Mullet

[Bottomfeeder]

No fisherman can resist a 5 pound fish that can be found anywhere in its range, jumps like a tarpon, dives like a trout, and runs like a musky.
So 5 pound Striped Mullet in the Punta Gorda canals are very appealing. But we tried bread, banana, in-line spinners, cut fish, dry oatmeal, cheerios, and shrimp but not even turned one. What can I use? Not snag hooks, i want to release. Cast net is my last option, i want to use hook and line. What do I use?

 

[JD7.62]

Mullet are primarily plankton feeders. If you are in Punta Gorda, there TONS of better fish to try and catch..

 

[Druu]

Cast nets since they're planktivores. I've seen small schools of mullet being netted off South Beach on Staten Island.

 

[stotty]

we fish for Mullet in the UK The top bait for mullet is bread flake both sub surface and fished floating on the surface.

 

[sabotage]

 

[likestofish]

i thought you were talking of shad but really mullet are plpanton and detritus feeders.

 

[Golden Ghost]

I fish for mullet on Rod and reel all the time when they come up in the creek to spawn....

We chum out with range cubes in about 1ft of water, and fish with peeled shrimp for bait. On #2 mustad hooks, floats set a few inches under the surface. they normally just tap the float, so set the hook when it is the most active.

A pic of a mullet I caught on rod and reel.

Now...with that being said, I keep mullet as pets in my 700gl stock tank and they love bread balls. just take a loaf of bread with you and chum out with some, and use some as bait and see if that works.

Hope this helps,
GG

 

[voss345]

if your in punta gorda go for snooks my grandparents have a "winter house down there" me nad my cousins and uncles and dad turn on the dock lights and catch snook like nothing
lot of better fish in punta gorda canals then mullets!

 

[Golden Ghost]

There is nothing wrong with breaking off from the crowd and fishing for mullet..... it's a ton of fun!

 

[stotty]

There is nothing wrong with breaking off from the crowd and fishing for mullet..... it's a ton of fun!

spot on, and on light tackle they are great fun