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:
| NR | 568 |
| MAYFLY | 174 |
| SHAD FLY | 39 |
| MOTH | 26 |
| FISH FLY | 21 |
| NH | 21 |
| WILLOW FLY | 20 |
| MILLER | 14 |
| CANADIAN SOLDIER | 11 |
| GREEN BAY FLY | 10 |
| CANDLE FLY | 9 |
| JUNE BUG | 9 |
| SALMON FLY | 7 |
| BAY FLY | 5 |
| DRAGON FLY | 5 |
| GREEN FLY | 5 |
| HELLGRAMMITE | 5 |
| WILLOW BUG | 5 |
| GRASSHOPPER | 4 |
| JUNE FLY | 4 |
| MORMON FLY | 4 |
| SAND FLY | 4 |
| CADDIS FLY | 3 |
| EEL FLY | 3 |
| LAKE FLY | 3 |
| MOSQUITO | 3 |
| MOTH FLY | 3 |
| WATER BUG | 3 |
| BEETLE | 2 |
| CANDLE BUG | 2 |
| DOBSON FLY | 2 |
| LOCUSTS | 2 |
| MAY BUG | 2 |
| TWENTY-FOUR-HOUR BUG | 2 |
| TWENTY-FOUR-HOUR FLY | 2 |
| ALDERMITE | 1 |
| BAIT FLY | 1 |
| BEETLE BUG | 1 |
| BIG GREEN FLY | 1 |
| BLIND MOSQUITOES | 1 |
| BUFFALO BUG | 1 |
| BUFFALO FLY | 1 |
| BUTTERFLIES | 1 |
| CAMP BUG | 1 |
| CANADA SOLDIER | 1 |
| CANADIAN SAILOR | 1 |
| CANDLE MILLER | 1 |
| CATERPILLAR | 1 |
| CHLORINE FLY | 1 |
| CICADA | 1 |
| CISCO FLY | 1 |
| CODLING MOTH | 1 |
| DEER FLY | 1 |
| DRAKE FLY | 1 |
| DRY FLY | 1 |
| ELDER BUG | 1 |
| ELECTRIC-LIGHT BUGS | 1 |
| FLYING CLIPPER | 1 |
| FLYING MANTIS | 1 |
| GIZIWIG | 1 |
| GREEN HEAD | 1 |
| GROUND CRICKET | 1 |
| GROUND PUPPY | 1 |
| HORSEFLY | 1 |
| JARFLY | 1 |
| JULY FLY | 1 |
| LOCUS | 1 |
| MAY BUGS | 1 |
| MILLARDS | 1 |
| MILLER MOTHS | 1 |
| MILLER’S FLIES | 1 |
| MILLOW MOTH | 1 |
| MILLOWS | 1 |
| MOSQUITO HAWKS | 1 |
| MOTH OF MANILLA | 1 |
| NYMPH | 1 |
| OVERGROWN MOSQUITO | 1 |
| PAREMPUS | 1 |
| PERIWINKLE | 1 |
| RIVER BUGS | 1 |
| SCOBBLOTCHER | 1 |
| SCOBOLOTCH | 1 |
| SHAG FLY | 1 |
| SKIPPERS | 1 |
| SNAKE FEEDERS | 1 |
| SOLDIERS | 1 |
| SPINDLE | 1 |
| STICK-BAIT | 1 |
| TADDLE FLY | 1 |
| TOBACCO MOTH | 1 |
| TROUT FLY | 1 |
| WASP | 1 |
| WASP GRUB | 1 |
| WATER FLY | 1 |
| WHEAT FLY | 1 |
| WOOLLY FLY | 1 |
| YELLOW FLY | 1 |
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