MULLET ON THE FLY - SWFF IRELAND
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ต.ค. 2024
- Fly fishing for mullet will test the steel of any angler. The emotional roller-coaster ride of blanks, tail bites, big swirls, and explosive runs in shallow water make mullet fishing one of Ireland's greatest sports. The power and stamina of one fish in particular left me speechless and shaken. What a great place to be! I look forward to the return of some bright, calm days so I can be close to these wonderful fish again.
surethingsfly fly fishing for mullet.
Can I just say the passion you have for our sport is different class, its a real pleasure to watch your vids. You should have your own fishing show on TV. Top Man. ATB. Reeco
I was lucky enough to meet you that same day you filmed this. You kindly gave me one of your home tied flies for mullet. Having since seen the amount of effort you put into tying that pattern, I realise the what a generous act that was. Your a true gent and a great ambassador for angling in Ireland. Keep up the good work and i hope i'm fortunate enough to bump into you some time again.
I would encourage anyone to pick-up a rod and learn to fish. It was a without a doubt one of the best things that’s happened in my life. People who chase 'the tug' on the end of a line will know what it feels like. The wonderful and interesting people you meet along the way, well…that’s just the icing on the cake. What a great place to be ;)) Yes I remember you Pearse, and thank you so much for filling my day with such joy! Tightlines to you.
That looks like serious craic. Just venturing into the realm of fly fishing myself and your videos are very inspirational. Hats off for your treatment of the fish too.
Can I just say the passion you have for our sport is different class, its a real pleasure to watch your vids. You should have your own fishing show on TV. Top Man. ATB. Reeco
Reeco Rees Man this is great feedback, I never know how a new video will be received. Thank you for the thumbs^up Reeco Rees! ATB.
You are welcome. It's really motivational Mate. If I had your passion, energy and knowledge, I would seriously look at getting myself on TV programmes about fishing, you should also think about getting some fly fishing coaching qualifications and certificates and insurance then start offering your service as a fly fishing casting instructor and fly fishing guide and if others are successful at it, why can't you also be successful, your passion is infectious. Good Luck Mate. ATB. Reeco
Absolutely classic, made me smile on a day when I wasn't...cheers surething!
MrTop73 That's great MrT! It's important to smile at least once a day...lol! Tightlines to you.
Enjoyed the video...have been fishing for Mullet man and boy for fifty years...hade my best fish about 5 years ago an 8lb 8ozs monster returned to fight another day...thanks for sharing your adventures with us.....................tight line.............Mick.
Mike Jones Thanks for taking the time out to leave a comment. Amazing creatures.Your mullet was a super fish, nice one Mike! I wish you a great season.
This video is amazing! I am so jealous! I have spent so most of this summer trying to catch a mullet on normal tackle and you do it on the fly!! Congratulations sir
Starting to really enjoy your videos. Learning lots as well. They are going strength to strength, love the music choices too. Adds to the drama!
Water is looking lovely there...
Karkawry1970 That's fantastic Karkawry. The thumbs^up is much appreciated! It's great when my videos connect with fellow anglers. BFN.
Another excellent video, well done. Looks like a beautiful part of the world too.
ironbru24 Thanks for saying that ironbru, it means a lot to me! The west coast of Ireland is very dramatic, I love it. ATB
Starting to really enjoy your videos. Learning lots as well. They are going strength to strength, love the music choices too. Adds to the drama!
Water is looking lovely there...
Karkawry1970 That's fantastic Karkawry. The thumbs^up is much appreciated! It's great when my videos connect with fellow anglers. BFN.
I have spent countless hours trying to catch mullet without success, but I would never count a single moment wasted.
I have recently moved to Vancouver Island, your videos are why I just bought an 8 weight salt water fly fishing set up, tight lines from BC.
That is just fantastic! I wish you great success. ATB
Ahhh, no.wonder the Sussex Mullet are so.difficult to catch... Our ones swim forward, yours seem to be in reverse!!
on a rainy day in Brighton, your vids really cheer me up.
all the best Peter.
xx
Thank you Seana! Got to love the summer and make the most of it! Good wishes to you.
Thanx again Peter.
all the best.
xx
What a great video really enjoyed watching it and that mullet gave a nice fight hopefully the weather is good tomorrow and go out a give it a try have always wanted to catch one on a fly thanks for sharing big like from me bud tight line's and keep safe 🎣
Thank you saying just that. They always do. Happy hunting this season David. ATB.
What the best fly to use and do you use a sink tip on the end of the fly line. im dieing to go out and give it a try
@@eyeintheskiesdavid9277 Sent me an address to send you a fly. sureth##gsfly@gmail.com . (I have #hash-tag over some of the letters to avoid spam mail)
@@eyeintheskiesdavid9277 Just to note the fly used is clearly shown in this video @3:15mins . I use a full floating fly line (60'of head) WF-8#-F to a tapered leader to a 1.5M/5'ft Fluorocarbon tippet of10lb. The fluoro sinks slightly. ATB.
@@surethingsfly yeah I seen the fly but i was wounded if you know what it called really appreciate it
Great underwater footage. Cool video.
Chris Walklet Thank you Chris! It means a lot coming from you. Good wishes!
NEVER HAVE I SEEN A MULLET PULL DRAG IN MY LIFE REALLY COOL TO WATCH MY BROTHER! LOL! CAPS LOCK IS ON!
jino8810 A big thank you jino! I love to watch them pull too. Good wishes to you!
NEVER HAVE I SEEN A MULLET PULL DRAG IN MY LIFE REALLY COOL TO WATCH MY BROTHER! LOL! CAPS LOCK IS ON!
jino8810 A big thank you jino! I love to watch them pull too. Good wishes to you!
Nice one mate
Cheers Simon. Good wishes to you!
Another great video thanks for sharing rely enjoyed it!
Naturally Healthy ;) Brilliant feedback Paul! Many thanks. ATB.
Smashing film mate, really enjoyed it.
Am definitely having a go at that next season.
Cheers.
Your words mean the world to me, thank you SF! That sounds like a good idea. ATB.
what a great movie mate, is glad to see you getting some mullet, I am trying soon a new bread fly to get some Barbel and to get some more mullet, people usually dont understand why I like to fish for mullets, guess they never got 1 on fly, is a epic fun ahahahaha
Lure Fishing Channel Muito obrigado joão! I know how much they mean to you, it's easy see why. Good luck with the barbel. A greeting to you!
Mice one Peter, Not the easiest fish to catch at the best of times well done, A.T.B Stewart
Pro Lite That's a fact Stewart. Thank you! ATB
awesome!!!! such a beautiful fish reminds me of whitefish =)
great video my buddy!
FisherManStan88 Cheers FisherManStan! Most kind, I wish you well!
Great video man
Loved it! So stoked on my trip! Im going to spend the next 3 weeks in spain fishing, the plan was to fish the most amount of different fish in 3 weeks but after this i dont know if i need to anymore! 👍🏻
***** Cool! Thank you for taking the time to say just that, and the thumbs up^ LP. Have fun in Spain. ATB.
cool video my friend!
Matteo OnlyFlyFishing Thank you so much Matteo! ATB
Prima o poi .........
This movie makes you wanna learn to fly fish and target mullet
Go for it Mick ;)) It not that difficult after you land your first fish on the fly. Target something easy and work your way up from there. Good wishes to you!
awesome footage and a great catch to end it off! well done! subbed
Many thanks TF! I wish you good luck in 2015.
surethingsfly and to you mate
Great vidéo good Job 🎣👍😉
Thank you CFC!
I would happily spent the rest of my fly fishing life chasing these silver ghosts!
Class video and great fishing,enjoyed that.
Ray Horgan Thanks Ray, I wish you well!
Wonderful video as allways. I really like your stuff. You deserve more followers and views my friend!
Jon Pall Hreinsson
Thanks Jon Paul for making my day! I appreciate the sentiment. ATB
Class👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Brilliant Pete, you the man!
Just brilliant, that is all!
1989Outdoors Cheers Outdoors! Most kind. ATB
Jesus man. Just get the fish on the reel. Good craic.
Great video man
SurfCastingGalicia cartrò Many thanks SCGalicia cartro. A greeting to you!
Great stuff indeed .
Thomas Hill Thank for taking the time to say just that Thomas! Good wishes to you.
I was surprised that a baitfish pattern worked so well. I don't have the opportunity to fish for mullet where I live but always thought that it would require small crustacean imitations to produce fish.
M00nsplitter That makes two of us! 18mm maggot imitation, 12mm shrimps imitation, and the pattern above have been very successful. You have to have a constant visual with the first two flies though. I have not tried any crustaceans yet. Thank you for the comment M00nsplitter! ATB.
how come there was so many Mullet there ? down here in West Cork there's usually only 5 mullet around the pier.
Rotting seaweed on the high tide line did the trick. It was full of life which the Mullet feed on. Once you find Mullet feeding on shrimp, flies, or whatever you're in with a good chance. I wish you luck on your travels John.
Can I ask do you target the mullet or are you fishing for sea bass and mullet at same time. Do you see the fish or are you covering water? Any tips re where to look for mullet? I usually only see them in the estuaries. you look to be catching them in open saltwater.
Yes I target mullet. In my experience I find that it is more productive to target mullet when they are feeding at the mouths of estuaries or at the high tide line with rotting seaweed in a bay, on a beach, or wherever. I mainly sight fish for everything now, even though it can prove to be less productive for other species, but a lot more satisfying. I should add that I always sight fish for mullet, it is very difficult otherwise. In my humble opinion there are two types of mullet, you have the grass munching variety, and the bait-fish/shrimp/sand-eel etc eaters. The latter are more obliging, try and find those. Have fun P. ATB.
Thank you so much for that information: makes sense. Only see mullet few miles away from Abersoch : they are lots of them and some huge ones 7lbs plus. BUT not yet managed to catch one. Hopefully they are not seaweed munchers :)
I can't believe you released it, I would never do that. That fish would have been my dinner. I live in florida, and you'll never be able to catch mullet with a rod. I use a cast net.
Great video,
Didn't realise you could catch Mullet on this type of fly, I have been contemplating for a long time now to give this type of fishing a go, looks like good fun.
Would you recommend any other patterns, I heard a bread fly and small shrimp flies are good?
Thanks,
William
William Ian Kelly
Hi William, the larger mullet of over 3Ib seem to be more
receptive to my flies. In my humble opinion large mullet who hunt in the
outflow of estuaries are an ideal target, and partial to something more
than algae i.e. shrimp, sandeel and the like. Unlike their grass
munching counterparts who happily graze on algae all day in a tidal
lagoon. If you find a shoal feeding in an aggressive manner seize the
opportunity and cast something out to them.
On occasion a small spinner or even a black or white jelly worm will do
the trick if the fly is not your thing. Be patient and wear gloves so
you will have some fingernails left afterwards. Happy hunting William.
Hi loving this vid. we have a lot of mullet here in Dorset - Mudeford - in our harbour, not sure whether they are all algae munchers, will try this fly if i see mullet feeding aggressively. It s not easy to spot them on the shore, ive all tried a similar fly for bass, had follows but yet to connect!! what is name of your fly please? Cheers Liz
Thank you Elisabeth. Here is a small bit of insight into the enigmatic mullet.
There are typically three species present in Irish waters, i.e. the thick lipped, the thin lipped and the golden grey. By far, the thick lipped variety are the most abundant and as these are strictly detritus feeders they never take the fly and hence the millions of casts into estuaries boiling with fish to no avail. Even foul hooking is tough given the large armoured scales on these aquatic rhinos. A bit of bread maybe, but flies / lures not so much, irrespective of the irresistibility of which one. The golden grey are very rare, but my cousin somehow managed to catch the only one I’ve ever seen on a fly. Therefore whatever chances you have your best chances is with a nice thin lipped mullet (smaller head and thin lips). They can be taken on small spinners and lures also. As these are at the limits of their distribution in Irish waters, hence their relative sparsity here. I cannot speak of the U.K.
Tips - I know this will probably sound like a 'no brainer', but the calmer and warmer the weather, the better the odds are of catching one, the fish should feed in greater numbers and locating them should be much easier. The angle you cast to them is critical. If you do not get any interest change you're position and try from a new angle. Don't worry about lining them, on occasion I've done this deliberately resulting in feeding fish being pushed (out away from the shallows) into deeper water, this creates more takes for some reason. Locations - Try the mouth of an estuary where you find whirlpools or eddies. The mullet like to feed in these just after and during high tide, or secondly try anywhere you find rotting seaweed. Come back at high tide and they should be feeding from the floating mass of insects falling from the weed. If you follow these guidelines you odd should greatly increase (hopefully;)).
I will get back to you with more information about the fly and in particular a small bass fly. I will create a fly tying video just since you asked. Please feel free to ask more questions and thanks for any thumbs up on my videos. PS, please be patient, new software is being installed on my computer at the minute, and i should be up and running again shortly. Tightlines to you.
have you them fed onto bread first in my local estuary they hit white flys but its because there feeding on coarse fishermens bait on up the river ive found a dead mullet that weighted 14lbs 2 oz washed up pressume from old age as ther were no bite marks and no pollution inncidents at the time
whitetrouter No chum, or food, just a diet of flies. I've never seen a double figure mullet but I've come close. A friend of mine knows were some hangout around a jetty. Alas with so much structure there's no point in even trying. I've heard of an unsubstantiated 14lb'r being landed last year. I so want to believe that!!! Happy hunting WT!
Nice video! are you catching mullet consistently on those streamers?
Martyn White Yes they've been successful along with small shrimps, and maggot imitations. Tightlines to you!
Saltwater fly fishing is something I want to try
Great video got to give this ago
Frank Green Thanks Frank. I wish you tightlines!
superbe vidéo:)
MUltifun Peche Merci MUltifun Peche! Tightlines to you.
is that barna pier
Is that a proper sea fly rod or do you just clean it after every use, i have my 7 weight rod for the river but afraid to use it in sea incase goes to shit. i Clean the rods after every sea trip anyway but wondering would it be diff with fly rods.
MoodyPa In my humble opinion I believe the rod is not the issue, but the reel. The reel has to be suited to salt, or it will corrode straight away. However a decent second hand reel to get you setup should be available for sale on line. (I use a greys grxi) Best of luck MoodyPa!
ive never really tried for them but im guna now i remember once a friend of mine landing a 5lb fish on an 16g sea krill intented for sea-trout and the mullet was lip hooked there strange fish grey ghosts indeed
Your friend had a nice surprise I bet. Tightlines whitetrouter!
What's the gear you are using? The rod handle looks well used!!
David Miller The handle has been replaced since it turned to dust ;)) Cortland GR2 9'6" 7/8#. Reel - Grey's Grxi, Snowbee XS FWF fly line. Tightlines David!
Got a ten year old rod still does the business! Great vids by the way, keep them coming!
Can you catch mullet in winter
Hi Liam, I am only speaking from my own experience but I have never caught them in winter. Tightlines to you.
great video, what rod do you use and is it the same one you use for pike? tks
dorchadha Thanks dorchadha! It's an 7/8# fly rod in this video, I use a 9# for pike. I hope this helps. ATB
thanks ,just started using flies for pike might have to step up the rod for pike.
Fly type ?
Simple streamer, go to @3:14mins in to view. ATB.
4:10 LOL XD
Great video what flys do you recommend.
+patrick mc carthy Hi Patrick, the larger mullet of (over 3Ib) seem to be more
receptive to my flies. In my humble opinion large mullet who hunt in the
outflow of estuaries are an ideal target, and partial to something more
than algae i.e. shrimp, sandeel and the like. Unlike their grass
munching counterparts who happily graze on algae all day in a tidal
lagoon. If you find a shoal feeding in an aggressive manner seize the
opportunity and cast something out to them. Tightlines to you.