[PCfisher66]

Went out on the Eglin flats after work on friday. It sucked! Flies, Flies and more flies. I was using some mirrolure jerk bait which I usually have great luck with, secnd cast a huge catfish and that was it for 2 hours. I even tried some pinfish. The wind was howling and the water was still dirty, oh well I hope others had better luck than me.

 

[Foulhook]

Deet is the answer to your problem - with the flies that is, not the catching part.

 

[TheLooney1]

Try fishing a little deeper water. As far as the flies go...I'm still looking for that answer

 

[1pescadoloco]

Deet is the answer to your problem - with the flies that is, not the catching part.

The little black suckers were chowing down on my legs Friday morning over by Archie Glover south of the I10 .
I think they were attracked to the Gulp juice I spilled. :thumbdown:

Spraying them & my legs with deep woods off seemed to just piss them off
So rather than :surrender: I moved to a different spot.

The new spot yielded the yellow biting flies that left holes in my legs. :thumbdown::2guns:

Maybe the cooler weather will send them south for the winter

 

[sealark]

When the wind blows from the North in fall the biters are blown in you can't get away from them anywhere. We had them 50 miles offshore during the fall. At dark they will stop bitting at least offshore they would. Long pants and sleeves is somewhat of a help.

 

[PCfisher66]

It seemed that closer to dark the less they bit. I also fished from shallow to deep.

 

[need2fish]

Get ready for some more biting the rest of this week into next - lot's of north wind in the forecast.

 

[GrayMan]

Get ready for some more biting the rest of this week into next - lot's of north wind in the forecast.

Always nice to have something to look forward to...:wallbash:

 

[weedline]

they will get that way every time it blows north til we get a light freez one product that works is a deep woods off that specifies "for biting flys" never would have believed it but i have seen it in action we had them swarming the boat yet the bites were down 90% must suck in a yak no way to run from them

 

[1pescadoloco]

The black biting flies were thick as luvbugs around Garcon Point today.
Saw a school of really big jacks working bait but could not get them to eat.
The ladyfish are eating really well around the same area.