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The bugs are truly a two-edged sword. Champdoré is blessed with an abundance of "good" bugs, the kind fly-fishermen love, and an equal portion of "bad" bugs, the kind all humans hate. Both portions are truly "heaping". You have most likely never seen caddis hatches or mayfly or stonefly hatches like the ones we have at Champdoré. Our caddis hatch is best described as a week-long reverse blizzard of moth-sized trout food, which attracts everything in the watershed to the base of the various rapids. It is almost incomprehensible until you experience it, and this is when our dry fly-fishing with #10 flies is otherworldly. You would think that you had died and gone to fishing heaven if it weren't for the blanket of mosquitoes and/or black flies that often accompany them. On calm warm days, particularly in the morning or evening, a head net can help to preserve your sanity, and we consider it "required gear" for our guests, even though they aren't needed most of the time. It is not so much a case of being bitten because repellent works fine, at least on the mosquitoes. The saving grace of the head net is that it keeps the bugs out of your face and mouth. The Gods are merciful though, because when the bugs are at their worst, the dry fly-fishing is at it's best. We hardly notice them anymore for that reason. Repeat guests who know the place may choose not to bring head nets, but new guests should not leave home without one.
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