Mullet on bread

[The Flying Tench]

I was recently on hols in Menorca, and briefly fished the marina at Cala Galdana. If you threw in a few bits of bread there was a feeding frenzy - mullet (I think), sea bream, and other species. Every now and then 'woosh' something bigger came up from below, probably mullet. I didn't stay long for various reasons, not least that my bad back wasn't happy with me not having a chair. But thinking of the future, what would be the best way to stop the little ones getting to the bait first? Will mullet take a fairly solid blob of breadpaste? Or even a boilie?

[Ken L]

Hi John.

I've always fished simple breadflake under a float and fed mashed bread. Getting plagued by little ones is rarely a problem in the UK. Never heard of people fishing boilies, but some seem to do okay with corn.

[*Ant*]

I did try a squid (If I remember correct) boilie many years ago whilst fishing for mullet in a harbour, think it was Weymouth. Think I had bites but didn't manage to hook any. As Ken mentioned, I always did ok with a chunk of bread fished under a float or free lined in a cloud of mashed bread.

[Martin56]

Make sure you have read all the signage at Marinas abroad!!

Every one that I can remember visiting says "No Fishing".

[Ken L]

And don't forget that as Menorca is part of Spain, a licence is required to fish the salt.

[Martin56]

54 minutes ago, Ken L said:

And don't forget that as Menorca is part of Spainr, a licence is required to fish the salt.

Yep' 15 Euros for 5 years (OAP's) is for almost nothing. (They've upped it from 3 years)

Edited October 9, 2023 by Martin56

[The Flying Tench]

Thanks everyone.

It was amazing the way such a variety of fish went for the bread just floating on the surface. I wonder why they don't in UK? You'd think they'd want the protein.

[chesters1]

Bread is very underated I have caught every UK fish I have ever caught on bread at some time , yes even pike and perch I presume they see it sinking and grab it instinctively?

As for mullet they are finiky at the best of times and catching them on anything hard ,I once saw one heading for the hills seeing a small feather drifting down towards the surface never mind a bit of bread ,only ever caught two small ones as I don't fish for them since I was a kid desperate to try to catch them in port Seton harbour long ago

[The Flying Tench]

On 10/10/2023 at 12:52 PM, chesters1 said:

Bread is very underated I have caught every UK fish I have ever caught on bread at some time , yes even pike and perch I presume they see it sinking and grab it instinctively?

As for mullet they are finiky at the best of times and catching them on anything hard ,I once saw one heading for the hills seeing a small feather drifting down towards the surface never mind a bit of bread ,only ever caught two small ones as I don't fish for them since I was a kid desperate to try to catch them in port Seton harbour long ago

Chesters, I agree for coarse fish, but what about sea fish? That's what struck me as so surprising in Menorca, seeing other sea fish in addition to mullet going for the bread.

[BoldBear]

On 10/10/2023 at 10:44 AM, The Flying Tench said:

Thanks everyone.

It was amazing the way such a variety of fish went for the bread just floating on the surface. I wonder why they don't in UK? You'd think they'd want the protein.

There’s not much protein in our ‘white’ bread which is why it’s banned on many park ponds in the UK nowadays. 

I’ve caught a few Grey Mullet on bread flake but they can be very finicky at times. Our ships fishing team came third in a forces national sea match after catching a few mullet (and a few wrasse) off of the Plymouth sound breakwater once; using bread flake and small ragworm.

Keith

Edited October 14, 2023 by BoldBear