Co.Down mullet - K2 gets his account opened up here at home!

People: K2 (I was stuck in work! )

Date: Wednesday 2nd June 2010.

Weather: Dry, warm & sunny

Bait: Bread

Methods used: Float set-up

Results: 1 thick-lipped mullet


Report

Since it was such a nice day K2 decided to go out fishing and try for the mullet to get his account opened for the year up here after fishing for them and catching them down in Co. Kerry back in both March and May just past.

Although it is still abit early for them up here compared to places further down South where they have been about in great numbers since March or earlier in the piers and harbours we have seen a few knocking about at a couple of marks locally. That is why K2 decided to go and try for them yesterday. With any luck it shouldn’t be too long before there arrive in greater numbers which will be great.

As soon as he arrived down at the location yesterday K2 got his gear on and waded into the water right away and started to walk around the area to see if there were any fish about. He could see a few but not in huge numbers as there can be at this particular place and so he moved on out into deeper water to see if there was any there.
As he walked out he disturbed a few fish that where very close to him in the water and so he stopped and decided to fish in that spot for a while.

He threw bread in to see if he could entice them in closer to him. He then cast out his float in the direction of a shoal of fish that he had spotted in front of him. After three casts he struck what was a good bite but his initial thoughts where that he was caught on the bottom. He soon realised though seconds later that he was in fact into a fish and after a good scrap which lasted about 12 minutes or so he landed his fish, unhooked it and released it back into the water again.

Unfortunately we have no picture because his photographer was at work and couldn’t be there to take a picture for him! I am so annoyed that I didn’t get to see the fish but hopefully there will be plenty of opportunities this summer to get more. Fingers crossed. I still wanted to do a report despite not having a picture because it’s the first mullet he has caught up here at home this year which is great. He is away today again to try for them and this time I made sure he has a camera with him incase he is lucky enough to get another one.

There was a couple of spectators up there yesterday who were watching him fish but they weren’t fishing themselves, he was the only one out in the water.

So, that’s my report. I have tried to recall the day’s events as K2 told them to me as best that I could. His account up here with the mullet is opened/started. After a few unsuccessful attempts at them over the weekend this was a much welcomed catch for him. Now I just have to get one too!

I am going out with him tonight to another location to fish for them, fingers crossed there is some fish there.
The good news is that the mullet have arrived back in up here for the summer. With abit more warmer weather there should be more present very soon.

I can see plenty of very frustrating days and nights ahead trying to fish for them but I wouldn’t want to be doing anything else, they are great to fish for.

god ye love yer mullet.thick lipped/thin lipped/blue lipped it doent matter.ye want them lol;congrats

Well done there, ill have to get out with you's some time soon seeing i onlt live up the road from that location

account is opened well done to K2, nice report there KERRY

Well done K2, thats you up and runnin. Good luck for the rest of the year. Would hate to have stay in work knowing he was out there K1. Not fair Some big mullet passed by us in Donegal at the weekend.

nice one on the mullet k2 hope its the first of many

lovely report Paula, never tried mullet fishing thb and I don't plan to do it in the foreseeable future according to all the ahem, 'encouraging' stories about them here on the forum, Valium gone so expensive nowadays

took a look at one of my mullet spots in carlingford lough yesterday my self to see if any were about ,they were there ok ,didnt have the rod with me just a loaf so fed them for a while ,will feed them again on saturday and have a crack at them on sunday

god ye love yer mullet.thick lipped/thin lipped/blue lipped it doent matter.ye want them lol;congrats

Thanks Brian, yeah we do love our mullet fishing. Blue lipped? Never heard of them.......is that a new species?

Well done there, ill have to get out with you's some time soon seeing i onlt live up the road from that location

Thanks Johnny. As I said to you on the phone the other day, your very welcome to join us anytime. Just give us a shout

account is opened well done to K2, nice report there KERRY

Thanks grady, now I just have to get my account opened up here at home, before K2 runs away with a big lead on me

Well done K2, thats you up and runnin. Good luck for the rest of the year. Would hate to have stay in work knowing he was out there K1. Not fair Some big mullet passed by us in Donegal at the weekend.

Cheers Ivan. Hopefully we'll have a good year, fingers crossed. Yeah - it sucks being stuck in work while he's out fishing and then he phones me up telling me what he has caught and what a nice day it is- how evil!

nice one on the mullet k2 hope its the first of many

Thanks Don

lovely report Paula, never tried mullet fishing thb and I don't plan to do it in the foreseeable future according to all the ahem, 'encouraging' stories about them here on the forum, Valium gone so expensive nowadays

Cheers Martin. You should give them a go sometime, once you start you will love it! But your right, valium would come in very handy as they do drive you mad!

took a look at one of my mullet spots in carlingford lough yesterday my self to see if any were about ,they were there ok ,didnt have the rod with me just a loaf so fed them for a while ,will feed them again on saturday and have a crack at them on sunday

Thanks John, good luck with them yourself at the weekend. Did they show much interest in the bread that you threw into them the other day?
Getting them feeding can be the difficult thing to do, once you’ve done that then your half way there.




Myself, K2 and Al & Jordan off the site went out last night to a couple of places to see if there was any mullet about but the water was very low at the marks we went too so we didn't even bother setting up our gear. The tides are quite small at the minute which is the reason the water has been so low and didn't seem to move very much.
We had a nice night anyway and enjoyed the weather, it was good catching up with them again.
We plan on giving it another go very soon so Al if you are reading this we'll get your and Jordan's mullet for you yet for your species list mate.

nice one norman! and im lmao at paula stuck in the office!! seething i bet,when you told her ya got one!!

Well done Norman, and well done on writing a report Paula,suppose its the next best thing to being there,you transported us all into the water with Norman,well done ,,,,,,,thats 3 well dones well done(4)

nice one norman! and im lmao at paula stuck in the office!! seething i bet,when you told her ya got one!!

Thanks Noel. And yes, your so right, I was seething You know me too well!!

Well done Norman, and well done on writing a report Paula,suppose its the next best thing to being there,you transported us all into the water with Norman,well done ,,,,,,,thats 3 well dones well done(4)

Cheers Dave mate, that's poetry to my ears!
However I'm sorry for transporting you into the water with Norman because where he was fishing the water is stinking with sewage and everything, yukk!

I find Mullet to be one of my most challenging target species, and always have a sense of respect when I see an angler posting up a report that includes one.

Sublime.......

nice one k2... and your one and only did a great report..... you better bring her out to dinner now for that...........

I find Mullet to be one of my most challenging target species, and always have a sense of respect when I see an angler posting up a report that includes one.

Sublime.......

Thanks marshpike for your kind comments. You are right. Mullet are one of the most challenging species to target in the sea around our coast.They would drive you mad! But it's the challenge that makes me love fish for them so much, because it's not easy and straight forward. When you do manage to outwit them it's a great feeling because they are a very smart fish.

nice one k2... and your one and only did a great report..... you better bring her out to dinner now for that...........

Thanks Alan I must have a word with K2 about that dinner........