R4

A large winged insect that hatches in summer in great numbers around lakes or rivers, crowds around lights, lives only a day or so, and is good fish bait:

NR568
MAYFLY174
SHAD FLY39
MOTH26
FISH FLY21
NH21
WILLOW FLY20
MILLER14
CANADIAN SOLDIER11
GREEN BAY FLY10
CANDLE FLY9
JUNE BUG9
SALMON FLY7
BAY FLY5
DRAGON FLY5
GREEN FLY5
HELLGRAMMITE5
WILLOW BUG5
GRASSHOPPER4
JUNE FLY4
MORMON FLY4
SAND FLY4
CADDIS FLY3
EEL FLY3
LAKE FLY3
MOSQUITO3
MOTH FLY3
WATER BUG3
BEETLE2
CANDLE BUG2
DOBSON FLY2
LOCUSTS2
MAY BUG2
TWENTY-FOUR-HOUR BUG2
TWENTY-FOUR-HOUR FLY2
ALDERMITE1
BAIT FLY1
BEETLE BUG1
BIG GREEN FLY1
BLIND MOSQUITOES1
BUFFALO BUG1
BUFFALO FLY1
BUTTERFLIES1
CAMP BUG1
CANADA SOLDIER1
CANADIAN SAILOR1
CANDLE MILLER1
CATERPILLAR1
CHLORINE FLY1
CICADA1
CISCO FLY1
CODLING MOTH1
DEER FLY1
DRAKE FLY1
DRY FLY1
ELDER BUG1
ELECTRIC-LIGHT BUGS1
FLYING CLIPPER1
FLYING MANTIS1
GIZIWIG1
GREEN HEAD1
GROUND CRICKET1
GROUND PUPPY1
HORSEFLY1
JARFLY1
JULY FLY1
LOCUS1
MAY BUGS1
MILLARDS1
MILLER MOTHS1
MILLER’S FLIES1
MILLOW MOTH1
MILLOWS1
MOSQUITO HAWKS1
MOTH OF MANILLA1
NYMPH1
OVERGROWN MOSQUITO1
PAREMPUS1
PERIWINKLE1
RIVER BUGS1
SCOBBLOTCHER1
SCOBOLOTCH1
SHAG FLY1
SKIPPERS1
SNAKE FEEDERS1
SOLDIERS1
SPINDLE1
STICK-BAIT1
TADDLE FLY1
TOBACCO MOTH1
TROUT FLY1
WASP1
WASP GRUB1
WATER FLY1
WHEAT FLY1
WOOLLY FLY1
YELLOW FLY1

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