Saltwater fish caught on fly in UK

**steve w** · 17-11-2006, 09:12

This could be interesting,if you saltwater fly fishers could list the species you've ever caught on fly.I'll kick it off!
Bass,mackerel,herring,pilchard,flounder,dab,green eel,lesser sandeel,greater sandeel,pollack,coalfish,scad,seatrout,lesser weaver,shanny,ballan wrasse,thin lipped mullet,thick lipped mullet and golden grey mullet.I think that makes 19 species.

**sharkster** · 28-11-2006, 19:06

I'm going after mullet in a couple of weeks for the first time using my trout gear, sorry if I'm hijacking your thread Steve but what flies were you catching your mullet on?

**steve w** · 29-11-2006, 10:58

I have caught mullet on bread flies,small shrimp flies,orange blobs(when sand hoppers were dying) and have caught Golden Greys off surf beaches on brown size 12 short shank dog nobblers.Whereabouts are you going for the mullet?

**sharkster** · 29-11-2006, 11:27

PM on its way Steve.

**sharkster** · 29-11-2006, 11:35

What sort of retrieve do you use Steve, are the mullet as shy as they say when taking a fly?

**steve w** · 29-11-2006, 13:19

Golden Greys on beaches tend to like to chase a fly,thin and thick lips can very massively,dependant on where they are,in harbours they can feed really heavily on bread and then they are quite easy to catch,if they're feeding in estuaries or beaches on bread they can spook then they become difficult to catch.You could write a book on flyfishing for mullet because there are so many different scenarios,but that's what makes it so interesting.

**GrumpyBloke** · 29-11-2006, 16:37

Had Pollock from the shore and Mackerel , Gar and school Bass from the boat all on roach fry pattern.
Something fun to do while waiting for the sharks to turn up.

**iwannawilsonflyer** · 02-12-2006, 14:17

[i wanna wilson flyer there the dogs

**Bigjuicybass:P** · 15-12-2006, 16:43

Hey, I live in cornwall and I've got some fly kit and i'm after mullet, mainly as they live in the creek by my house and they are little b******s to catch. Have you guys got any advice on line, flies and teqnique and also if possible where to get them all from.