Black Flies yet?

Collapse
X
Collapse
 
  • Page of 2
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts
Previous 1 2 template Next
  • poconoron
    Backcountry Wanderer
    • Mar 2005
    • 869
    #1

    Black Flies yet?

    Anyone know what the black fly situation is in southern ADKs right now?
    And approximately when the little nasties will start biting in earnest and in swarms in that area?

    Thanks....
    Ahh............Wilderness.......
    Tags: None
    • Kevin
      **BANNED**
      • Nov 2003
      • 5857
      #2
      Soon. I saw some in Lake George Sunday, were swarming but not biting. My guess is any day!

        Comment

        • sacco
          no soup for you
          • Apr 2004
          • 1156
          #3
          there's been a few round my house, but i live a half hour south of the border
          Fly Fisher's Anglers Association- a fine drinking club with a fishing problem
          www.GoFlyFish.org

            Comment

            • Nessmuk
              FLYFSR
              • Nov 2004
              • 214
              #4
              I have not seen any yet around here (SW Dacks)...my general rule of thumb is May 15th through mid June for the worst of it. I highly reccomend a bug shirt if you venture into the Dacks during black fly season! The only good thing about black fly season is the fishing is usually pretty good!

                Comment

                • redhawk
                  Senior Resident Curmudgeon
                  • Jan 2004
                  • 10929
                  #5
                  Nothing here in Wells yet...
                  "If future generations are to remember us with gratitude rather than contempt, we must leave them more than the miracles of technology. We must leave them a glimpse of the world as it was in the beginning, not just after we got through with it." Lyndon B. Johnson

                    Comment

                    • lumberzac
                      Beware of the Lumberzac
                      • Apr 2004
                      • 1730
                      #6
                      Saw some at Putnam Pond (Pharaoh Lake Wilderness) this weekend and they have been on and off in central Saratoga County since mid April.
                      A man needs to believe in something. I believe I'll go hiking.

                      http://community.webshots.com/user/lumberzac

                        Comment

                        • Paul
                          Barkeater
                          • Feb 2005
                          • 1
                          #7
                          I have not seen any black flies where I live (near the western high peaks). It was snowing/hailing here today - enough to cover the ground for a couple hours. Hopefully we won't see any biting bugs until mid May.

                            Comment

                            • redhawk
                              Senior Resident Curmudgeon
                              • Jan 2004
                              • 10929
                              #8
                              Southern Dacks Hatch

                              Hiked into Murphy Pond in Hope today and the black flies were out.

                              Put on some 100% deet and it was like they wern't there....

                              It was a beautiful day for a hike... I went around the back side of middle and on to Murphy, had lunch at the lean to with Tractir and Nipper and hiked out. An easy 6.5 miles rt.
                              "If future generations are to remember us with gratitude rather than contempt, we must leave them more than the miracles of technology. We must leave them a glimpse of the world as it was in the beginning, not just after we got through with it." Lyndon B. Johnson

                                Comment

                                • Mavs00
                                  I am the sith
                                  • Nov 2007
                                  • 46
                                  #9
                                  Wasn't a bug in the air on Saturday (5/7) in the High Peaks Region.
                                  "I can feel your anger. It gives you focus. It makes you stronger. " Supreme Chancellor

                                    Comment

                                    • Judgeh
                                      Member
                                      • Jun 2004
                                      • 1291
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by redhawk
                                      Hiked into Murphy Pond in Hope today and the black flies were out.

                                      Put on some 100% deet and it was like they wern't there....

                                      It was a beautiful day for a hike... I went around the back side of middle and on to Murphy, had lunch at the lean to with Tractir and Nipper and hiked out. An easy 6.5 miles rt.
                                      I find it impossible to believe that black flies, much like reporters, would even think to bother the Hawkman.

                                        Comment

                                        • Rik
                                          H-E-R-O
                                          • Nov 2004
                                          • 1000247
                                          #11
                                          Amazing what a couple of warm days can do! I was on Eleventh Mt. Sunday with no bugs.
                                          Die Free and Live

                                            Comment

                                            • Dick
                                              somewhere out there...
                                              • Jan 2004
                                              • 2821
                                              #12
                                              Joanne and I were on Black Mt. and Millman Pond this weekend (I'll post a belated trip report soon) and saw not a single bug. It was very windy and cool (probably 50-ish), which would have kept most bugs away. But others are right - it's only a matter of time...

                                              Dick

                                                Comment

                                                • redhawk
                                                  Senior Resident Curmudgeon
                                                  • Jan 2004
                                                  • 10929
                                                  #13
                                                  They hatched today here, literally....

                                                  They wern't here, and then there were swarms.....nothing deet couldn't handle.

                                                  The black flies don't bother me... it's those damn carniverous predatory delta winged piranaha (deer flies) with the seek and destroy mentality that really tick me off.
                                                  "If future generations are to remember us with gratitude rather than contempt, we must leave them more than the miracles of technology. We must leave them a glimpse of the world as it was in the beginning, not just after we got through with it." Lyndon B. Johnson

                                                    Comment

                                                    • Gray Ghost
                                                      46er#6729
                                                      • Sep 2004
                                                      • 1319
                                                      #14
                                                      Oh, hell yes. They're here.
                                                      http://www.adkwildernessguide.com

                                                        Comment

                                                        • Nessmuk
                                                          FLYFSR
                                                          • Nov 2004
                                                          • 214
                                                          #15
                                                          Black flies have arrived!

                                                          They are not really hungry yet....but they are beginning to swarm and bite a little. The heat beat them back today, but I am sure they will make a rebound!

                                                          Remember....there is not a single black fly in the adirondacks.....they are all married and have large families!

                                                            Comment

                                                            Previous 1 2 template Next
                                                            Working...