STRANGFORD MULLET round 2 tuesday 29th june

People: me, dawsey, norman and john

Duration: 3pm - 6pm

Tide: HW 4pm

Weather: overcast but hardly a breath of wind

Bait: bread

Rigs: float and single size 8 hook

Results: 1 mullet for norman 4lb 11ozs




Report: with dawsey back from his hols we all decided to meet up for a wee afternoon crack at the mullet. we arrived at the mark to see norman and john had still to arrive, so got to fishing any how as there were some lovely mullet milling about in front of us. there was still a bit of a push from the incomming tide forcing the floating debris up the estuary. but we had confidence that once the tide turned it would all pass us by and be swept back out to sea. dawsey must have only had about a half dozen casts when his float shot under and he had a fish on!!. it shot about in front of us for about 20 seconds before his float shot out of the water and the mullet gave a splash of the tail before heading off a free fish . now i've no problem with catch and release,,,, but dawsey man,,, seriously. you're sposed to get the fish outta the water before letting him go . only kidding man,,,, i was gutted for you mate . i honestly thought that after 20 seconds he must have been hooked good and proper but apparently not . needless to say the air was filled with words i could not repeat in a report, but at least it ment they were feeding . norman and john appeared and we told them about dawsey's lost fish and comiserations were passed and we all got to fishing again. there was no shortage of fish as loads passed us by, but john and i seemed to be at a spot where they prefered to just whizz by and started to feed at the spot norman and dawsey were at. and of course within about 30mins we heard norman give a yell and it was fish on . we all reeled in as norman's fish was tearing about in front of us from left to right and put up a spirited fight. it was amazing to watch as the mullet norman had hooked into also had another mullet shadow it's every move as if it was teathered to the one on the hook . i've never seen anything like it as the 2 of them sort of did a bit of a wee dance under the water it was like synchronised swimming . when the fish finally tired john did the honours and safely got it in the net, almost scooping up the mullet doing all the following . we got it out and up onto the bank and it weighed in at 4lb 11ozs. not the regular torpedo shaped mullet we've see a lot of, but a bit of a porker . we all gave norman a pat on the back and got a few pics and returned this cow back to the sea to do a bit more grazing . sadly no one else even got a hook up for the rest of the session, but we'll be back and i'll get one of those sodding things yet

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Nice mullet

another nice mullet for norman well done shame about dawseys lost 1 great report al

well..when when fishing with the expert.......what do you expect but for him to show ye how its done! hard luck dawsey,there tricky f****rs all right. wait till jordan wants a go al,all ye will do for the rest of the summer is go mullet fishing!

Well done K2 – that’s another cracker of a mullet for you
Great report again Al, it sounded like another head melting day with the mullet was had by all.
Again, I had to work and so I couldn’t join you’s which is a shame
I hear that J.Erskine did a good job netting the fish for K2 and not forgetting you Al, you have taken another couple of great pictures, thanks for that mate.
My job as K2’s personal net’s women, photographer and report writer might be under threat at this rate!

Thats another fine Mullet hard luck on the one that got away, Youl get your one yet Al sooner or later

Another fine Mullet for K2 well done man.Hard luck Dawsey with your fish but there's always next time fella
Great report and pictures as usual Al.

well done on the mullet norman.

nice 1 on the mullet lads

Well done on the mullet K2.
Nice photos and report as usual Al.
cheers.

Nice mullet

well done on the mullet norman.

nice 1 on the mullet lads

cheers lads

another nice mullet for norman well done shame about dawseys lost 1 great report al

thanks grady. i just gotta keep at it until i get one too

well..when when fishing with the expert.......what do you expect but for him to show ye how its done! hard luck dawsey,there tricky f****rs all right. wait till jordan wants a go al,all ye will do for the rest of the summer is go mullet fishing!

tell me about it noel. he finished school on wednesday so lots of plans are needing to be set into motion

Well done K2 – that’s another cracker of a mullet for you
Great report again Al, it sounded like another head melting day with the mullet was had by all.
Again, I had to work and so I couldn’t join you’s which is a shame
I hear that J.Erskine did a good job netting the fish for K2 and not forgetting you Al, you have taken another couple of great pictures, thanks for that mate.
My job as K2’s personal net’s women, photographer and report writer might be under threat at this rate!

relegated to ghillie and photographer again story of my life this oul mullet lark has turned angling into a spectator sport for me . but i'll get one yet

Thats another fine Mullet hard luck on the one that got away, Youl get your one yet Al sooner or later

cheers brian. at this rate a stick of dynamite will be an essential part of my mulleting kit

Another fine Mullet for K2 well done man.Hard luck Dawsey with your fish but there's always next time fella
Great report and pictures as usual Al.

cheers boyler. at least it gives you a bit of hope when other lads are catching them around you. it makes you that bit more determined to get one

Well done on the mullet K2.
Nice photos and report as usual Al.
cheers.

cheers man

but i'll get one yet

I know you will

well..when when fishing with the expert.......what do you expect but for him to show ye how its done! hard luck dawsey,there tricky f****rs all right. wait till jordan wants a go al,all ye will do for the rest of the summer is go mullet fishing!

Tell me about it Noel, they are proper head melters, but i'll be back down for them this week.

another nice mullet for norman well done shame about dawseys lost 1 great report al

I'll hopefully have 1 before the end of the week, good tides for a week