mackie munchin mullaghmore mullet!! 17.9.09

People:me

Duration: 2 or 3 hrs

Tide: high bout 6.30

Weather: warm, calm cloudy

Bait: mack, worms

Rigs: flappers and bubble float

Results: some sort of gurnnet, 1 strange little seabird, x2 MULLET


Report:

hadnt planned to go out, but found an excuse to go to sligo, and squeezed in a sneaky wee session at mullaghmore

got a very small gurnet right at the start - had reelled in from the channel to let a boat pass - and it took right at my feet as soon as the weight hit the bottom - not sure what type - blue and pink.

soon after was talking to some people out for a walk, and got a really serious bite - then this little black and white bird popped out of the water in front of me with a hook in its beak - another new species on the earthworms!!! with a bit of help managed to get him out and unhooked, and he flew away no bother.

the odd bite but nothing happening until i noticed that the head and spine of a mack i had chucked in seemed to be moving a closer look revealed a very big mullet nosing it about .

I chopped some mushy frozen mack into tiny pieces and pretty soon ther were 4 or 5 feeding like mad, i got small bubble float and the smallest hook i could find, with a small cube of mack - they were on it like a shot, sucking it in and spitting it out - then one hooked himself - what a buzz! -- i can see how people get hooked on mullet fisihn - great fight.

when landed it was bleedin a bit but unhooked and away OK.

was surprised to see that the fight hadnt spooked the others, and five or ten minute later i was into another one - bit bigger this time, and another class fight - I 'walked' the fish along the breakwater to the pontoon to land, and another fish followed it over - right by its side - and stayed wth it - even with me standin there - mad.

had another go and the were grabbing the mack and swimming with it - but no more hook ups and it was getting dark

typical of fishin that all the times i targetted mullet i never managed it, but was really chuffed to get my first - the second was the icing on the cake!!

best spell of fishin i have had in ages!! - next time i'm bringin the fly rod!!!

davy

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well done davy,thats the mullet cracked then! you are having some week!!two lovely species to add to the list!!

Very nice

Congratulations on catching your first ever mullet Aren't they gr8.
It sounds like you really enjoyed yourself.
Well done and good luck when you try catching them with the fly rod, I hope you have success

Congratulations on catching your first ever mullet Aren't they gr8.
It sounds like you really enjoyed yourself.
Well done and good luck when you try catching them with the fly rod, I hope you have success

cheers K1, looking forard to getting back for more

well done davy,thats the mullet cracked then! you are having some week!!two lovely species to add to the list!!

well pleased noel - spent a few days after them in the summer with no joy at all - the west coast ones really seem to go for the mack

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Very nice

cheers m8


davy

sligo comes through again, well done mate give us a bell next time your up
There was a big seagull in mullagmore flying round with a toby in its beak (poor fella )but it didn't seem to bothered when i saw it a few weeks ago.

Cheers
Mike

well done dave nice mullet you got there ...do try Augrish harbor mate hang a mackerel head soon the mullet will appear in no time

Well done your catching some great fish this week

nice fish

Spur of the moment sessions always seem to provide fish. Congrats on the Mullet