| Fly fishing is a beautiful and graceful sport, and | | | | only thing I have found to be effective on |
| nothing can ruin the experience faster than a | | | | no-see-ums as well as mosquitoes. The |
| cloud of aggressive skeeters. Since I began fly | | | | disadvantage of using Skin-So-Soft is, it loses its |
| fishing 6 years ago, the most common problem I | | | | potency rather quickly. You may find yourself |
| experience is the mosquito bites. | | | | reapplying it every 30-45 minutes. |
| I asked all my fly fishing buddies, what works for | | | | - Dryer Sheets - Hanging a couple dryer sheets |
| you? How do you keep the mosquitoes at bay? | | | | from your shirt & pants pockets, is a hassle free |
| Their answers ranged from 100% DEET sprays, | | | | way of keeping most of the skeeters away. It |
| to tying a dryer sheet to the back of your hat. I | | | | may not be 100% effective, but it does have the |
| tried all of their suggestion, and now you can | | | | bonus of not needing to reapply often, or wash |
| benefit from my experience with what works, | | | | keeping your hand religiously clean to prevent |
| and what does not. | | | | damaging your gear. |
| - DEET Products - It is the most effective | | | | The bottom line is that you now know both the |
| mosquito repellent, but also the most dangerous | | | | advantages and disadvantages of the best 3 |
| to handle around your fly fishing gear. If you use | | | | mosquito repellents. Now it is time time to decide |
| it to protect yourself, be very careful to clean it | | | | whether you want to risk damaging your |
| off your hands. It will melt rubber, plastic, destroy | | | | equipment with DEET. Or apply Skin-So-Soft |
| optical coatings on binoculars and glasses, and | | | | more frequently, and save your fly fishing line. |
| dissolve plastic on point and shoot cameras. | | | | Through experience I have found that all of these |
| - Skin-So-Soft - An AVON product that works as | | | | methods work, you will need to decide which is |
| a mosquito repellent, and is endorsed by | | | | the better fit for you. |
| thousands of experienced anglers. It is also the | | | | |