Combe Martin SAC held their Spring Rover during the first full weekend of March with the clubs keen mullet fishers gathering at Lynmouth Harbour to fish morning tides on the Saturday and Sunday. Conditions seemed perfect with a light Southerly breeze and mist draped over the coastal cliffs. Every tide is certainly different as regards the fishing as proved the case. A big swell was pushing into the shoreline each day with a few surfers riding the clean breaks.
Saturday saw small mullet in abundance with just one good sized mullet caught by John Avery and numerous very small mullet several of just a few ounces. These small mullet rattled my rod tips throughout whittling the bread off the hooks in minutes.
Sundays tide saw an abundance of specimen sized mullet milling around in the clear water. The majority seemed totally uninterested in feeding but two good fish succumbed including a superb specimen of 5lb 2.5oz to the rod of dedicated mullet angler John Shapland. John has caught a mullet every month since March 2021 a total of 61 months which is certainly an achievement and testimony to both his efforts and the changing climate.
Club Secretary Nick Phillips was also delighted to tempt a good fish of 3lb 10oz.
John Avery added a second mullet of 2lb 7oz to his weekend total. Interestingly all three successful club members only had the one bite.
Members retired to the Pavilion Cafe for a full English with tea and coffee and vowed to do it all again before too long.
Results :-
1st John Shapland – Thick Lipped Grey Mullet – 5lb 2.5oz
2nd – Nick Phillips – Thick Lipped Grey Mullet – 3lb 10oz
3rd – John Avery – Thick Lipped Grey Mullet – 2lb 10oz.
