Strangford Lough mullet,5-7-09

People:just me

Duration:3+ hrs

Tide:either side of high

Weather:strong sth wind,patchy cloud

Bait:bread

Rigs:float

Results:mullet




Report:Had wanted to fish one of my usual marks but the strong south wind knocked that on the head so i got the map out and looked for somewhere facing north.
As soon as i arrived at my chosen mark i spotted mullet As i moved along the coast i could see the odd fish milling around on their own but i wanted to find some sort of feature that would keep the mullet in one spot.
I didn`t have to look for long and came across a wee muddy creek beside an old fish trap.If it was good enough for the monks then it was good enough for me
Straight away i found the mullet just out from the creek and chucked some bread to them.The wind had died but i still couldn`t see if any where take bread so i just had a chuck anyway.The higher the tide got the more mullet arrived and i soon had 20 odd good fish infront of me.3 casts later and i was into a fish which looked about 4-5lb but less than a minute and it came off
Not a bad start,atleast they were taking bread.The next 5 mins saw the wind pick up with a vengance The mullet moved in to the fish trap which gave me 20 mins of comfortable fishing before the tide rose over the boulders and it was too choppy to fish properly.Lots of fish taking bread but none took the piece with the hook in it so it was time to move further round the corner to get completely out of the wind.Think i`d walked just over a mile but it was well worth it cos i found a great spot with plenty of big fish which hung around for the whole time i was there.I think i saw a few fish feeding but i had no luck getting them on the hook... It was still worth the walk,always nice to find a new mark and this one was covered in scrape marks in the mud.
I`ll def be back here soon.On the way back to the car i stopped at a spot i`ve been trying to get a mullet out of since march.i threw in some bread and watched for a while,within 5-10 mins a nice wee mullet was happily munching away on every free offering on the surface.I got the rod out and had a go at it but every time i cast in he scarpered I fished for nearly an hour before i finally got him to take the hook. It put up a good fight and i had some wee lad videoing the whole thing on his phone Got it in the net and it weighed in at 3.45lb.not bad for my last cast
now i know they can be caught here i`ll try it again soon

mullet number 11 for the year,just need to get hooked into a few bigger fish now

Well done mate, your doing really well. Nice to see you haven't lost your touch
I had a nice fish today as well, so did K2. I am going to put up a report about it soon (hopefully with photographs).
Another good days mullet fishing has been had by all, when is the next session?
I bet you have it planned out already!!

well done dave your count is riseing nicely

when is the next session?
I bet you have it planned out already!!

yep think i`ll keep this spot to myself so i can get away from the crowds and have some peace n quiet

well done dave your count is riseing nicely

cheers.just need to latch in to one of those 6lb`ers that are knocking around that would make my year getting a 6lb mullet.i was half an ounce short 2 years ago but i`ll get it sometime

when is the next session?
I bet you have it planned out already!!

yep think i`ll keep this spot to myself so i can get away from the crowds and have some peace n quiet

Of course you would share your new mark with your old mate Colin

Wouldnt ya

Good job Davy. Always good when a plan works out. Yea man good idea keepin a few to yourself, especially when ya put the hard work in to find it. I think if the offer was good enough Colin, Davy would share the mark with his good mate

Good going Are you sure it was an old fish trap or could it have been old tide

cheers for the comments

wot r u on about colin???
OLD MATE!!!!!
i was never even your YOUNG MATE so you keep tellin every1 anyway..make up your mind

i think i`ve gave away enough marks.time for you lot to go find some new one`s of your own
anytime i suggest trying somewhere to see what its like the person i suggest it to catches a bigger fish
just ask ronald

nice one davy. good to see plenty of mullet being caught this year, even i got my first one for 2009 in june.

there seem to have been a lot of mullet around the saltwater briggs this year, not sure how big exactly, there seem to be a lot of smallish ones in the shallow areas, but i think there are a few bigger ones also moving.

was checking out a spot i fish for them, saw a few moving about, some fairly decent ones too, intending on getting a session on the lough soon for a new PB, hopefully.

plenty of huge mullet at the brig dan but its a fishing nightmare...
if you manage to get them feeding and hook one you`ll have a real fight on your hands trying to keep it out of the bladder wrack.also if you hook a screamer it`ll be around the rocks before you can blink.
haven`t caught any from here but have tried it a few times.im always put off by the obstacles....

Well done Davy,
Your luck seems to be changing and them bigger Mullet better watch out

Paddy

plenty of huge mullet at the brig dan but its a fishing nightmare...
if you manage to get them feeding and hook one you`ll have a real fight on your hands trying to keep it out of the bladder wrack.also if you hook a screamer it`ll be around the rocks before you can blink.
haven`t caught any from here but have tried it a few times.im always put off by the obstacles....

they were right up at the bridge that you go over anytime i have seen them, might try for a big one sometime next week.

Nice work davy im going to give the mullet a good whack this week going to try evey single day so maybe mullet of east cork can hopefully make an apperance

when is the next session?
I bet you have it planned out already!!

yep think i`ll keep this spot to myself so i can get away from the crowds and have some peace n quiet

Aahh, go on, I'll show you mine if you show me yours - mullet marks I mean