Beware the Sandflies!

I've been itching 2 days straight... literally! 

Ps A, D. Jerry and myself had just returned from a day trip to one of the nearby mangrove river systems, hoping to get some Barramundi action. We got lots of action alright - from the sandflies that literally chewed us to bits.

Ps A was the smart one - wearing long pants and long sleeves while D. Jerry and myself were the macho guys in shorts. But somehow he had less bites than me! I wonder if it's coz my lack of hair on my legs made the difference...

Even though we were well equipped with liberal doses of insect repellent to keep mozzies and sandflies at bay, somehow these sandflies, gnats or whatever you call them, seemed to have mutated to become resistant to the repellent. In fact, I can almost swear as if the repellent seemed to ATTRACT them instead.

2 days have passed any both my legs are covered with little bites that itch to no end!!! A word of caution for anglers heading into the mangroves - wear long pants and long sleeves. Or you'll end up like an ape scratching yourself silly in public for days to come.

Entering the beautiful mangrove system

Ambush point. This is where the Barra will hunt when the tide recedes 

First hookup

First fish landed for the day

Little Baby

Yup, they took Storm Wildeye Swim Shad too

Happy smiles!

I used 1/5 of this bottle and it still didn't stop the sandflies. They must be supaflies!!

This was the first part of the day - by the end of the day, my sexy, hairy-less legs were to be covered in bites. *scratch scratch*