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One of the joys of living by the Mississippi River!
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I didn't think Burlington needed any help convincing people to stay away
??? This happens every year. Guttenberg was covered in them today, as well.
Sometimes they are so thick that they show up on weather radar.
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Sometimes they have to use snowplows to get them off the road.
That reminds me of the love bug hatches in central Florida. Driving thru Paynes Prairie coats your car in a half inch of carcasses. Using wipers is dangerous as the smearing totally obstructs vision.
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If they're mayflies aren't they showing up rather late?
As a kid in a river town, we would shake the bushes after a “fish fly” hatch and then let them cover us like a full body beard of bees.
As a trout fishing adult, I know that they are Hexagenia Limbata and they portend good fishing if you time it right, terrible if you come too late. They are a sign of a healthy ecosystem.
Yesterday AM I was traveling a SE MN hwy, and there was one big yellow Hex on the gas pump. I grabbed it by the wings and it rode with me on the dash. (Weeeeeeeeeeeee)
As a trout fishing adult, I know that they are Hexagenia Limbata and they portend good fishing if you time it right, terrible if you come too late. They are a sign of a healthy ecosystem.
Yesterday AM I was traveling a SE MN hwy, and there was one big yellow Hex on the gas pump. I grabbed it by the wings and it rode with me on the dash. (Weeeeeeeeeeeee)
For catfishing they suck. If you're out and there's a hatch, you might as well pack up and go home because you aren't catching anything that night.
I remember back in the early 60s, they made it to Mt. Pleasant and of course were attracted to lights, like a gas station for example. They stink too.
Was this on the Top 10 Places to Live threads I've seen over and over again on this site?
Nope. Burlington is a 20th century town.
I went last night for 6 hours and only caught one.
Mayflies shut down a nuclear reactor in northern Ohio.
Id believe it. Was at the Lake Erie Bass Islands a decade ago during a hatch. They were 4-6" thick near any light.
Good question. ^^ More importantly though...were they wearing masks? Or did Trump get to them too?
Just perused the QC NWS radar...QC to Belleview looks like they're showing up quite nicely.
I was trying to make up my mind about heading up to the river tomorrow morning for fireworks...decision has now been made for me. I'm betting anything/anybody staying along the river are miserable.
DON'T PARK UNDER ANY STREET LIGHTS!
Don't be pussies. All you hrot athletic studs know that is pure protein. Get your blenders going and make yourselves smoothies. Enjoy the pump.
Just an fyi about the protein factor that I learned a few years back regarding black bears and mayflies...when they are this thick the dead mayflies can coat the water surface to such an extent that bears will wade out into the shallow lake water and slurp them down for the protein.
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