Registered: 12/26/08
Posts: 382
Loc: Maine/New Jersey
Originally Posted By vtflyfish
There is no greater torture than being under a canoe on a long portage in the arctic. I've done several long trips in the Winds (no comparison to W-D) and the blood loss doesn't compare to the Canadian North. I agree that cleanliness helps. So does good repellent applied liberally...
I have actually found the opposite to be effective. The dirtier and smellier I am, the more natural and disgusting my scent, the less mosquitoes.
Black fly season! WOOO! We breed 'em you feed 'em!
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