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--0-228869539-1315608842=:25179 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hi All This afternoon BB and I went paddling to see about a Ladies-Tresses bed. As we were getting in the canoe, I saw a flock of ducks feeding on the surface of the lake. Looked like Mallard ducks but might have been a few Blacks also. I thought flies right away. When we got out in the lake, I realized there was plenty of small flies on the water - maybe up to 10 - 12 per square meter. The flies were just sitting on the surface tension, perhaps 4 cms in length as a guess. They were all black and lively - didn't seem dopey. Would fly off if I tried to catch them. There were a few much larger ones - perhaps 1 in 1000 or even less. No fish were feeding on them. I know there are fish in the lake as I caught a couple but they didn't seem interested in the ones on the surface. In the lee of the Islands there was a big flock of them all gathered together out of the wind. I'm not certain they were the same species. I've seen these flies before but not often. Glad they didn't bite! Enjoy the last of the summer Paul --0-228869539-1315608842=:25179 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii <html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div>Hi All</div><div>This afternoon BB and I went paddling to see about a Ladies-Tresses bed.</div><div>As we were getting in the canoe, I saw a flock of ducks feeding on the surface</div><div>of the lake. Looked like Mallard ducks but might have been a few Blacks also.</div><div>I thought flies right away.</div><div>When we got out in the lake, I realized there was plenty of small flies</div><div>on the water - maybe up to 10 - 12 per square meter.</div><div>The flies were just sitting on the surface tension, perhaps 4 cms in length as a guess.</div><div>They were all black and lively - didn't seem dopey. Would fly off if I tried</div><div>to catch them. There were a few much larger ones - perhaps 1 in 1000 or</div><div>even less.</div><div>No fish were feeding on them. I know there are fish in the lake as I caught</div><div>a couple but they didn't seem interested in the ones on the surface.</div><div>In the lee of the Islands there was a big flock of them all gathered together</div><div>out of the wind. I'm not certain they were the same species.</div><div>I've seen these flies before but not often.</div><div>Glad they didn't bite!</div><div>Enjoy the last of the summer</div><div>Paul</div><div><br></div></div></body></html> --0-228869539-1315608842=:25179--
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