Flies for mullet
Anyone have any patterns for catching mullet, have some bread flies, red tags and seaweed flies, but interested in increasing the armoury somewhat.
Any thoughts or ideas much appreciated.
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not sure about flies, but jed has a mullet haircut...
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Dave your just jealous.
jed
JME:
Are you talking about your mullet or ours?
From what I understand they are 2 different beast. Here a white fly will sometimes get you a mullet, also a green fly will sometimes do it.. Should look more like vegetation instead of a bug. While I have never caught one on a fly I have read of it happening. I'll bet a 5 lb mullet would be a blast on the long rod. I'll do some checking and see if I can get you some patterns. If I remember correctly the guys that were catching them on the white flies were feeding them bread and then presenting the white "bread fly"
When you coming back to Florida? Has your wife got any rest from all the bombing mess?
Sue said to say hi
Harold
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I haven't tied any of these yet, but I'm nearly ready to.
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Stev Lenon, 91B20'68-'69
When the dawn came up like thunder
Perhaps the haircut is something that I need to work on; after all, one should be correctly attired, out of respect for ones quarry ? what, what?
Harold,
I think the bread fly or maggot fly on mullet which have been burleyed is one method for catching. Quite interested in targeting the detritus feeders too, and have heard that a sea weed fly like those used for milk fish can be quite effective. Had a few mullet on the fly and they do fight well, especially on a #6 rod.
Hoping to come over to Florida again next year for the Fish-in, if it is still happening, Seriously considering buying a boat in Florida and getting it shipped home, as they are so much cheaper there and superbly rigged for fly fishing. SWFFing from boats here in the UK is not too popular and the boats are expensive and just not rigged for fly fishing. I might bring the wife and boy over next year and make a bit of a holiday out of it. Bombing stuff is keeping us on our toes.
Off to Cape Cod for a few weeks at the end of August for the second time this year and then heading to BC for some salmon at the end of September for a few weeks. Fishing is always on the mind
Hi back to Sue.
Stev,
Those Aussies have been fishing for mullet on the fly for a while now, and they are quite good at it by all accounts. I always thought they were a bit mad ? quite good at cricket though.
Thanks for the feedback.
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Not a problem, JME. My first acquaintance with our friends down under convinced me that the tales I had heard about ANZAK's were all true. Since then, I tend to take their suggestions as valid.
Jamie,
I have had success with mullet in the estuaries of Scotland, just before a spring tide, fishing a white plastazote maggot imitation to imitate the seaweed maggots. Size 12-14. Scuds, unweighted, do well too, when the fish are pre-occupied with the sand-hoppers.
Hope this helps??
Andy
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Thanks Andy.
Planning on hitting the springs up in Cumbria this weekend. Bit of camping and fishing with some other swffer's. Should be fun.
I have been tying some killer bugs without the weight, for a neutral density fly. I think a lightly weighted killer bug dropping through a shoal of mullet might get some interest too.
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