Well, Mon and Tues eve saw me down at one of our local club gravel pits. Unlike Anderoo's bank holiday thread it was idyllic - very few there, at least on the pit I was on, and a real Crabtree evening atmosphere, with mummy and daddy Canada Goose waddling around with their 'big chick' offspring, carp topping and the float sliding away occasionally as a tench took the bait.

BUT there were the gnats! Part of the scene, I realise, and evidence that there must be plenty of bloodworm around for the fish. But they seem to like biting me quite a lot for reasons yet to be explained. This is usually on the back of the thighs. Has anyone else found the same? And how do they do it? I had cords on tucked into wellies. Do they bite through the cords - not possible, surely? Or do they crawl down into the welly and up again? Any theories?

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Builders Bum?

They stick their stabber thgrough your trousers and inject you with anti coagulant then suck you dry. I was on the canal the other night and am still scratching red spots all over my head, neck, arms,hands and legs. They never botherd my m8's who incidently both sat puffing away on their Cigs all through the session. Apparantly if your fair skinned they like to suck your blood even more...........bast***s !!

No it wasn't! Else you would not have got bitten.

Clouds of St Bruno smoke (generated by Mr Crabtree's pipe) would have created an authentic atmosphere and kept the gnats at distance.

I am now on my last tin of Balkan Sobranie (alas, discontinued some years back when I bought up all the local supply) which is a better gnat repellent and a better smoke.

Get some

Avon SKIN-SO-SOFT moisturising dry oil body spray

smells nice and the biting little buggers don't like it

mine is always in my box

I use this stuff - excellent & DEET free!

C.

http://www.safariquip.co.uk/acatalog/Insec...html#aSCOR10000


This 95% deet, swear by it!

i had one get me through a plastic backed (the metal framed jobbies with plastic "canvas" on) garden chair and through a T shirt,how did i know wll afer i jumped up it was found well and truly stuck on the back with its spike bent so it couldnt get free !!i think they are attracted by CO2 in respiration ,mozzie liquid usualy works with a spray all over you not just exposed areasmy mrs used to love the cocktail fags ,my pocket didnt

Yeah another vote for Avon Skin so Soft,works a treat for me picked up that tip from Keith Arthurs radio programme i think

les, is that the pink one or the blue one ?