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#1 Post by **James Barry** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 7:20 pm

Was in my apartment in cork city taking a break from the study i went out on2 the balcony which is over the river down across from finbarrs carpark if anybody knows it cud cast from it if i wanted!! there was honesyly hundreds of big mullet in the river, some must of been 5 or 6 lb,, i threw out some bread but they totally ignored it,, any ideas of how i cud catch them might bring down the rod with me next week :D

#2 Post by **fishinmidget** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 8:12 pm

social gathering? i aint joking there, i have seen mullet just mulling around just waiting for somthing to happen or the tide to turn or somthing like that.

if you are determined to go for them keep at it with the bread. eventually you will get one hungrey mullet willing to take it

#3 Post by **donal domeney** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 8:16 pm

James Barry wrote: any ideas of how i cud catch them might bring down the rod with me next week :D

A cavity block and a second man at Sullivans Quay bridge with a landing net :lol: :lol: :x

The warm weather and the lack of oxygen in the water will keep them shoaling on the surface. I think their more interested in surviving than eating. Try early morning or around dusk.

#4 Post by **Bradan** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 9:39 pm

Is that Fisherman's Wharf apartments James?? I lived there for a year once - the mullet shoals were amazing, some great specimens. Never fished for them although I did try for the slob trout, without much success. Once watched a pike in the reeds 4 feet below me while eating my cornflakes :D

ps if you havea ground floor apartment don't leave your rod out on the balcony.... had mine nicked there :evil:

#5 Post by **fenitbob** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 10:29 pm

that would soo cool.
You could watch TV AND go fishing at the same time

Heaven.

Ahem!
Mullet. apparently from what I have read if you put bread out there for about 7 days the mullet will get used to it and see it as a food source and then take it.

#6 Post by **JimC** » Tue May 01, 2007 1:08 am

A cavity black and a second man at Sullivans Quay bridge with a landing net

Now, Now Donal no racism on this site please. :)

#7 Post by **barry murphy** » Tue May 01, 2007 8:19 am

the best way to get them feeding is to make rubby dubby mash a few loafs of bread and a few smelly mackerel and some codliver oil.you can do it two ways trough it in or i find a net bag lets it out over a longer time and dont get washed away.then is the hard part hooking them use mackerel or bread.
good luck

#8 Post by **Read** » Tue May 01, 2007 9:50 am

No problems with catch and return here I suspect :wink: .

#9 Post by **roger de dodger** » Tue May 01, 2007 11:17 am

stayed in the clarion hotel 2 years ago and spent an hour on the wall outside with a pint just watchin the mullet some woppers in it alright better than any aquarium shame the spot i was on fishing is banned sign or the times no one want all them grubby anglers spoilin the veiw (more like littering the place :oops: )

#10 Post by **James Barry** » Tue May 01, 2007 2:06 pm

Bradan wrote:Is that Fisherman's Wharf apartments James??

No brandan is waterside quay just below it nice spot.

Thaks for all the replies lads will have to give it a go soon see if a can get any!!![/img]

#11 Post by **Bradan** » Tue May 01, 2007 3:04 pm

Plenty of slob trout there too James. Used to watch the locals fish for them with cheese ( :shock: ) from the other side, before the car park was built... real classy guys alright, watched one of em bite a fish's head off one time cos it swallowed the hook. Sick...

#12 Post by **blaker** » Tue May 01, 2007 3:34 pm

Bradan I'm sorry but I laughed out loud in the office when I read that last bit!

All I can think of is Gollum from LOTR running around Cork city attacking mullet :lol:

#13 Post by **Read** » Tue May 01, 2007 3:36 pm

What's a slob trout, when it has its head on :shock:

#14 Post by **Adam S** » Tue May 01, 2007 3:59 pm

a slob trout is a brown trout that lives in esturarine waters, doesnt go to sea and turn silver like a sea trout, nor does it stay in freshwater like a brown trout proper.

#15 Post by **corbyeire** » Tue May 01, 2007 4:14 pm

Bradan wrote:real classy guys alright, watched one of em bite a fish's head off one time cos it swallowed the hook. Sick...

klassy with a K

#16 Post by **Bradan** » Tue May 01, 2007 4:24 pm

blaker wrote:Bradan I'm sorry but I laughed out loud in the office when I read that last bit!

All I can think of is Gollum from LOTR running around Cork city attacking mullet :lol:

If you can imagine Gollum with a fishing rod, a Cork accent, and a can of Dutch Gold, then you're not far off...... :lol:

#17 Post by **blaker** » Tue May 01, 2007 4:29 pm

Cork accent, fishing rod and a can of Dutch?

Don't look too closely at my Avatar Bradan, might recognise me! :lol:

#18 Post by **Bradan** » Tue May 01, 2007 4:32 pm

Well lets just say it wasn't exactly a Montenotte accent..... and unless you like emulating Ozzy Osbourne I'd be fairly sure it wasn't you!! :lol:

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