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Fishing in British Columbia => Fly Fishing Cafe => Topic started by: cohojoe on August 03, 2012, 08:34:55 AM

Title: how are the mosquitos at the skagit near ross lake
Post by: cohojoe on August 03, 2012, 08:34:55 AM

Any body know how the mosquitos are at  the skagit where it joins ross lake.   

Title: Re: how are the mosquitos at the skagit near ross lake
Post by: RG on August 03, 2012, 07:28:26 PM

Present and out for blood.

Title: Re: how are the mosquitos at the skagit near ross lake
Post by: Electroman on August 04, 2012, 07:44:22 AM

The Mosquitos along the skagit are some of the worst I have experienced. Have a deet bath before you go.

Title: Re: how are the mosquitos at the skagit near ross lake
Post by: HOOK on August 04, 2012, 10:06:13 AM

my dad has a picture of them literally 3-4 mozzies thick on the sleeve of my wading jacket !! (where the pic is i dont know)

we each went through and entire bottle of Muskol that day and it was brand new and they were still biting us lots  >:(

Title: Re: how are the mosquitos at the skagit near ross lake
Post by: Clarki Hunter on August 05, 2012, 12:21:16 PM

Over 120 bites and a full can of repellent from one day on the skagit.  If it wasn't such a perfect trout stream I wouldn't go.