Take your DEET/Bug Juice to the Beach!

Ooowwweeee! Thanks for the 411. Friends are headed that way. I'll warn 'em. ;-)

They are bad. Little IBD and I went to Inlet beach around 8:30. The water was BEEEEUTTTTTTTTTTTTIFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUULLLLL!!! No waves, snadbar close, clear as a bell and lots of shells.
Then the flies came. BAD BAD BAD flies!:angry: I withstood it as long as I could.

Mom was eaten by flies while walking in Seagrove this a.m., then swarmed by lovebugs at the pool. She did report that so far the flies are staying away from her on the beach.

someone told me it had to do with the North wind????

okay, it is time for all of you in the know to remind us of the best repellent for these pests. I've heard cactus juice, some stuff up at Frank's cash and carry, and something at the corner Grayton market, with a "money back guarantee."

someone told me it had to do with the North wind????

that's what I have always heard. i am sure the experts will be along soon.

Yes, the north wind blows them down to the beach. If there is a bit of wind it will keep them off of you. It's when there is is a light breeze that they can be a problem.

They were a little bothersome on the beach this afternoon but not enough to keep me away from the beach with perfect weather and water as clear as it gets. The flies are attracted to umbrellas, chairs, coolers, etc. The trick is to set up your chair and umbrella and then go sit about 20 feet away. Or just stay in the water.

It was flat on the water and there were these leetle tiny waves rolling into and breaking on the sand bar. They were miniature versions of perfect waves with long rolling breaks. The water was so clear and shallow that these little waves were surreal, magnifying the refractions and shadows on the bottom. Mesmerizing.

Oh, and a neverending school of fish and lots of dolphins and dragonflies.

Yes, the north wind blows them down to the beach. If there is a bit of wind it will keep them off of you. It's when there is is a light breeze that they can be a problem.

They were a little bothersome on the beach this afternoon but not enough to keep me away from the beach with perfect weather and water as clear as it gets. The flies are attracted to umbrellas, chairs, coolers, etc. The trick is to set up your chair and umbrella and then go sit about 20 feet away. Or just stay in the water.

It was flat on the water and there were these leetle tiny waves rolling into and breaking on the sand bar. They were miniature versions of perfect waves with long rolling breaks. The water was so clear and shallow that these little waves were surreal, magnifying the refractions and shadows on the bottom. Mesmerizing.

Oh, and a neverending school of fish and lots of dolphins and dragonflies.

I can be on the road in 20 minutes. Can I stay with you?

Well, we had no problem with them this time thank goodness but two years ago we could not even walk down the beach and we were way more than 20 feet from our beach chairs and umbrella we could not enjoy and still were being bitten the entire time while trying to walk.

Well, we had no problem with them this time thank goodness but two years ago we could not even walk down the beach and we were way more than 20 feet from our beach chairs and umbrella we could not enjoy and still were being bitten the entire time while trying to walk.

Sometimes they are that bad but it is rare.

Sometimes they are that bad but it is rare.

They were that bad today in our neck of the woods today. If you were not willing to swim, you were bayonet practice.

They were that bad today in our neck of the woods today. If you were not willing to swim, you were bayonet practice.

What's your zipcode?

They were that bad today in our neck of the woods today. If you were not willing to swim, you were bayonet practice.

Did you call in your chopper?

Did you call in your chopper?

I wish, but they only do cool things like that in Bay County. I guess we will see a dramatic difference in cancer, autism, turtle tumors et al between Bay and Walton now. Right?

Well, oddly enough it sounds like they were only unbearable in Inlet Beach, which is adjacent to Bay County.

Do the dog flies normally cluster and vary from area to area? How long will they be now that there's no spraying?

Well, oddly enough it sounds like they were only unbearable in Inlet Beach, which is adjacent to Bay County.

Do the dog flies normally cluster and vary from area to area? How long will they be now that there's no spraying?

They were bad at Grayton as well. North wind was blowing. They were bad last year too, even when the planes still sprayed.

They were bad at Grayton as well. North wind was blowing. They were bad last year too, even when the planes still sprayed.

the planes didn't spray last year

Well, oddly enough it sounds like they were only unbearable in Inlet Beach, which is adjacent to Bay County.

Do the dog flies normally cluster and vary from area to area? How long will they be now that there's no spraying?

Technically, the State hasn't sprayed for Dog Flies in the last two years in Walton County. The flies will move on when the winds come out of the south.

What's your zipcode?

smart arse!!

They were that bad today in our neck of the woods today. If you were not willing to swim, you were bayonet practice.

we were in the same neck o woods....hope they are gone soon...

the planes didn't spray last year

My bad............
They have always been bad when the North wind is a blowin'.
Better?

i didn't mean to sound like a smart ass...i apologize

I was talking to the kitty...

i didn't mean to sound like a smart ass...i apologize

I was talking to the kitty...

...yep, that would be me.

There Goes Kitt-AY Again ; causing trouble as usual....

...yep, that would be me.

Technically, the State hasn't sprayed for Dog Flies in the last two years in Walton County. The flies will move on when the winds come out of the south.

Perhaps because we've had a drought for the last 2 years!