05-16-2016, 12:45 AM
The use of a good headnet is essential to fish places like Willard, Pelican, Utah Lake,and even Strawberry/soldier Creek. Some of the old timers may remember when the "bull flies" would cover the buildings at Strawberry. Pupal husks after MAJOR hatches will get pushed together by the wind at Ut. Lake, creating windrows on the surface. When these hatches occur, the fish, all species, will swim through the clouds of pupa rising off the bottom and filter them out of the water. Folks that have built their homes on the lake shore of Ut. Lake have tired to get the city and County to spay, but no can do, as the spaying will affect the endangered June Sucker. They are a pain, but they are a primary part of the food chain on these lakes and provide essential food for the game fish. Unfortunately, repellents are not effective with these as they do not bite, just " bug" the heck out of you !! You still want to use a repellent because there are biting insects that carry nasty viruses, but the repellent will not anything against the midges/mayflies. Best thing for dealing with midges/mayflies is a mild breeze, blows em away from you !!
PS: DEET, N,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide, is the active ingredient in the repellents !! OFF has about 10-15% DEET. You want Muskol, which is 99% DEET. To the best of my knowledge there is no detrimental effect on ADULTS with DEET, however on children it can cause irritation and rashes !!
PS: DEET, N,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide, is the active ingredient in the repellents !! OFF has about 10-15% DEET. You want Muskol, which is 99% DEET. To the best of my knowledge there is no detrimental effect on ADULTS with DEET, however on children it can cause irritation and rashes !!