Mullet Watch 2004

[Guest sslatter]

Plenty of fish in my local river at the moment. Had a nice thick of 4.4.0 yesterday evening at low tide in about 8" of water. Haven't seen a real lunker yet this year, but I've had a very reliable report of two very large fish on another local river, so I'll go looking later in the week.

 

Out now to fish off the local docks in a boat. Lots of fish there apparently. And the sun is shining at last!

[WeymouthSean]

Had a brillant day by the harbour yesterday. Hooked a huge fish whiched jumbed off after about 20 seconds of being on! Hooked a fish about 3lb as well which took off like a rocket and really gave me a fight to remember. After I had finished I throw in all of my left over bread only to see it get absoultely mullered by a shoal of really big mullet! Had bite after bite as well and should have had alot more fish that day!

[Guest sslatter]

A mullet pal yesterday had a Southampton Water thicklip of 11lbs 2oz, one of three of about the same size that he just saw swimming around as he went for a walk.

 

..and just for those who care about such things, he's got the photos too.

[WeymouthSean]

Wow! Thats unbelievable! Any chance of sending us a pic?

 

The Weymouth Record at the moment is apparently 7lb 2oz so it obviously well beatable!

[Guest sslatter]

He's not on the net, and wouldn't be happy about having the pic up, but.. I'll ask him if I can crop any landmarks out, and post it, but no promises. He refuses to tell anyone the location, even his two mullet pals. :mad:

 

He's practically walking on air at the moment, and I'm thinking of hanging up my rods..

 

Only joking. It's a fabulous fish. Well done that man.

[WeymouthSean]

That would be great Graham! I know what you mean about hanging up your rod as well! All I am thinking is maybe I should gear up my line to maybe 8 or 10lb! I only use 6lb and with an 11lb fish I may not be able to stop it! What do you think?

[Guest sslatter]

Graham X:

He's not on the net, and wouldn't be happy about having the pic up, but.. I'll ask him if I can crop any landmarks out, and post it, but no promises. He refuses to tell anyone the location, even his two mullet pals.   :mad:  

 

He's practically walking on air at the moment, and I'm thinking of hanging up my rods..    

 

Only joking. It's a fabulous fish. Well done that man.    

[takes deep breath]..

 

I have to apologise. I have been the victim of a pal's practical joke that got out of hand. There was no mullet.. the 11lb 2oz fish was a carp.

 

So my apologies to all, with a full slice of humble pie.

 

That's the last time I post about a fish that I haven't witnessed myself, or, to put it another way..

 

That's the last time I believe ANYTHING that my fishing "pals" tell me.

[Chippy]

I'm blowing the dust off my rods to fish the early tide tomorrow morning - first time in 4 months!!

 

Grant - R U up for a couple of hours feeding the seagulls?

[PhilC]

WeymouthSean:

Do mullet feed in the rain? Its just I fished yesterday in the rain and didn't get a bite as soon as it brightened up I hooked a fish? Lost the fish but was wondering if the rain puts them off?

My dear old grandad taught me a very valuable lesson about rain and fishing when i was wee nipper learning to fish (6yrs old), Allways go under a bridge!!

 

Why you may ask??

 

Well it where the fish go so they dont get wet!!!!

 

Sorry folks couldnt resist but it is a true story, gullible as we are at that age.

 

Regards Phil.

[WeymouthSean]

That's ok Graham I thought my 6lb 4oz mullet was pretty pathetic compared to your pal! Now I feel much better! Maybe my fish I caught earlier in the season wasn't that bad after all!

 

However I have told loads for people about the imaginary fish. Opps!