South Down mullet,14-5-08

[Davy Murdoch]

People:me

Duration:3hrs

Tide:low

Weather:bright,sunny.

Bait:bread

Rigs:float,size 6 hook

Results:mullet




Report:Finally the mullet are starting to show up again.I`ve been looking forward to this time of year since the end of last october
This was the first time this year i`ve tried for mullet down at this mark.There wasn`t alot of movement on the surface infact i only saw about 5 fish "finning" while i was there.I spotted about 20 nice mullet swimming in circles just under the surface,but they didn`t seem interested in feeding so i concentrated on the few fish that were making a splash.
It was very slow going.I only saw one mullet take free bread from the surface,but that was enough to get the blood flowing and make my hands shake when i was trying to bait up I`d been fishing for just over 2 hrs when i saw my bread being sucked under the surface and my float shot of to the right.I struck into my first mullet of the year,which didn`t seem to know what was going on,and for the first few minutes didn`t put up much of a fight until it saw the net for the first time.Then it sped off to deeper water.Nearly 10 minutes or so later i landed a nice 4lb 5oz mullet,not bad for the first of the year
Im really looking forward to the next 5 months of mullet fishing.
(There must be something wrong with me cos mullet do your head in )

[corbyeire]

nice work davy - good to see you posting again

[Davy Murdoch]

cheers mate.
I needed a break from fishing 250 sessions a year was starting to take the piss so i decided to only go when i really felt like instead of just for the sake of it.I`ll prob be fishing mainly for mullet this year so dont expect too many great reports full of fish

[macker2]

its gd to see the mullet back in.i seen a couple swimmin around the local bridge for the first time tis yr.am defo goin 2 try a couple sessions tis year.hav only caught one before.bt tat gave me a great fight on light tackle

[Tanglerat]

Very nice. No sign of the blighters round my way yet though.

[Al and Jordan]

nice fishing davy, looks like it's time to break out the light tackle and loaves of bread again

[round_ourway]

Nice work davy. great to see the mullet back in town

[Davy Murdoch]

cheers everyone,i`ve been looking forward to this time of year.i`ll prob have no hair by the end of the year but if i get a few more mullet like that i`ll be happy.
gonna try the fly rod alot more this year,the 4lb`er i had last year put up a fantastic fight on my cheap fly outfit

[Drew]

Well done Davy, Great fish... Hope me and Dan get down to the Lough for then this year... He's mad keen on catching one...

[colin c]

NICE

Have you got hair

[Davy Murdoch]

Well done Davy, Great fish... Hope me and Dan get down to the Lough for then this year... He's mad keen on catching one...

cheers drew,give me a shout if you`re heading over and i`ll join you

[Davy Murdoch]

NICE

Have you got hair

thanks colin,yes i still have hair.i take it you fish for mullet ALOT
you`ll have to come over for a crack at them with the fly rods when there`s a few more around.

[marshpike]

Hi Davy, I have a location in south down that has hundreds of mullet showing already, I'm going to start feeding them up next week haven't really targeted them in about 15 years or so and I've turned green for what ever reason.

Interested that you got one first trip out, gives me the confidence I need.

What line you using??

[Tom H]

Good to see there back Well done on the frist of the year hope its just one off many

[colin c]

NICE

Have you got hair

thanks colin,yes i still have hair.i take it you fish for mullet ALOT
you`ll have to come over for a crack at them with the fly rods when there`s a few more around.

went to meet a guy last year to fish for them but he never turned up

def have to get a crack at them with yee this year

[Davy Murdoch]

Hi marshpike,i usually use 4lb or 6lb mono with a 6lb fluoro hook length.this year im using 4lb berkley crystal braid.it`ll be interesting how many more hook ups i get compared to last year when i had a 50% success rate,and the fight should be alot more fun too



alright colin,i did turn up for that mullet session,i was just a wee bit late and the weather was crap so i didn`t hang around hopefully this year i`ll have a few more marks to try if the wind is blowing in a bad direction for the usual spots.i`ll be heading over to the lough this sat after work if the weathers good.fingers crossed

[gannet]

Colin C, PM Ronald Surgenor re mullet fishing as he has been very successful in pioneering techniques for catching this species in NI and is featured on the front cover of "Irish Specimen Fish 2007" holding an Irish specimen mullet,a great angling achievement.

[Davy Murdoch]

Colin C, PM Ronald Surgenor re mullet fishing as he has been very successful in pioneering techniques for catching this species in NI and is featured on the front cover of "Irish Specimen Fish 2007" holding an Irish specimen mullet,a great angling achievement.

now now this is a friendly website so there`s no need to talk crap infront of everyone

[Ronald]

Colin C, PM Ronald Surgenor re mullet fishing as he has been very successful in pioneering techniques for catching this species in NI and is featured on the front cover of "Irish Specimen Fish 2007" holding an Irish specimen mullet,a great angling achievement.

now now this is a friendly website so there`s no need to talk crap infront of everyone

[gannet]

Hi Ronald, I see that you are well on your way to achieving your target of 60 Species for 2008. You should have no difficulty in adding a mullet to that very comprehensive list of yours.