Mullet in Wicklow lakes

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#1 Post by **dave armstrong** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 11:05 pm

Anybody fly fishing for mullet in the lakes in Wicklow?

#2 Post by **Bradan** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 12:44 am

:shock: If they are, call the men in white coats!! :lol: :lol:

#3 Post by **fenitbob** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 1:17 am

loads of times, never caught though.

or seen any.

strange that. :?

#4 Post by **eric** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 9:34 am

how the hell did they get to lakes?

#5 Post by **Donagh** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 10:03 am

Broad lough behind the murrough is a tidal lake. Heard of mullet been targeted at the Iron bridge at the entrace and around the water outlet at veha. The mullet go swim with the tide from the harbour up into broad lough and back down again and can be seen fin up all along the river. I've seen mullet go right up to the top of the lake.

Donagh

#6 Post by **EricH** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 10:21 am

Don't knock it . . there are some huge Mullet in those lakes and in the harbour.
I had one last year @ 6lb, was a beauty.

I have seen my mate (I was fishing for Flounder) catch 5-6 decent ones in a session and maybe lose 2-3 at the waters edge, was feckin' amazing.

They can be caught and I have seen them caught and as I say I had a 6lb'er . . . .I just dont think many people put the effort into catching down there, me included but the river is full of them in Summer!

#7 Post by **eric** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 12:17 pm

ahhhhhhhhhh 8)

#8 Post by **dave armstrong** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 11:57 pm

I have previously caught them up there on fly. Just wondering how late in the year they can be found up there?

#9 Post by **fenitbob** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 2:52 pm

I thought you were taking the piss.

#10 Post by **Paul B** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 6:07 pm

You learn something new every day...I presume they cannot survive in fresh water indefinitely ??

paulocallaghan · #11 Post by **paulocallaghan** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 7:01 pm

dont think they survive in fresh water at all, usually brackish or salt water is where they will be found

#12 Post by **fishinmidget** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 7:36 pm

they do....you get them up at the galway weir where it is 100% fresh water i think

#13 Post by **asarmstrong** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 11:09 pm

i had a nice 1 last year up there on bread great fight

#14 Post by **macker2** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 1:01 am

i had 2 up there on maggot and bread.but only tried once to get them on fly but the weather turned bad and needed 2 give up.

#15 Post by **dave armstrong** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 12:40 am

What time of year did you get them?

#16 Post by **macker2** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 5:55 pm

i got them during the summer holidays.the first one i caught was when one of the trawler men dumped a box of bait full of maggots into the quay.we wud have caught a lot more if i hadn't needed to go to training.the second day i got it up the lakes on bread.