To catch a Mullet or two...

[DavidR 0]

There are a number of saltwater lagoons in the area I live. Amongst the fish in them are Redfish, Trout, Flounder and the very rare Tarpon. But one species they do not lack is Mullet. Has anyone come up with a fly pattern they are willing to share that consistently fools Mullet. I figure catching some of these 2-3 pound fish on a 4 or 5 wt could be a fun way to spend some time - especially as for the most part it would be sight fishing.

 

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

[Chalk 0]

There are a number of saltwater lagoons in the area I live. Amongst the fish in them are Redfish, Trout, Flounder and the very rare Tarpon. But one species they do not lack is Mullet. Has anyone come up with a fly pattern they are willing to share that consistently fools Mullet. I figure catching some of these 2-3 pound fish on a 4 or 5 wt could be a fun way to spend some time - especially as for the most part it would be sight fishing.

 

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

 

 

I tied a few flies from a European site - I cast it among 1000 mullet one day and they swam over, under and around the fly :wallbash:

 

If you find one that works - please pass it along

[tacklebloke 0]

Hi for mullet fly guys

 

I got this from the european mullet fishing website while trying to look for a fly for mullet.

 

 

You can try, I have not landed a mullet as yet, but got queenfish, grunters and something else.

Believe to be as hard as getting a hookup on Milkfish? :wallbash:

 

Cheers

Tacklebloke

[agn54 0]

The December 2009 issue of Florida Sportsman has an article on catching mullet on hook and line, including on fly. It says to "use a small, dark green fly. For instance, a small nymph on a no. 10 hook with a little dark green dubbing. Try using 3 or 4 different shades of green and perhaps a mix of yellow/green." It also shows pictures of a few wooley buggers w/ marabou tails in light and dark olive. Pretty much wou want something to imitate algae since that is what mullet feed on.

 

I have caught a few on plugs during the fall mullet run but that was because there were literally thousands of them feeding voraciously and I guess a few got carried away and hit the plug. Amazingly they were all hooked in the mouth indicating that they struck the plug, rather than getting snagged.

[Ridleyffo 0]

No hate mail Guys.

 

Weighted treble hook. works everytime and just let that hooked and injured mullet fall below the bait pod and get gobbled up by a big ole Stripped Bass. I know that doesnt really answer your question, but if the mullet are around, I would search out what is feeding on them.

 

I would have to agree that little green pellet flies might work as stated they dont eat much protein. Dam Vegans!

[lykos33 0]

Old folks where I lived in NW Florida used to throw out handfuls of can corn and then send down a niblet or 3 on a treble hook...try an orangy yellow egg fly

[crawfly 0]

Mullet are big time bread eaters. We fished them at night and put out a chum of torn up stale bread. Fished 3 bobber rigs with about 4-6" snells hanging from them and caught them 2 & 3 at a time. We baited with fresh bread. Some bread center rolled between thumb and forefinger to make a flower and then threaded on the hook.

Maybe you could approximate this with white egg yarn and hang it from a deer hair popper to keep it up near the top. You could catch 95% of the inshore fish in Hawaii from a loaf of bread. Just work your way up the food chain.

 

Might sound crazy but my old man made a bunch of money off mullet from 59-62. It sold for .99/lb. back then and that was good money! Low overhead ....... he'd send us down to the chow hall for all the stale bread you could ever want! :hyst:

[Ridleyffo 0]

We bait fish with them all the time off the NJ coast. typically use a cast net and get buckets full. When the blues are blitzing the beach you can just go by and pick up the suicide mullet right on the surfline.

 

 

[swink 0]

They weren't the days target and there were thousands of them running the coastline, and even though it was hooked in the corner of the mouth I don't think I have figured anything out since it only happened once on a two day trip down PINS...small pink on white clouser...

[Peterjay 0]

I believe mullet feed primarily on zooplankton and small bits of dead plant matter. If you catch one on a fly, it's probably because that particular fish skipped school (pun intended) the day they handed out the menus. You could see if they'll hit a #28 spinach pattern. If it works, you could try it on a whale shark or a manta ray when you get tired of catching mullet.

[the_scotsman 0]

There are a number of saltwater lagoons in the area I live. Amongst the fish in them are Redfish, Trout, Flounder and the very rare Tarpon. But one species they do not lack is Mullet. Has anyone come up with a fly pattern they are willing to share that consistently fools Mullet. I figure catching some of these 2-3 pound fish on a 4 or 5 wt could be a fun way to spend some time - especially as for the most part it would be sight fishing.

 

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

 

I'm have couple of mullet patterns that i'll stick on soon, i recently moved to japan and dont have tying stuff sorted out yet.

they're quite a popular species in Britain until i sort out tying stuff think small unweighted shrimpy things, in the size 8-16 range.

hope this helps

marty