Strangford Lough mullet,18-10-08.

People:me

Duration:3hrs

Tide:2hrs before high 1hr after

Weather:ddcloudy with a few showers

Bait:bread
dd
Rigs:float

Results:mullet




Report:Theres alot of geese in the lough at this time of year,and because the eel grass grows on the same mud flats that the mullet feed on at high water the mullet stay away I had to find a mark that has no eel grass in close,so i headed to a mark i dont fish very often and haven`t fished it since May.
I arrived at the very smelly mark 2hrs before high water and i wish i`d got there earlier cos the mullet had already moved into a channel.2nd or 3rd cast i missed a bite but it was early in the session so i wasn`t too bothered and there was a hell of alot of fish around to keep the hopes up.Once the tide had filled the small channel and spread out over the mud flats the mullet spread out too,but there was easily 200 mullet so it didn`t matter as i had loads of different groups of fish to target.
I`d only been fishing for 30mins or so when i had a really solid bite and i was in to the first fish of the day.Not a massive fish at 3.45lb but very welcome start.After that i moved 100 yards along the shore to a big group of fish in shallow water.Straight away i noticed these were mostly smaller fish of around 3lb but there was a couple of fish in the 5-6lb bracket so i stuck it out.It took about 25mins to get them to feed on the bread but i still couldn`t get a hook into a fish,i missed 2 brief hook-ups before they moved out to deeper water.
The tide had just started to turn and i had to follow the fish before they moved away altogether.Nearly every fish i saw was taking the odd piece of bread and it was just a case of watching the water for a feeding fish and casting to it.I`d only 45mins of fishing left when i had another good bite,this was a better fish and took a few good runs before it was in the net.No time for a photo so i just weighed it and returned it as quickly as poss,this one came in at 4.2lb
The tide was hammering out by now but the fish seemed really hungry and were taking every bit of bread as soon as it hit the water.I missed another couple of fish as they smashed into my bait on their way out to deeper water then i cast out again and my bait was hit as it hit the water but it also missed and the bread sank,ten seconds later it came back and this time time it didn`t miss.This was a very good fish and shot off 40yards before i turned it then done it again and again It was just about beat and i dragged it towards the net when the feckin hook pulled the water was very clear and i reconed it was atleast 5lb maybe even touching 6lb .That was the last fish as they had moved to far away to catch up with them again.This is a great mark and i`ll def have to fish it more often.

Another good session and i`ll hopefully get a couple more in before the end of october,but only if the rain stays away.

Excellent fishing.

Mullet are hard work but worth it.

Gotta have a go b4 its too late!

you should try my favourite south down mark plenty of good fish there at the mo.or i could give you directions to this mark if you`re interested

Nice one Davy ,pity about the bigger fish though . at least I'm of a couple of days during the week and the tides are good for a few different marks .its a shame your working

cough cough! i feel a sickie coming on

Well done Davy, you'll get that 6lber yet.

well done davy.

how long do you reckon they will be around for davy? its getting colder!!!


brian

Davy, unlucky on the big fish. Its only a matter of time till you land a monster with the amount of time and effort you are putting in. At least you got a couple of nice ones.

cheers lads.
no luck yet eyesreilly with the 6lb`er but i`ll keep trying till they vanish or i die

alright brianbru,im not sure how long they`ll hang around for but this time last year they had already gone apart from the odd straggler.im really surprised at how many are still around so if the rain stays away i might get a few more sessions in.most of my usual marks have already died but i think thats mostly to do with the geese.

i hope your right nifisher,there`s been alot of very big fish around lately but if i dont get a 6lb`er this year i`ll just have to try harder next season but to be honest i`ve had a good year anyway,33 mullet,most over 3lb and 7 of them over 5lb,my 3rd biggest of the year was on the fly rod so i`ve reached all the targets i set for the year

sound davy i might get out for few next week if there still there.
i got my first mullet of the year a few weeks ago i got two in fact. pics are in my gallery one was 3lb 8oz & 3lb 13oz great scrap on light gear 5lb line.

brian

sound davy i might get out for few next week if there still there.
i got my first mullet of the year a few weeks ago i got two in fact. pics are in my gallery one was 3lb 8oz & 3lb 13oz great scrap on light gear 5lb line.

brian

nice one on your 1st and 2nd mullet
try braid the fight is fantastic and its easier to mend the line and keep it tight.i use 4lb berkley crystal and a size 6 owner pint hook and i recon its increased my catch rate big time.

You truly are Mullet Master Murdoch
If your heading out next weekend give me a shout
Your my hero

You truly are Mullet Master Murdoch
If your heading out next weekend give me a shout
Your my hero

no seriously someone please ban him from this site or better yet blow up his PC

if the weather is half decent i`ll be heading down the coast if you`re up for it,tides are rubbish for up here.will ye be up for a flounder bash some time soon over in the lough

You truly are Mullet Master Murdoch
If your heading out next weekend give me a shout
Your my hero

no seriously someone please ban him from this site or better yet blow up his PC

if the weather is half decent i`ll be heading down the coast if you`re up for it,tides are rubbish for up here.will ye be up for a flounder bash some time soon over in the lough

Hell yeah.
You bring the mags i'll bring the dvds