Black flies in northern Ontario/Quebec

[marbar]

Does anyone know the black fly report for Temiscaming area this week. Heading up to open the cottage this week

[johnwalkerpa1]

Little Kopit wrote:
Having lived there for 6 summers........ all that's being said is just so true.

Get yerself a hat with mosquito netting or a mosquito netting jacket.



www.veseys.com search term: "bug jacket".

:W

Other possibilities: www.mec.ca or hunt up Land's End, Recreational Equipment, Cabelas...........

X2...that is the only way to really do it!

I have been using the "Original Bug Shirt" (can be found online) for many 20 years and IMHO, they are the best out there.

We've taken many fly-in fishing trips in northern Quebec & Ontario with them and abused the shirts terribly time after time...but they have never let us down.....

[Little_Kopit]

Having lived there for 6 summers........ all that's being said is just so true.

Get yerself a hat with mosquito netting or a mosquito netting jacket.



www.veseys.com search term: "bug jacket".

:W

Other possibilities: www.mec.ca or hunt up Land's End, Recreational Equipment, Cabelas...........

[vic46]

Seems to be a bit of a current problem in Ottawa also!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :W

[VE3ESN]

We were camping north of Quebec City in July several years ago, with a cousin from France. "Les mouches noires" were the worst we've ever seen, even worse than what I experienced at a summer job planting trees in Northern Ontario.

Not sure if the intensity varies from year to year, but I suspect they're always quite bad in Canada's north.

[marbar]

thanks for the dishearting news lol we usually open it the first week of May and get out as they start coming. just hoped with the cooler weather and all.... oh well thanks

[Harvard]

Just thankful we do not have black flies in S. Alberta. But, our mosquitos are so big they need prepared landing strips. And, that is the only reason we do not have a mosquito problem either. 🙂

[tractorboy30]

I would say yes with that one LOL

[Tom_N]

Bad Bad Bad

When aren't they BAD in late May and June???