Thin Ice

[timmy mullet]

First of the year. In fact, the earliest I have caught mullet. Previous best was April 30th.
A new fly, the Romy's Spectra Buzzer did the damage. The first fish was a PB thin.

 

[Rhithrogena]

Nicely done!

 

[billy fish]

The mullet have just turned up on the Axe with some nice pods of fish moving in on the recent big tides .

 

[aenoon]

First of the year. In fact, the earliest I have caught mullet. Previous best was April 30th.
A new fly, the Romy's Spectra Buzzer did the damage. The first fish was a PB thin.

By pb thin, do you mean it was a personal best, as in size, but was thin?

 

[bonefishblues]

I think only its lip looks thin

 

[aenoon]

I think only its lip looks thin

Yep I know the difference, just asking for clarification

 

[timmy mullet]

By pb thin, do you mean it was a personal best, as in size, but was thin?

Ha ha I see where you're coming from Bert. It was actually quite plump. Thin as in Thin-Lip. My mistake

 

[timmy mullet]

I think only its lip looks thin

 

[aenoon]

Ha ha I see where you're coming from Bert. It was actually quite plump. Thin as in Thin-Lip. My mistake

Not a mistake, just some folks might not know terminology and thus the difference!

 

[baca157]

Wow that’s early Colin! I am just finishing the book and look forward to trying to find these amazing fish up here..

Cheers,
Sebastian

 

[timmy mullet]

Not a mistake, just some folks might not know terminology and thus the difference!

Correct Bert. It was indeed a thin-lip, commonly known as 'thins'. Thick-lips are commonly known as thicks and Golden Greys as GGs.
It was a PB by weight, 1 oz heavier than my previous best. For some reason early season tends to produce the heaviest thins.

 

[timmy mullet]

Wow that’s early Colin! I am just finishing the book and look forward to trying to find these amazing fish up here..

Cheers,
Sebastian

Good luck

 

[baca157]

Good luck

Thanks. I’ll definitely need it

 

[timmy mullet]

Thanks. I’ll definitely need it

 

[merkin]

Nice fish Colin. Like others, the book is finished, the vice is busy and I can't wait to get out after the Mullet - although up here, it'll be June before I get a sniff. Those flies look like new variants (or even deviants)! Are you tying the Romy's Spectra in different colours and what is the thinking behind the green tag - which looks very interesting? I've been tying some of your standard patterns in different colours (e.g. green bead/tag mullet bachs), so will be interesting to see whether Mullet will move away from taking 'anything as long as it's red'!

 

[timmy mullet]

Nice fish Colin. Like others, the book is finished, the vice is busy and I can't wait to get out after the Mullet - although up here, it'll be June before I get a sniff. Those flies look like new variants (or even deviants)! Are you tying the Romy's Spectra in different colours and what is the thinking behind the green tag - which looks very interesting? I've been tying some of your standard patterns in different colours (e.g. green bead/tag mullet bachs), so will be interesting to see whether Mullet will move away from taking 'anything as long as it's red'!

Can't go wrong with a bit of red where mullet are concerned merkin
The green butt is Globrite, just to give the patterns a little more attraction. Run the red Globrite 04 along the body and it gives the Spectra Buzzer a nice, blue shade. Shellbacks are same as used for the Spectra Shrimp, Simply Red, Romy's Sand Shrimp etc

 

[merkin]

Thanks. I'm on the case (or vice) . . . .