

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fishguts

07/01/2011 03:12PM

Ooooo! just mosquitos? sounds lovely :-) Back in June we had swarms of Black Flys in the sun, Moasquitos in the shade....and No-See-Ums at night....lots of fun!

fishguts

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nicek

07/01/2011 06:05PM

Back from lovely Temperance River lakes. Head nets were essential at 9pm while cleaning fish in the woods. It was wet and gloomy and skitters had a fun time feasting on poor humans.

it's a beautiful day

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