Lake Ellesmere/Forsyth midges

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andrewcrossland
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Lake Ellesmere/Forsyth midges

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Just a pic of some that were swarming over me last year...
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Davidthomas
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Re: Lake Ellesmere/Forsyth midges

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Lake flies! The bane of my existence some days. The really bushy areas are just horrible if you’ve gotta push through them on a calm day and they just follow along for several tens of metres once you emerge.
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Adam C
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Re: Lake Ellesmere/Forsyth midges

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The base of the food chain out there! Vital insect
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