The Fishfly Hatch-gctid814498

[RGrew176]

The fishflies have hatched here in Gibraltar Michigan. My boat is covered with them. The marina has turned off all the lights here to cut down on them but my being aboard with my interior lights on has drawn them to my boat.

Looks like I will be washing my boat later today to get rid of them. After today I will not be back to my boat until next Monday. I am hoping that the weather cooperates and I can head up-river to watch the Detroit/Windsor Freedom Festival Fireworks.

[floatyerboat]

I wonder if that's the same bug we call the mayfly. They follow up the Mississippi to hatch and some of the bridges that span between Minnesota and Wisconsin close because the fly is so thick on the pavement that the bridge decks turn into grease. I remember one year they used a snowplow to clear the damn things . When they rot its not a pleasant smell either....good luck

Very similar characteristics but different scientific names

[ardoski14]

Fished til dark on Lake St. Clair last night and they were all around the light poles. Even the short time from idling to my slip they start covering my boat.

[RGrew176]

"floatyerboat" post=814505 wrote:
I wonder if that's the same bug we call the mayfly. They follow up the Mississippi to hatch and some of the bridges that span between Minnesota and Wisconsin close because the fly is so thick on the pavement that the bridge decks turn into grease. I remember one year they used a snowplow to clear the damn things . When they rot its not a pleasant smell either....good luck

Very similar characteristics but different scientific names

Fishfly, Mayfly, they are the same thing. It's just that is what we call them up here.

[BobS]

Here in Richmond and in the Outer Banks they are called midges, a non-biting relative of the mosquito. The marina said they are not allowed to spray due to VA environmental regs.

No matter what they are called, they are a royal PITA.