
Achill Island - mullet
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				pete
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Achill Island - mullet
Had a nice morning's fishing with mate at pier on Achill yesterday. Noticed plenty of mullet around moorings so started dropping pieces of bread flake in over them, took about a half an hour of this before they coped on that it was actually something that could be eaten. From the pier height it was possible to watch fish start hoovering in the flakes so naturally enough, and amongst much excitement, threw a hook and tiny lead together and semi free lined a piece of bread. Worked a treat and we took four fish all in the 4lb to 5lb bracket. Seen some brutes too which could have been near to 7lb. Great fun and no stinky mackerel/razorfish smells to contend with afterwards 
			
			
									
						
Sea Species(25) bass, codling, whiting, turbot, seatrout, stingray, pollock, coalfish, longspine scorpion, ballan wrasse, dogfish, ling, pouting, poor cod, dab, mackerel, smelt, sandeel, launce, bull huss, painted ray, thick lip mullet, golden grey mullet, rock goby.
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Re: Achill Island - mullet
yeah great sport using the bread, constantly watchin the bread while all the mullet are mulling around every other piece of bread except ur own lol, good result there !!!
			
			
									
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Re: Achill Island - mullet
It can be pretty tough at times trying to figure out if its one of the free offerings or the flake with the hook they've sucked in, great fun. Just goes to show too that they can be quite bold at times, i only had my fladden multi tip boat rod with 40lb braid whilst the mate was using a a heavy pollock rod with 30lb mono!
			
			
									
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Re: Achill Island - mullet
give it a go on lighter gear great craic, i would use 5-6 Lb floro and ur heart can be in ur mouth but when u get the Bu**er in wel worth it!
			
			
									
						Species 2011: [color=#FF0000]Bass (FINALLY), Mullet, Flounder, Mackeral, Pollock, Coal fish.[/color]
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				Davy Murdoch  
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Re: Achill Island - mullet
nice one pete  im having withdrawl symptoms,i`ve not been out cos of this rain
 im having withdrawl symptoms,i`ve not been out cos of this rain  
 
was out 2 sundays ago and had 4 mullet but that was my last good session and if this rain keeps up i`ll not get anymore sessions before they move away for winter
			
			
									
						 im having withdrawl symptoms,i`ve not been out cos of this rain
 im having withdrawl symptoms,i`ve not been out cos of this rain  
 was out 2 sundays ago and had 4 mullet but that was my last good session and if this rain keeps up i`ll not get anymore sessions before they move away for winter

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Re: Achill Island - mullet
Davy Murdoch wrote:nice one peteim having withdrawl symptoms,i`ve not been out cos of this rain

was out 2 sundays ago and had 4 mullet but that was my last good session and if this rain keeps up i`ll not get anymore sessions before they move away for winter
Happy Days you season is near over
 
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Re: Achill Island - mullet
i use maggots on the top that is how i caught em in millisle.  i use the rubber maggots that you get for carp fishin or polystyrene pop ups.
			
			
									
						Lure caught Fish 2014- Pollack, Coalie, Pouting, Poor Cod, Dab, Cod, Whiting, Flounder, Plaice, Bass, SeaTrout, Grey Gurnard, Scad, SandSmelt, Red Gurnard, Launce, Lesser Sandeel, Rock Goby, Black Goby, Shanny, Mackerel, Herring, Dragonet, Ballan Wrasse, Corkwing Wrasse, GoldSinney Wrasse, Lesser Weaver, Butterfish, Perch, Pike
Fly Caught Fish 2014- Pollack, Coalie, Whiting, Mackerel, Sea Trout, Brown Trout, Perch, Roach
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						Fly Caught Fish 2014- Pollack, Coalie, Whiting, Mackerel, Sea Trout, Brown Trout, Perch, Roach
Biggest Fish of 2014-15lb Conger Eel
Total Species 2014-39 Sea
9 FW