Black flys

[Hennie]

Have Black Flys hatched up there yet??

[dockboy]

Black flies have pretty much come and gone, we are now into the mosquito season. Did see a couple of May flies yesterday so I would think that hatch is coming soon.

[stealhead]

How badly does the may fly hatch shut down the bite?

I'm heading up to the West Arm next weekend and from what I've read... mayfly hatch = zero bite. I've never fished in that area before and I've never been out during the hatch either so I'm not sure what to expect.

[Hennie]

Thank You!

[Northhunter]

I don't know where dockboy is located,

But they were pretty well peak on the West Arm on the weekend. 25% deet wouldn't keep them off me.

Mosquitoes are early this year, and thick.

There are a few mayflies hatching, but they are not the subspecies that does the major shutdown hatch on the west end. Those come in early-mid June. May be early this year, although the water was still pretty cool.