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Black Flies On The Beach - Dog Fly Report

Beach Fanatic
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man i went down to the beach this afternoon for the first time in a few weeks and the black flies killed me. i stayed 20 min's and had to leave. what works to keep them away on the beach? does insect repellant work?

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UofL avatar
Beach Fanatic
#27
Meant to say that Modica has the cactus juice....they do not have flies. It reads wrong :-) Too excited still after beating FSU. :-)
Kurt avatar
Admin
#28
Meant to say that Modica has the cactus juice....they do not have flies. It reads wrong :) Too excited still after beating FSU. :)
You swatted them.
Lady D avatar
SoWal Insider
#29
As my dad used to say...
"They look like house flies except they are 90% teeth!"

They definitely do. I don't have problems with the house flies biting thank goodness.
Beach Comber
#30
So are the flies there now or not?
Beach Comber
#31
Flies have been present as long as the wind is from the north. Yesterday was miserable before 1pm, then the winds were from the south, no flies!
jodiFL avatar
Beach Fanatic
#32
So are the flies there now or not?

Yes they are here. So are monarch butterflies and from what I hear when those 2 show up the flounder fishing is GREAT in the bay.
Beach Comber
#33
Thanks! We just got here today so sounds like we need to go down to the beach in the afternoon. My son will love the fishing!!
jodiFL avatar
Beach Fanatic
#34
Hope you have a great time ..flies or no flies. Alot of people think that this is "paradise"... until the meet the real "locals". ...yellow flies, dog flies, gators etc. LOL
ShallowsNole avatar
Beach Fanatic
#35
No flies at Dune-Allen yesterday afternoon, but they were bad at my house on Friday. There is a direct correlation between the wind being from the north and the presence of the flies.
The only pests I encountered were three young fellows blaring (and I do mean blaring, for the whole beach to not enjoy) and singing along with profanity ridden and sexually explicit gangsta music with young children running around. :-(
Maystrong avatar
Beach Lover
#36
Seacrest Sundries has Cactus Juice!

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