06-20-2005, 11:50 AM
[cool][#0000ff]BUGS? AT UTAH LAKE? Nah, never happen. However, there are some nasty birds with sharp beaks that land on you and suck your blood.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Until the last two or three weeks, most of the pesky insects have been the clouds of midges that add to your diet if you are not careful. Then, the skeeters began getting thicker. They are still not at full power, but they are getting worse.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Typically, shore fishermen get hit worse than boaters or tubers. The bugs hang around near the shoreline reeds and weeds. The more vegetation around, the more bugs you will likely encounter. Don't even think about crashing your way out through the greenery around the lake to go wading. If you do, you'd better tie a rock to your leg so they don't carry you off.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]When we float tube at Lindon, we weigh the tradeoff between applying "Utah Cologne" (bug spray) or swatting a couple of skeeters while launching and then fishing out away from them without having to sniff the lovely aroma of repellent all day. They are worse early and late, and a little breeze helps keep them from being too bad.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I am dreading the next two to three months. All of the water we have had this year has left lots of mosquito breeding areas, and the abundance of greenery makes for lots of places for them to gather. I wonder if anyone will be able to fish many of the areas around the lake at night, when the bugs hit their full potential.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Until the last two or three weeks, most of the pesky insects have been the clouds of midges that add to your diet if you are not careful. Then, the skeeters began getting thicker. They are still not at full power, but they are getting worse.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Typically, shore fishermen get hit worse than boaters or tubers. The bugs hang around near the shoreline reeds and weeds. The more vegetation around, the more bugs you will likely encounter. Don't even think about crashing your way out through the greenery around the lake to go wading. If you do, you'd better tie a rock to your leg so they don't carry you off.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]When we float tube at Lindon, we weigh the tradeoff between applying "Utah Cologne" (bug spray) or swatting a couple of skeeters while launching and then fishing out away from them without having to sniff the lovely aroma of repellent all day. They are worse early and late, and a little breeze helps keep them from being too bad.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I am dreading the next two to three months. All of the water we have had this year has left lots of mosquito breeding areas, and the abundance of greenery makes for lots of places for them to gather. I wonder if anyone will be able to fish many of the areas around the lake at night, when the bugs hit their full potential.[/#0000ff]
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