my03 Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 (edited) hey guys, you know those massive 50cm mullet that school up, you can occasionally get them to take bread but is it possible to get them to take flies like bread flies or insects cocnsistently? what exactly do those things feed on? might be some good fun on a light fly setup sightfished cheers Edited October 25, 2008 by my03 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micksfishn Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 not sure about the salt water but the schools that you see in the nepean will take a fly no probs at all iv not long ago started with the fly rod and iv picked up quite a few in some arvo sessions after work mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gid Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 iv tried to catch mullet in parramatta river,but no flies had worked for me i can understand why... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Those big bully sea mullett are hard to get on anything. I use to catch the odd 30cm mullet on bread flies, but would usually have to add a little actual bread to the fly to get consistent results. Trick is to get them into a feeding frenzy with the bread, then place your fly right in the hot zone so they are competing to just smack it. I've been noticing on TV, vids etc that a number of big mullett are accidentally getting caught on soft plastics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamiel1000 Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 I was done the river (LCR) yesterday afternoon with the 4# flyrod and a dry fly flicking at them, the swirls came up and around the fly but I think this was a fluke, no takes though. Might try a small nymph dropper off a dry next time. the day I hook one it will be a great fight. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tide'n'knots Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 hey guys, you know those massive 50cm mullet that school up, you can occasionally get them to take bread but is it possible to get them to take flies like bread flies or insects cocnsistently? what exactly do those things feed on? might be some good fun on a light fly setup sightfished cheers many years ago i fished the Mary river in Gympie QLD (freshwater). A local told me to use the green weed that was growing in the river at the time and it worked a treat! maybe a fly that you would use for blackfish will work? hope this helps. T'n'K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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