mullet?

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#1 Post by **Christina** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 9:41 pm

iv never heard of anyone catching these but there are a large amount of them around bangor surfacing on the warm days when no other fish are around.has anyone targeted mullet before with success?what is a good bait for them?

#2 Post by **nobuzz** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 9:57 pm

Try floating soda bread.

I used to catch plenty of mullet in the Long Hole at Bangor on floating soda bread.

Mind you that was 20 years ago before the marina was built.

Happy days.

#3 Post by **fenitbob** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 2:34 pm

Hi Christina,

depends what they're feeding on in the locality if your near a pier where they are fishing boats you could try fish guts.

small hooks and light lines is the way to go or so I've read:)

the reasons there are so many of them is that they are very hard to catch :D

if you do catch one try to return it alive they're a slow growing species.

#4 Post by **Tanglerat** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 7:13 pm

Stick around, Christina, me'n'Pete are on a bit of a mission right now to do some of those Grey Ghosts at a soon to be announced secret location.

He's busy groundbaiting the area in preparation for next week. (You still are, aren't you pete?)

I spotted them when I was out with Mrs Tanglerat. I just had some sea trout fly gear handy, so I stuck on a Peter Ross and had a few chucks. Blow me down if I didn't get a smashing take. :shock: Only lasted 4 or 5 seconds, but what a powerful fish!

#5 Post by **pete** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 10:45 am

Yes me lord, still groundbaiting

#6 Post by **petekd** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 12:46 pm

For anyone who knows the area, I was down at Sandycove, just outside Kinsale the other evening digging a bit of lug for a fruitless bass expedition. Parked the car at the bridge and as I was climbing onto the mud flats, happened to glance at the small, (im talking sitting room sized) tidal pool that forms directly under the little bridge. Well, wasnt this little pool, no more than a few square yards teeming with mullet that must have got stranded when the tide went out. Nothing huge, but several would have been a couple of pounds or so. Going to do a bit of dangling some evening as it would be the handiest way to cross mullet off the species list!

#7 Post by **markj** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 2:46 pm

I will be giving them a bash around August, Killybegs is full of them, 9lb landed here!! Tiny bits of mackerel flesh is the job, remove any skin.

#8 Post by **samonwalkabout** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 6:46 pm

petekd

i saw the same thing there on Friday could'nt get them to feed on a few crumbs from my bag of mighty munch though :D bigger one's can be found in Timoleauge (off the Bridge) and in RossCarberry(in good numbers and size) along the road opposite the Celtic Ross..i have seen many try and fail to catch em there but saw one hooked on a fly rod last year.

fescully · #9 Post by **fescully** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 4:47 pm

I generally target them using a avon type coarse fishing rod but any spinning rod will do. the terminal tackle is important however. I use 6 ib line, a clear bubble float, a hook lenght of about 2 ft of rio powerflex also in 6ib and a size 10 or 12 wide gape hook.

For bait I use either small bits of bread crust or bread flake (brennans). Throw a few offerings of bread to see if they'll take it.

Allow a bit of time for them to inhale the bread before striking as they will taste it first with the edge of their lips.

Catching mullett requires patience as they are very wary. At some point in the tide they will throw caution to the wind and feed with abandon for 30 mins or so. In the river dodder where I fish this is usually around the top of the tide but it can vary. In harbours mackeral flesh works to so try both.