Co.Down & Co.Antrim Coast Mullet Sessions - June 2011.

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Re: Co.Down & Co.Antrim Coast Mullet Sessions - June 2011.

#21 Post by grady »

you are greatest report writer of all Paula, some nice sessions there, well done
Spesies 2012/ flounder, turbot, colie, whiting,thornback ray, dogfish, pollack, ballan wrasse, corcwing wrasse, dab, cod, sea trout, mackerel, smooth hound

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#22 Post by colin c »

Fantastic fishing.
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#23 Post by RockHunter »

Great report, but a shame you didn't get a mullet yourself, hopefully next time.
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#24 Post by philiphito »

never float fish for mullet myself""...any advice will be appreciate about main line,,float type ,hooks,,end tackle!!any link--or picture whit set up for float fishing mullet??!!thanks!!
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#25 Post by Der Baron »

Nice fishing, was down myself the other day, there were a few shoals of fish about, but not much feeding going on. Will keep at it. Saw Norman, down with another bloke fishing the fly, hopefully the fish will start feeding properly soon, and I might get the opportunity to throw the fly at them myself! Well done!
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#26 Post by lucky »

nice going there. norm looks happy... looks like a nice spot to fish must get up that way this year....
SHORE SPECIES 2012... coalie,

boat species09~~~pollack,cod,haddock,whiting,doggies,bullhuss,tope,john dory,thornebsck,blonde,blue shark,spur dog,wrase,gunnard,pouting,

shore species 2010~~~ dab,flounder,thorneback ray,pollack,plaice,coalies,turbot,wrasse,bull huss, lsd...

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#27 Post by evan699 »

Nice few fish there. Well done to k2. Petty the fish didn't geace your hook paula. I do a bit of fly fishing myself and am dying to get a mullet on the fly. I caught my first one of the season a week ago on bread flake. But when i turned to grab the scales and camera the fish hopped off the narrow jetty i was standing on :x . So i'll have to go back and catch him again for a photo.
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#28 Post by KERRY1 »

I would just like to say a big thanks to everyone from myself and K2 for your kind comments, it's very much appreciated.
Sorry for the delay in posting my reply to you all, I have been away on holiday and just got back a couple of days ago and so I'm just getting a chance to catch up on things now.
Thanks again.
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#29 Post by immunecfg »

back in the UK, will have to catch up, might be in bangor tonight if your about
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#30 Post by KERRY1 »

immunecfg wrote:back in the UK, will have to catch up, might be in bangor tonight if your about
No problem J, will be in touch, talk soon 8)
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#31 Post by JOHN1 »

immunecfg wrote:back in the UK, will have to catch up, might be in bangor tonight if your about
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#32 Post by dave316 »

Amazing report and photos, as always, and great start to the year. Can't wait to see the rest of your reports coming soon too. Fantastic fishing and i'm sure you'll inspire a lot of people, myself included, to finally have the confidence to really give Mullet fishing a serious go.

If I check out a local mark where Mullet have been spotted at various times over the years, but there are other spots with more regular fish could I noticably encourage more fish to gradually congregate in my mark with a few weeks groundbaiting. I ask this because the marks with perhaps more regular fish are: 1. A harbour with too many people to pester me, or 2. Marina with same problem plus I might get chased from it as i'm no longer a member there. Tried once last year from where we keep our boat, but with no success though there were only a handful knocking about that day. I have had a few areas in mind within walking distance from home for a while, but haven't been checking them for fish lately.
Probably like a lot of guys it's something I always intend to do, but I definitely have a lot more incentive now as I don't drive and other people I fish with are tied up with things these days so have been having to do a lot more local fishing lately. I would be able to potentially groundbait a mark most days during the week as i'm in a van working from my hometown. Would this be worth doing so I could fish a spot covertly, in peace and perhaps away from ridicule, not to mention just be able to head out fishing handily after work.

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#33 Post by KERRY1 »

dave316 wrote:Amazing report and photos, as always, and great start to the year. Can't wait to see the rest of your reports coming soon too. Fantastic fishing and i'm sure you'll inspire a lot of people, myself included, to finally have the confidence to really give Mullet fishing a serious go.

If I check out a local mark where Mullet have been spotted at various times over the years, but there are other spots with more regular fish could I noticably encourage more fish to gradually congregate in my mark with a few weeks groundbaiting. I ask this because the marks with perhaps more regular fish are: 1. A harbour with too many people to pester me, or 2. Marina with same problem plus I might get chased from it as i'm no longer a member there. Tried once last year from where we keep our boat, but with no success though there were only a handful knocking about that day. I have had a few areas in mind within walking distance from home for a while, but haven't been checking them for fish lately.
Probably like a lot of guys it's something I always intend to do, but I definitely have a lot more incentive now as I don't drive and other people I fish with are tied up with things these days so have been having to do a lot more local fishing lately. I would be able to potentially groundbait a mark most days during the week as i'm in a van working from my hometown. Would this be worth doing so I could fish a spot covertly, in peace and perhaps away from ridicule, not to mention just be able to head out fishing handily after work.

thanks
Thanks Dave, I'm glad my report has inspired you to give the mullet fishing a go, they really are a great fish to target. I'll try and send you some info when I get some time to help get you started, good luck and enjoy.
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