Strangford Lough mullet(again)28-7-08

People:me,ronald,colin c

Duration:3hrs(with a long time waiting around)

Tide:either side of high

Weather:warm,patchy cloud

Bait:bread

Rigs:floats and flies

Results:mullet




Report:
We arrived at the first mark with high hopes of seeing alot of fish but we were very disapointed :( I think we saw about 15 fish scattered over a big area.Fed up with the lack of fish we headed to mark two where we could target the mullet as they moved out with the tide,and hoping there was enough daylight left to give us half a chance(which was our main concern).

When we arrived the tide was still pushing in and there was good numbers of fish,but there was a lot of scum on the surface making fishing impossible.Then two kayakers ploughed through the fish and they dissapeared until the tide started to drop.The light was really starting to go by now and we only had about 30 mins of fishing where we could actually see what we were doing.

The mullet were gathering in big numbers infront of us and it was frantic fishing.Colin and i were using the fly rods and we both had around 5 hits in 5 mins,while Ronald was using bait and had two missed bites.I hooked the first fish and had it on for 5 mins before it came off :cry: For some reason we couldn`t set the hooks properly and Colin and i lost a few more fish each during the next 10 mins and there was quite a lot of bad language being used,mostly from Colin.If i had a free pair of hands i`d have covered my ears. :lol:

Everyone was using fly rods now and i had moved downstream to follow a big group of fish.First cast after my short move and i was hit again,this time i really pulled hard to make sure the hook was set and it was.There was just enough light to see what the fish was doing but not enough to see what sort of size it was but i knew it was big.It took several good runs upstream of about 60 foot.This was the best fight i`ve ever had from any mullet but im not sure how long it lasted,i think it was around 15 mins,maybe more.By the time i got it to the net it was virtually pitch black and as i lifted the fish onto the bank i nearly crapped cos it looked about 7lb.I ran down to Ronald and Colin for photos and weighing.It was a long fish(58cm) but very lean(31cm) and weighed in at 5.35lb :D specimen number two for this year,and i got it on the fly rod.It doesn`t get much better than that :D

They fished on for another 10 mins but it was too dark and there were no more fish after that.Unfortuneatly the tides are too late the rest of the week so we wont get out until saturday for another crack at them.

A certain forum member called me a lucky angler(he didn`t use those exact words but this is a family site so i cant the words he used) but im not so sure,over the past seven days i haven`t blanked once and its been the best mullet fishing i`ve had with eleven mullet,three of them on the fly rod.great stuff :-) I recon its skill,what do you think Colin :wink: :lol:

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Gorgeous Mullet Davey, nice smile too......... :lol:

I said you were a "****ing jammy ******d"



Next time im not taking a dodgy fly off you 8)

Nice fish :mrgreen:

Gorgeous Mullet Davey, nice smile too......... :lol:

cheers,i`ve had a fantastic 7 days fishing and that fish just topped it all off nicely :D
one more specimen to go for the triple shot,and three months mulleting left to get it :wink:

davy your reports make me want to go mullet fishing - but the medication i need after fishing for them usually isint worth it - wiley buggers!

keep up the great reports

I said you were a "****ing jammy ******d"



Next time im not taking a dodgy fly off you 8)

Nice fish :mrgreen:

dont blame me you were using your own dodgy fly :roll:

roll on sat so i can get another crack at them.i`ll have to tie some more flies with that foam as it def seems to work.

Gorgeous Mullet Davey, nice smile too......... :lol:

cheers,i`ve had a fantastic 7 days fishing and that fish just topped it all off nicely :D
one more specimen to go for the triple shot,and three months mulleting left to get it :wink:

I'm doing my best to stay away from them at present as they're too addictive.....

Gorgeous Mullet Davey, nice smile too......... :lol:

cheers,i`ve had a fantastic 7 days fishing and that fish just topped it all off nicely :D
one more specimen to go for the triple shot,and three months mulleting left to get it :wink:

I'm doing my best to stay away from them at present as they're too addictive..... :oops:

they`re def addictive :roll: im gonna have to go cold turkey until this sat cos the tide are crap.i`ll just sit at home tying bread fly imitations(not very pretty one`s but they work) and looking at photos of mullet until i can get out again :lol:

Shes working saturday and i have to take the wee man to a 1st birthday party :cry:
Are you about sunday?

Your working hard for thous fish lads 8) Its on my doorstep and still cant get down :cry: The joys of not stopping work till 18.30 :roll:

Well done Dave,

That’s one good looking fish.. Makes me want to get back out there,

Good luck to you when you go for number 3.. The way your fishing that shouldn’t take too long to net,

And thanks again.. Because if I hadn’t seen your other report I reckon I would still be chasing my first mullet of the year,

I would like to see the bread fly that worked for you.. Or is that pushing my luck, 8)

Well done davy another cracking mullet sir. fair play to ya for keeping at it when the light was against ya

Well done davy another cracking mullet sir. fair play to ya for keeping at it when the light was against ya

Look carefully at the pic and you will see that he is wearing night vision goggles :lol:

:oops: oops i thanked you in the wrong it was ( MARNO'S ) Report that set me off looking for the Mullet,

I still say its a nice fish and wish you luck, :roll: :? :) 8)

lovely fish , its nice to see what it actually looks like now ,when i was taking the photo's i only caught a glimpse of it .
Its good fun trying to undo a tangle in 4lb braid, in the dark and hearing fish splashing all around the the regular sound of F*** missed another fish or s*** lost one :lol:

cracker davy well done on the specimen.
i went fly fishing for them last friday they where all around me but i could not hook into one ill have to get me hands on some of those bread flies.

well done

brian

cheers lads. :) colin i`ve got matthew all day sunday but i could put his wellies on him and take him down with his fishing rod and try to get him his first mullet. :idea: :D

tom we dont usually get fishing until 6:30 or later.it seems to fish better on the evening tides.i didn`t get that fish until after half 10 so never let work stop you getting out to wet a line :wink:

mann i`ll try to post a photo of the bread fly in the fly fishing section.

ronald you`re right about the swearing,colins lanuage is disgusting :lol:

cracker davy well done on the specimen.
i went fly fishing for them last friday they where all around me but i could not hook into one ill have to get me hands on some of those bread flies.

well done

brian

cheers.partidge artificial bread is what i caught my first fly caught mullet on last year.what i`ve just started using is white foam whipped onto the hook,either a big piece so it floats or small so it slowly sinks through the water.i`ll try to post up some photos

ronald you`re right about the swearing,colins lanuage is disgusting :lol:

I seem to remember all three of us swearing just about the same. :D

And i'll not tell everyone what you said you were going home to do after you caught that one :oops: :oops: :oops: :lol: :lol: :lol: