[EXPIRED] LNM: Midge Barge, Lake Monroe, St Johns River, upstream of Jacksonville, FL
A midge is a blind mosquito and cruisers anchoring in the area will be grateful. Another midge barge was successfully anchored here last Fall, but if you find yourself cruising the St Johns after dark (definitely not a good idea), this would be startling to encounter.
FLORIDA – ST. JOHNS RIVER – LAKE MONROE – STONE ISLAND: Midge Barge
Volusia County Mosquito Control has a barge located located approximately 300ft off Stone Island in Lake Monroe Florida, in approximate position 28-50.59N, 81-14.51W (28°50.5900N / 081°14.5100W, 28.843167 / -81.241833) . The barge lies in about two feet of water and is in an idle zone. The barge lighting is a center mast mooring light with two barricade style flashing lights at the front and back of the center mast. The barge is a decoy lighting source to keep midges (blind mosquitoes) away from residences on the shoreline, in addition from 7:00pm to 3:00am there are also four solar powered LED lights shining on 4×8 panels. For further information, contact William Greening at (386) 663-5466. Chart 11495 LNM 15/19
Comments from Cruisers (5)
If you keep your anchor light on in central Florida, you will soon learn about midges (blind mosquitos). And the leave a green stain on your boat that no chemicals will erase. It will eventually fade away on its own.
“Y I K E S”….Night fighters, I mean “bighters”..👹
Cruisers’ Net They don’t bite but they are juicy and if you squash them it makes a stain.
I will take your word for it. Too many summer nights in Minnesota in my earlier days and those night hawks would eat you alive….
When we take up boating we leave our sealed up airconditioned life behind.