Mullet from Strangford Lough - 20/09/09

[KERRY1]

K1, your reports are good and always appreciated. I take my hat (much admired) off to you both for the amount of fish you catch, I am jealous! The spot the difference was only a laugh and nothing to do with the report. You see, with all the blanks I have and very tiny fish when I do score, I NEED a bit of a laugh!Sorry if it offended anyone
You're a dab hand at the shopping too..........your weeky bill must be a joy with all that cheap grub!

Thanks Fenster, what I said wasn't directed at you.
I know what you are saying about things only meant as abit of a laugh but some people take it too far. I don't want to go in to what I mean now but I have my reasons for being so annoyed.
I maybe shouldn't have reacted the way I did, that's what they want me to do but I can't help it, I feel like I have to stick up for myself and get my point accross.
Thanks again for your message, we must meet soon, K2 has met you but I haven't. It would be nice to put a face to the name!
Take care.

[colin c]

I am sure there will be further comments made now that I have posted this reply but just be careful what you say, you don't want to be going and upsetting or annoying anyone (or me and K2) any further.

Is that a threat????? Who is this anyone????

Paula did you not tell me the other week you love winding people up on this forum????
Ya cant expect to dish it out and not get banter back.

[strangford hunter]

Having been criticised for giving away marks in my photographs in the past on this forum I decided to make the effort and tried to hide/fade out the background to avoid any further hassle

I wouldnt worry about giving away the marks K1 a certain someone will probably do a write up for irish angler on them soon enough !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! for what reason ??????????

[davyp]

nice fish for K2, and hard luck K1 on losing one, e-mail can be a b******x some times, offense can be taken and things can be read wrong - sometimes hard to know when crack crosses the line - keep them reports comin

davy

[Davy Murdoch]

I wouldnt worry about giving away the marks K1 a certain someone will probably do a write up for irish angler on them soon enough !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! for what reason ??????????

how many people have you bumped in2 while fishing Strangford Lough since I wrote the artical(as a favour 2 keiran)

its hasn`t exactly been crowded with mullet anglers

and anyway if i dont already know about a mullet mark on Strangford then its not worth knowing about

[strangford hunter]

I wouldnt worry about giving away the marks K1 a certain someone will probably do a write up for irish angler on them soon enough !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! for what reason ??????????

how many people have you bumped in2 while fishing Strangford Lough since I wrote the artical(as a favour 2 keiran)

its hasn`t exactly been crowded with mullet anglers

and anyway if i dont already know about a mullet mark on Strangford then its not worth knowing about

no one because no one read it but alot of locals wernt to happy i can tell you that

[colin c]

I wouldnt worry about giving away the marks K1 a certain someone will probably do a write up for irish angler on them soon enough !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! for what reason ??????????

how many people have you bumped in2 while fishing Strangford Lough since I wrote the artical(as a favour 2 keiran)

its hasn`t exactly been crowded with mullet anglers

and anyway if i dont already know about a mullet mark on Strangford then its not worth knowing about

no one because no one read it but alot of locals wernt to happy i can tell you that

I have fished for mullet all over strangford lough and on a regular basis and never bumped into another mullet angler(that i didnt already know) so dont know why locals would be upset.Strangford marks for mullet or sea trout for that matter are the worst kept secrets in the country.
But then again no one read the article so therefore no one is unhappy.

[Tom H]

Just got around to reading your report K1. good stuff Funny thing is Ive been fishing the lough for over 35 years on and off for mullet now. And its only in the last few years now that Ive seen other anglers down after them Its my lough you know and how dare any one fish it

[Dawsey]

I'll start off by saying; congrats on a few nice fish k2. I enjoy reading any report, the time and effort that goes into a report is second to none by a lot of folk on the forum. I enjoy even more so reading about local marks and local mullet caught because I know how god dam hard they are to get. From reading a few of the previous posts it looks to me that things are getting a bit off topic, it is a fishing forum all the same, lets deal with the fish

I know there is a lot of talk about making fishing on the lough a "tourist attraction" so that local communities and businesses can benefit. Obviously if an angler does not wish to give info about a mark away they are quite entitled to, however how can the industry/tourist attraction that folk are trying to push, improve if we do not supply enough info for the visiting angler to at least come into contact with a fish or 2 so I totally understand the need for articles etc. There is always a flip side to any debate so of course there is going to be a few head shakes and what have you.

I agree with what has been said most marks on the lough are known by most folk, locals and non-locals alike. Any Tom, Dick or Harry that puts a bit of effort in will walk past a few of the mullet marks and see them feeding, jumping and milling about, however you may have to go off the beaten track, that's where the good anglers will shine through, and these are the marks that are worth keeping to yourself.

I am fortunate enough to live right on the lough and have been shown by a few of the best anglers I know how to target these elusive creatures and when, however my mullet count for the summer is not as high as I would have liked, but who is counting, I do it for the enjoyment, and to get the head showered. If guys are willing to put the effort in to catch lots of mullet i.e. lots of hours and lots of walking then they should be congratulated. I wish I had more time to get at these mullet a bit more before they head off, well most of them head off

[KERRY1]

I wouldnt worry about giving away the marks K1 a certain someone will probably do a write up for irish angler on them soon enough !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! for what reason ??????????

Thanks Strangford Hunter for your support.

nice fish for K2, and hard luck K1 on losing one, e-mail can be a b******x some times, offense can be taken and things can be read wrong - sometimes hard to know when crack crosses the line - keep them reports comin

Thanks Davy, hopefully we'll catch more fish soon and get another report up. Cheers mate

Just got around to reading your report K1. good stuff Funny thing is Ive been fishing the lough for over 35 years on and off for mullet now. And its only in the last few years now that Ive seen other anglers down after them Its my lough you know and how dare any one fish it

Thanks mate

I'll start off by saying; congrats on a few nice fish k2. I enjoy reading any report, the time and effort that goes into a report is second to none by a lot of folk on the forum. I enjoy even more so reading about local marks and local mullet caught because I know how god dam hard they are to get. From reading a few of the previous posts it looks to me that things are getting a bit off topic, it is a fishing forum all the same, lets deal with the fish

I know there is a lot of talk about making fishing on the lough a "tourist attraction" so that local communities and businesses can benefit. Obviously if an angler does not wish to give info about a mark away they are quite entitled to, however how can the industry/tourist attraction that folk are trying to push, improve if we do not supply enough info for the visiting angler to at least come into contact with a fish or 2 so I totally understand the need for articles etc. There is always a flip side to any debate so of course there is going to be a few head shakes and what have you.

I agree with what has been said most marks on the lough are known by most folk, locals and non-locals alike. Any Tom, Dick or Harry that puts a bit of effort in will walk past a few of the mullet marks and see them feeding, jumping and milling about, however you may have to go off the beaten track, that's where the good anglers will shine through, and these are the marks that are worth keeping to yourself.

I am fortunate enough to live right on the lough and have been shown by a few of the best anglers I know how to target these elusive creatures and when, however my mullet count for the summer is not as high as I would have liked, but who is counting, I do it for the enjoyment, and to get the head showered. If guys are willing to put the effort in to catch lots of mullet i.e. lots of hours and lots of walking then they should be congratulated. I wish I had more time to get at these mullet a bit more before they head off, well most of them head off

Thankyou mate, some good points made there. I'm looking forward to seeing you later for a session. Let's hope we catch something, we can't let K2 catch them all !

[FisherKing]

Nice mullet well done

[Dawsey]

Might get out for the mullet tonight, however, I will have to see, got things to do today and rugby this evening.

[KERRY1]

Might get out for the mullet tonight, however, I will have to see, got things to do today and rugby this evening.

No problem, sure you know where we will be if you fancy coming down for a while

[KERRY1]

Nice mullet well done

Thankyou very much, it was a shame that I lost my fish but hey, I'll just have to keep trying and not give up which is what I felt like doing at the time!