Black Biting Flies while trolling on Lake Ontario

[Kuba]

You have to drink it.

[Patriot]

Mix Listerine or Scope mouthwash half & half with water, in a spray bottle.

[CHAMP99B]

wear wool socks,from bass pro.....they are heavy socks and they can't bite through them....used them for yrs....they are hot in the summer but they work well.....they are the red head socks

[Mortigan]

:yes:

 

Edited June 25, 2013 by Mortigan

[stoutner]

Avon - Skin so Soft works great.

[BAZOOKAJOE]

Just ordered some buggspray.  I hope it works!  I almost fell on my arse a couple times from dish soap on the deck.  And my ankles are still raw from Sunday.

[specialtee]

tried soap, slipped all over the place lmao, but Stephs legs and mine are really clean as I put it on about 25 times

 

thanks for all the answers

 

 

Tom

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.ehow.com/how_4444029_stop-black-flies-from-biting.html

 

 

 

 

[Frogger]

Bugs spray on the way. Let us pray. Otherwise I'm bringing a flame torch out next time.

[chinook35]

^{I just got an email from the" Buggman" , at Buggspray .  They replaced the original formula with the  " no fragrance " variety . It looks like the same ingredients without the strong smell . I ordered 2 bottles to get ready for july/august . I hope it works as well as the original .}

[nautime]

the buggspray works great, we used it Sunday...

Hmmmm...they won't ship this stuff to Canada.

 

Back to the flyswatters....

 

Cheers...Jake

[carpedium]

https://www.massdrop.com/buy/bug-a-salt?mode=guest_open

 

Hmm... 

[flytyer]

just a drop or two on your arms neck and legs (if your wearing shorts). Its the extract of wormwood that that the little bastards don't like. I use in woods NEVER a bite If fishing use disposeable rubber gloves as the fish will smell it 

[JimB]

Just ordered two bottles (funny, the main website says it has 4 oz and 1 oz size bottles, but when you finally get to the ebay page...they only list the 1 oz size.

Either way...won't know for sure if it even works until next year, but since we spend a few weeks in the Adirondacks where the ankle biters are just so thick (100% deet doesn't even do the trick...they just bit through it) if it works, it's worth $4 an oz.

[DocWet]

Use 10% Permethrin (livestock insecticide), dilute it first, 2/3 oz. to 1 gallon H2O. It may not be 100% against these buggers, but it sure beats most other off-the-shelf repellents.

 

Entomologists say that there are 2 thousand varieties of these pests...so keeping them at bay will be a daunting task.

 

Frank Forester writes in Fish and Fishing that, " he has never fished for the red fleshed trout of Hamilton County, NY being deterred there from by the black fly, which to him is especially venemous."

 

Cheers, DocWet [ Everything has limitations...and I hate limitations.]

Edited March 20, 2019 by DocWet

[DocWet]

 

Nessmuk's Black Fly Dope

 

3 oz. Pine Tar

2 oz. Castor Oil

1 oz. Pennyroyal Oil

 

Never been known to fail. Once carried soap and towels on a 6-week woods tramp...and never used either a single time after this varnish is applied. (Nessmuk)

 

Entomologists say there are over 2000 varieties of the black fly and they all bite.

 

Simmer together and bottle for use.

All ingredients available on Ebay for about $ 13.00.

Edited September 17, 2017 by DocWet

[BAITNH]

we have   a fly swatter per person on the boat and  he who kills the most  wins

[jimski2]

Long pants and heavy socks are best.

[baitrigger]

A crack shot with the wash down hose helps alot.

[Rippin'Line]

Only thing worse than them things is a group of buddies when the fishing sucks stomping on them all over the boat. By the time you get back to clean them off theyve been burnt on to everything.

[skipper19]

Only thing worse than them things is a group of buddies when the fishing sucks stomping on them all over the boat. By the time you get back to clean them off theyve been burnt on to everything.

I'm with ya man! Black specs all over the nonslip decks! You need a wire brush and acid to get the crap off!

[lineman49]

Wash the fish slim off the deck & floor. Also try fabric softer dryer sheets rubbed on your skin. They work to keep skeeters off!

[JimB]

the buggspray works great, we used it Sunday...

 

I used the buggspray both on the lake, and in the Adks, and it works.    I won't say it's 100%, but it's darn close to 95% effective.    They still show up, they still check your ankles and feet out, but they don't land and bite often enough to really notice them.

 

Again, make sure you get the "biting fly" formula, and not the regular mosquito repellent mix.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Buggspray-Biting-Fly-Repellent-25-Deet-4-oz-Pump-/201130340577?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ed44d70e1

Edited January 10, 2015 by JimB

[DocWet]

You sure can make a mess some days just walking around he boat...south wind usually brings humidity and flies. 

[lrg355]

Start hunting season early and have some fun.

[Storm Junkie]

Picaridin Insect repellent. The brand we use is made by Sawyer. All the boats in my area are using it with good results. I can finally wear shorts again. Charter boats claim they haven't lost any clients since they started using it. We buy it at Walmart or online.

Edited June 28, 2023 by Storm Junkie
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