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by fonixmunkee Mon May 23, 2022 8:57 am
Just got back from five days at Belle Isle and Rock Harbor. Figured I could share a bug report since it will be easy:
As of May 22nd, 2022, there are NO BUGS on Isle Royale, because it is FREAKING COLD.
I did see one very confused black fly trying to figure out its life in a Belle Isle biff but that was it.
Seriously though, it was a damp cold at Isle Royale the last few days. Dress warm!
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by Ingo Mon May 23, 2022 9:27 am
Hopefully it's a little warmer but still no bugs when I do something similar the end of July
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79: worked RH, 01: BI-DB-RH, 02: MC-LR-WL-CH, 05: MI-CI-MB-DF-RH-TM-RH, 09: MC-BI-DN-RH, 11: WC-HC-WC, 12: MC-CB-HL-TH, 13: RH-PI, 14: BI-ML-CI-CH-MB, 16: RH-CI-TI-RH, 17: WI-IM-SB-FL-WC, 18: MC-PC-BI-DB-RH-DF, 21: RH-ML-DF-MB-DF
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by rich Mon May 23, 2022 9:30 am
Any chance you could confirm if you saw fuel for sale at Rock Harbor?
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by treeplanter Mon May 23, 2022 10:27 am
Did you see any piles of snow laying around?
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by fonixmunkee Mon May 23, 2022 2:04 pm
rich wrote: ↑ Mon May 23, 2022 9:30 am
Any chance you could confirm if you saw fuel for sale at Rock Harbor?
The Rock Harbor store was not open. There was no opening date posted either. There were boxes of merchandise stacked up in there, though.
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by fonixmunkee Mon May 23, 2022 2:04 pm
treeplanter wrote: ↑ Mon May 23, 2022 10:27 am
Did you see any piles of snow laying around?
Tons on the shore! Even an iceberg or two on the lake even.
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by j84 Sat Jun 25, 2022 11:58 am
Was on IR from June 18-21 and was expecting the worst but the bugs weren't all that bad. Used Picaridin, wore long sleeves and a head net which worked just fine. The mosquitos definitely made an appearance at our camp sites and on the Tobin Harbor trail but if you were by the shore with a breeze you were golden. Didn't see many black flies, only saw a very large amount of black flies at Moskey Basin. Was a great trip and will be back!
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by TopCarrot Mon Jun 27, 2022 5:55 pm
June 18-25 Minimum to no Mosquitos, Blackflies were rough at Lake Richie and Daisy.
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