black flies in August?!

[arghman]

Got quite a few bites around Sphinx Col on Saturday. Are the black flies persisting longer-than-normal this year because of the rain?

 

[1ADAM12]

Two weekends ago in the ADK they were buzzing your head and some still biting. I think it is from the wet weather

 

[marty]

Yeah, there were a few black flies in the Rangeley, Maine area AND every single one of them was in major bite mode. We've had our place for 14 years and this is only the second time that we ever encountered a black fly after mid-July.

Man, are those bites itchy.

Marty

 

[Kevin Judy and Emma]

No expert

but I think the season was pushed back this year due to the wet June. We have had remarkably bug free hiking until the last few weeks.

KDT

 

[Tom Rankin]

They sure are here in the Catskills!

 

[yvon]

We had black flies on Bondcliff and Bond last saturday.

 

[w7xman]

Difficult to type...so many bites on arm from Zeacliff.

 

[Waumbek]

No, there's usually a second hatch out in August/Sept., the last hurrah for black flies. The first hatch out this year was just low.

 

[Chip]

There were many, what I would call, House or Garbage Flies on Osceola on Sunday, but they weren't biting. Biting Black Flies are smaller than what we saw, right ? Or were we just lucky to not get bit ? You can tell I'm not up there much in the warm weather.

 

[yvon]

Let me tell you that they bite on the Bonds. I have proof of it and I itching since saturday.

 

[pocahontas]

There were swarms of black flies on Caps Ridge & The Castle Trails
on Sat Aug 15

I have the welts to prove it

Funny that they were not present on "The Link"
between the two trails
just on the higher ridge tops when the air was a bit more still ..
right when we were scrambling the Castles & Caps

Had to break out the DEET 1st time this season

On Jefferson's summit there was a nice breeze so they seemed to stay
away !

 

[audrey]

There were so many blackflies and skeeters along the Eagle Cliff trail onm Sunday that they were colliding in midflight.

 

[Tony]

Blackflies and skeeters

There were so many blackflies and skeeters along the Eagle Cliff trail onm Sunday that they were colliding in midflight.

Now if we could just get them to feed off of each other!

 

[leaf]

yeah. i'm still unclear on that issue. am i supposed to be wearing pants when i hike?

 

[dentonfabrics]

yeah. i'm still unclear on that issue. am i supposed to be wearing pants when i hike?

Being a guy, I'd have to say no.

 

[Drumhaggart]

yeah. i'm still unclear on that issue. am i supposed to be wearing pants when i hike?

Apparently optional; ask Adventurous

Steve