strangford lough 16-8-06

People:myself and marty

Duration:3.5hrs

Tide:2.5hrs filling,1hr dropping

Weather:sunny

Bait:bread

Rigs:floats,flies

Results:one mullet


Report:i think im definately addicted to mullet fishing cos any chance i get i want to go after them :roll: headed down again last night and was joined by marty.marty had loads of interest on the fly rod while i only had 3 hits on floating bread.maybe it was too bright and the mullet weren`t feeding.we stayed to try the dropping tide and had a bit more interest in the bread and i ended up catching a cracking mullet of 4.15lb :D that was the only fish of the night and the water was to fast to fish properly.enjoyable night and i learn more every trip.
boogaloo if you are reading this YOU ARE A SCUD! :lol: :lol: only joking mate.

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Thats a nice mullet...green with envy :evil: Going to have to go to Killybegs next week! Davey were you mashing up bread and putting it into ground bait bag or just fishing bits without any groundbait?

He's using a big net :lol: ,only joking davy i know you are actually catching them :cry: bread is the main bait ,then handfuls of bread crumb every now and then ,the jammy git fishes while someone else is doing the feeding

Great fish Davy, well done. :D

cheers pete,as ronald says just keep throwing in handfuls of crumbed bread around the float.i dont know if it would work anywhere else but it works down here.ronald i`ll stay up tide from you and you can use my groundbait to see if it helps you :lol: :wink:

Sound good ,maybe i'll catch one of the buggers tonight !!!!!!!!!! if not i'll just have to try alternetive method used by that oul boy :lol:

ronald i think that alternative method might be illegal so close to a built up area :wink:

if all goes to plan I should be there tonight.
another cracker fish davey.
are you moving upstream a bit?
cky :D

alright cky,there is a good chance i`ll be down tonight.we move up stream at high tide and wait for them to come back down but its harder fishing.good luck tonight if i dont see you.

ronald i`ll stay up tide from you and you can use my groundbait to see if it helps you :lol: :wink:

Lets face it he needs the help Davy :lol: :lol:

davy i never thought stranford lough would be any good for mullet, was out there boat fishing last sunday and it was pretty crap fishing nothing over 2lb. if thats the fish ur catching wish id stayed on the shore lol. cracking fish i heard or read they the best fighting fish in uk waters, any chance of giving a hint where u fish and what tackle ur using. i know they really shy fish and seen loads in belfast lough but soon as they see or hear u they go and never had them even feeding before.

davy i never thought stranford lough would be any good for mullet, was out there boat fishing last sunday and it was pretty crap fishing nothing over 2lb. if thats the fish ur catching wish id stayed on the shore lol. cracking fish i heard or read they the best fighting fish in uk waters, any chance of giving a hint where u fish and what tackle ur using. i know they really shy fish and seen loads in belfast lough but soon as they see or hear u they go and never had them even feeding before.

hi johnson1 strangford lough is full of mullet,anywhere there is a river or canal coming into the lough you`ll find mullet.places like ards,comber, downpatrick and dozens of other places around the lough.i just use a light float,6lb main line,size 10 hook and bread for bait.good luck if you try it

where actually is the canal but cant picture any really r u talkin bout one in ards. we hav cracker place to fish for them round holywood but there dont seem to be too many there at the min. always thought they were really hard to catch and would love to try again soon. cheers for the info and tight lines mate bye for now.

where actually is the canal but cant picture any really r u talkin bout one in ards. we hav cracker place to fish for them round holywood but there dont seem to be too many there at the min. always thought they were really hard to catch and would love to try again soon. cheers for the info and tight lines mate bye for now.

Managed to get my first mullet after blanking 7/8 times :lol: it was even better cos it's well over specimen size :D

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Corker Ronald Mate! Well Done! What sort of weight's in that? :shock:

heavy weight :lol: :lol: ....well done

5lb 14oz ,you wont get the smile of my face for a week drew .

Excellent mate, well done. 8)