DO NOT BUY ONE OF THOSE GREEN MOSQUITO HEADNETS THAT YOU CAN FIND PRETTY MUCH ANYWHERE!!!!!
They'll prevent mosquitos, but they won't stop the no-see-ums.
The mosquito nets are green...the ones that will stop the no-see-ums have a tighter mesh and are black.
Glare from the sun is what kills your vision when you use a headnet...you just have to deal with it. Constantly adjust the net so you can see well, or get bit every 5 seconds...the choice is yours...
No-see-ums are the worst if you're closer to the water, but they're everywhere.
When I first moved to Juneau, the first time I went out fishing, I was the only one wearing a green mosquito net...i figured out why pretty quickly. I got hit so bad by those little bugs, that it looked like I had the chicken pox...and it lasted for days...and they hurt!
Thermacells are great when there is no wind...good luck with that in AK.
Adam