It may not be as hard as you think to find them because mullet love shallow water and they are known for showing themselves freely. The top of the head and eyes are often above the surface, so keep movement to a minimum as to not put them off feeding. Daily Bag Limit: 50 fish per person. Mullet fishing can be action packed at times, but like all fishing it depends if they are in the mood, so after 2 casts Phil had his first follow. Cultured flathead grey mullet are usually grown in polyculture in semi-intensive ponds and netted enclosures in shallow coastal waters. Mullet have great eyesight and are easily “spooked” so a low diameter 3lb – 6lb leader is needed. When it comes to Fly Fishing, the mighty Grey Mullet is one of the few u.k species that still gets me excited!

The fish belongs to a large family of marine fishes, made up of some 80 species, known collectively as Muglidae. Most of my backing line was back on my reel, and it was just the tides current making things slow. Where to catch grey mullet: Everywhere! Phil landed 2 over 3lb, with the biggest being 4lb 4oz! Email: enquiries@spearfishing.co.uk. The biggest I have hooked looked to be around the 10lb mark! From our own widely acclaimed Hook-ups to the finest products from quality suppliers, you can be assured of the very best in service and supply. Not fun if you just got to the top of the cliff before you realise! Sea mullet range from being 40 feet deep in the ocean and inlet channels to only several feet deep in the surf and internal waters. My heavier set up with a large arbor reel holds 200 yards of backing. Since qualifying as a Level 2 Angling trust Coach I’ve been very busy, so it was nice to finally manage to tie down a date with Phil (My Uncle). Lets look at the set-up: You don’t need anything special, your Trout fly rod, reel, and Line will be fine. A small brown dry fly tied on a size 14 or 12 hook, or a floating maggot imitation is perfect. “Levelling out at 6m and digging in amongst the boulders, a stream of large mullet came past in the current, seemingly never ending. Some 15 minutes later (which felt much longer) Mike was running along the wall towards me carrying a very large drop net.

Grey mullet come in three main varieties.

Mullet tend to shoal but can be seen as single fish too. The Mullet move in groups along the surface sucking in the plentiful food available. It turned out the fish were really in the mood! Since the fish lives in shallow waters close to the shore, Europeans have been catching and eating mullet since antiquity. Required fields are marked *. Your email address will not be published. I held the gun steady and waited for a big one to cross in front. As you’ll see from the accompanying images, we use a number 3 Mepp spinner, removing the treble as shown.We then tie a short snood of 8lb Fluorocarbon, attaching a size 6 Wormer as a top hook. I would recommend only trying this style of Mullet fishing if you are a proficient caster. Moral was very high now. 1st you need a storm to dump a good amount of seaweed on the beach, then you need a few weeks for it to rot and become a breeding ground for flies. The last few years I have become obsessed with catching fish using light tackle. Once hit they fight hard and are every bit as strong as a bass- if not stronger. Most weigh less than a pound and a catch weighing 1.5 pounds or more is eligible for an outstanding catch citation. Tel.

25 minutes into the fight and the fish twice nearly emptying my fly reel of it’s 200 yards of backing, I managed to borrow a passer by’s phone. However, on this occasion the weather didn’t help so I suggested we both wore waders. Always watching these beautiful fish just gliding around the harbours without a care in the world. 24-7/365 the mullet are always somewhere! Baked in steaks with onion, garlic, sun-dried tomatoes and anchovies is also great! The conditions need to be just right, so it’s not the type of fishing you can just decide to do on your next day off. In my opinion, there is nothing better than adapting your tackle to suit a target species. This feature will hopefully explain how and give everyone more of a chance of a successful trip on these hard fighting stunning fish. The mullet are very prolific and show up in most places. I think the reasons I get so excited about fly fishing for Mullet, when they are feeding on the Sand flies and Maggots are; it doesn’t happen all the time. Mike was eating his dinner when I phoned in shear panic, begging him to bring a drop net. Minimum Size Limit: None. Use a sharp RA stringer through the top of the head. The mullet are very prolific and show up in most places. Open for online orders only, C&C available. Mullet fishing is a potentially huge and addictive way of fishing and I just hope this encourages you to set aside your long rods for something lighter. The harbour in Lyme doesn’t have any fresh water running into it, so although the Mullet are not there in the quantities that you might find in harbours like Weymouth, West bay, and Seaton, they are generally much easier to fish for, as they visit the harbour every day in search of fish scraps discarded over the side by the fishing boats. The Thick Lipped Grey Mullet is the largest of the bunch, getting up to 13 pounds. They can be found in pretty much every scenario bass can, and the same principles described for hunting on the bass page all apply to mullet. Firing the Rob Allen 90 Alu railgun, I hit a nice 8 pounder and it took off, fighting all the way to the surface and swimming all over the place before I finally caught up with it.”. Grey mullet have an upper lip that is thick, prominent and hard, giving it the nickname “thick-lipped” mullet. The fish breached just as Phil was lifting the spinner out of the water. Mullet will also go in holes at slack tide, and large groups of 7 pound plus fish will often be found swarming a network of holes, again at about 6m. Par Moor Road, Par, Cornwall. Do not string them through the gills if you are shore diving. Mullet are especially common on shores, harbors, areas near rocks and are particularly drawn to …

Sadly this wasn’t to be! The fish breached just as Phil was lifting the spinner out of the water. The dream of landing that fish still haunts me, and is probably the main drive for me to keep going back. I was sure from previous outings there would be fish there. The most important thing is that mullet take flavour beautifully. Try Gravlax, smoked, tandoori, curried, or cooked with ginger and spring onions with a dark soy sauce. +44 (0)1297 443373. I don’t know to this day whether it was the Fly line lifting out of the water during the final part of the retrieve, and increasing the weight load on the rod. Unit H, St Austell Bay Business Park. All three types seem to behave in the same way so are described together. Thick Lipped mullet still drive most of us insane but, as you can see, anglers have mastered the art of targeting the Thin Lipped Mullet with great success. Fly Fishing for Mullet! We have had plenty of rain over the previous few days, so the main run was full of weed and debris so we needed to stay clear of this.Once Phil cast in, the spinner would attract the fish into a follow, then the fish will hopefully take the baited rag. Its all still very exciting stuff though.As Phil was smashing it, I couldn’t stop myself so within a few minutes I was into my first fish, a bass had taken a liking to my spinner,  this can always happen. They have a tendency to taste rather muddy if taken from brackish or harbour water, but open water mullet do not.

Like many, I have been fascinated with mullet from a very young age. This is followed with a size 6 Aberdeen worm as a bottom hook as shown. Too close and you risk spooking him, too far away and he might not find it. We use a small length of Rag worm. Phil was hitting into fish almost every cast, often I hear ‘Yes Yes ahhh No’, as some fish hit and just weren’t sticking. This is exciting for all of us but Phil had never seen this before. I spent 10 years as a Fly casting instructor and guide, and have landed numerous double figure Trout, Salmon, Seatrout, and Pike. Even if you can’t catch the blighters, you get a great kick out of watching the long torpedo-shaped shadows slowly finning up to your bait, nicking a bit of the bread and then turning away.

If the player succeeds, they will be greeted by a cutscene of them reeling it in, and getting a coin bonus. incidentally we get some of the biggest Grey Mullet in the World in the UK so enjoy! We also had a strong wind straight along the river, so casting from the banks could be difficult.As I explained everything was scaled down so enable us to have fun on the light gear, so we did need to use the wind to our advantage on the occasion.All baited up, Phil waded out into the river. They are generally seen in water 1m-15m deep but seldom deeper than that. If you want to see a bit more on how to catch a mullet, or just enjoy your fishing videos, then check out the video I made last year with my friend Tom Bagnall down at Christchurch Angling Centre.Thanks for reading and please get out and have ago, enjoy the video. But if encountered on the move they tend to pursue a straight course allowing a shot to be taken. When it comes to Fly Fishing, the mighty Grey Mullet is one of the few u.k species that still gets me excited! Mike lowered the net down the side of the wall, and even though the swell was quite big, landing the fish should have been straight forward. Simply find a group or single fish feeding well, and land your fly in front. You will need about a 5cm section, then use the top hook to hold the worm in place as shown in the images.

20 Marine ParadeLyme RegisDT7 3JF Using a baiting needle if required, feed the worm over the bottom hook. Make sure to retrieve at a very slow rate, try not to get too excited and speed up.

Use agachon, available cover and relaxed, slow movements for the best chance of getting a big one.

This style of fishing is all about casting accuracy. In my mind we had already landed the fish, we had quickly weighed it, done the photos and released the fish. Moral was very high now. Firstly the more sedentary session when fishing from the rock edges. When to catch grey mullet: 24-7/365 the mullet are always somewhere! The Mullet are feeding on small Sand flies, and Maggots, Imitating these is fairly easy. I spent 10 years as a Fly casting instructor and guide, and have landed numerous double figure Trout, Salmon, Seatrout, and Pike. Or was it just really hard luck…. The Gold Spot Mullet is smaller still reaching no more than 4 pounds and having a distinctive gold spot on the gill plate. I have even managed Bass up to 9lb on the fly, yet a 5lb plus Mullet in my eyes, beats them all! Regulations apply to Mugil cephalus (striped mullet), Mugil curema (silver or white mullet), Mugil gyrans (fantail mullet) and Mugil gaimardianus (redeye mullet). I started off using an 8ft, #5 weight, set-up, and this was great fun even with a 2lb Mullet. Sea mullet aren’t large fish.