East Coast Mullet run 2014 Reports ONLY

[BoatlessFisherman]

Lauderdale by the see
Current moving south, 8 to 10 ne wind, water clarity so so--We need more wind fish gods

Lots of small schools of glass minnows going by the pier this morning Bookoo Big Runners with some Spanish slashing them, poor things couldn't even get by the Pier alive it was just a wall of death for the little guys.

Pilchard spread out along the trough very thinned and in 4 inches of water they weren't as brave or dumb as the glass Minnows

Couple of tarpon picked up bottom baits, couple small sharks, Jacks and saw more Spanish Macks around then yesterday

[ilovefishing]

I'll do my best to post as much as possible in here. I live near cutler ridge but I work all over Broward. So i spend a good amount of time near the ocean

[kblue]

yesterday(8/27), ICW fort lauderdale, in Oakland bridge, I saw a pot of finger mullet...
the night (8/26) before yesterday, I saw snook was chasing some bait...I wasn't sure.
But I confirmed it was pod of finger mullet.

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[Moose]

while i was jogging yesterday i saw big schools of white bait heading south of the newport pier getting worked by birds just past the sand bar....closer to the surf there were tons of small minnows...went to the icw and saw plenty of stagnant white bait and sporadic mullet (resident it seems). most bait i've seen moving so far.

[BoatlessFisherman]

Ok just the list can see this now so we know just who is reading as for user names

[BoatlessFisherman]

So today had two smallish size resident pods of mullet to the north of the Anglins Pier the furthest one was hammered all day by Snook and Tarpon the schools joined up mid afternoon and came to the pier and then turned around and headed back north and we will see Saturday morning if they stayed all night.

One pod was to the south and meandered 500 yards with nothing in them.

Bonitas, Spanish Macks, Jacks, Tarpon, Snook and Sharks have all been moving up and down the beach, seems like anticipation of the smorgasbord that will be here soon enough.

So this behavior is typical couple of weeks and things should start to happened I don't believe it will be after October, heck maybe sooner.

TO the NORTH
Mullet are getting thicker in Sebastian, some fingers but not tons most are 8 to10 inch Black Mullet and it is starting to move there, plus with the mullet that was at the cape and before that Daytona. I would think from what I have seen in past years this is the very beginning for them . Not to much has happened in Fort pierce since a couple of small pods trickle out a couple of days ago a few more through the night but nothing in larger numbers yet.

[BoatlessFisherman]

The pod of mullet on the north side of the pier did move south past the pier at Sun up with a few snook and 6 to 10 tarpon, it is now just south of the pier 400 to 500 yards south meandering. I don't think they will move to far south and may very well make there way back. Thats what they do as it begins

Our resident mullet are confused the current is going North and they want to go with the current but they know its not the way they are suppose to do, so they go one way until some fish push them back and go the other way until some other fish push them back the other way until they get smart and move with the dark and the current south or just the current.

We also still need to see some sardines and pilchards moving south.

[HJared]

Fished melbourne beach today. Thick finger mullet at sunrise today coming all the way in.
Chased by jacks tarpon and ladyfish. Locals tell my todays the first day theyv seen mullet. A few good storms blowin south nd they should start movin winds blow in wrong way now though

[Rare]

Few big balls of white bait on Jensen beach area. Birds going crazy, but only tarpon were on them. Bath tub beach, unknown pods to far out to tell. About half football length , moving south, Water is dirty, stir up, bait on the outside of the dirty water getting nailed in each pod.

[permitchaser]

was at Sebastian Inlet today mullet all over the place all sizes too a few red fish were caught and released ,jacks,a few snooks were caught also released I forgot my cast net but I will b back. I took a video don't know how to post it ,here's a pic it was a conga line for jack's fishermen

[kblue]

Good report and good catch.
So we need a little bit of cold day and they will come down...
I am wondering if there is any mullet gathering in Jupiter Inlet.

[permitchaser]

Good report and good catch.
So we need a little bit of cold day and they will come down...
I am wondering if there is any mullet gathering in Jupiter Inlet.

no clue jon I want to go back to Sebastian

[BoatlessFisherman]

North is it, we won't see mullet in bulk for 2 weeks or so maybe a storm will speed it up lets hope. We will have our small schools coming by each day with fish just no big pods.

Remember I said 1st week of September Fort piece goes off GET READY, Sebastian see's alot of mullet but Fort pierce some years is unreal the amount that flows out. I still think the fishing is better at Sebastian Inlet


Thanks for the report Raul
Post your video on Youtube and then you can just embed it or we will help you. We likey pictures and Video

[BoatlessFisherman]

Thought I would share this was caught about 15 minutes ago

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[permitchaser]

North is it, we won't see mullet in bulk for 2 weeks or so maybe a storm will speed it up lets hope. We will have our small schools coming by each day with fish just no big pods.

Remember I said 1st week of September Fort piece goes off GET READY, Sebastian see's alot of mullet but Fort pierce some years is unreal the amount that flows out. I still think the fishing is better at Sebastian Inlet


Thanks for the report Raul
Post your video on Youtube and then you can just embed it or we will help you. We likey pictures and Video

You were right on da money Tommy ,It was insane I saw two foot long mullets schools ,all sizes also finger mullets ,the cast nets were coming out full .I will post it asap

[kblue]

Thought I would share this was caught about 15 minutes ago

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Tommy

Nice catch
That looks Anglin pier???

[linh]

Good report and good catch.
So we need a little bit of cold day and they will come down...
I am wondering if there is any mullet gathering in Jupiter Inlet.

Nothing at jupiter inlet yet...

[BoatlessFisherman]

Thought I would share this was caught about 15 minutes ago

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Tommy

Nice catch
That looks Anglin pier???

I did not catch that Permit another guy did and yes it was Anglins Fishing Pier

[shos260288]

Nice Perm. I have seen some nice ones swim under the Pier at Dania from time to time. Was he fishing a crab?

[ilovefishing]

Was out this morning, didn't see any bait in Miami. Seen a couple schools of Jacks but that's about it

[fishboy]

Bait is thick in cocoa beach since last weekend, this Friday I headed out there in the evening and hundreds of jacks were busting on the mullet at points... Mainly small mullet like 3-4 inches with a couple school of bigger baits moving through. Run started really early this year? Hopefully it lasts long...

[masl62]

Lake Worth pier early this morning. Bait balls right on the surface, on the south side only, they were small 2-4 in with dark brown backs. A few snook were harassing them. Not the usual pier summer bait...

[BoatlessFisherman]

When I got in tonight at 9pm the guys at the pier told me about a small pod of mullet that passed late afternoon evening, had a lot of Snook in them they are obvisouly somewhere on Fort lauderdale beach.

[Boca Jetty Rat]

Hit the inlet 11pm. Signs of pilchards, dead ones on the bank. Fished last of the incoming with no takers. Seen no mullet. Did see Snook in some lights. Camino Bridge was packed elbow to elbow, as it is every year on this night.

[permitchaser]

I can't post the video if you guys want to see it go to YouTube
Mullets by Permitchaser

[BoatlessFisherman]

I can't find at youtube post the page link and I will follow that way

[johnzabeasts]

I was at the inlet last night, got there at around 6:30. The tide was flowing out and there was a mixture of pilchards, spanish sardines, and these other bait that looked like small goggle eyes(not sure of the actual name). I didn't see any mullet in the water but they must've been around because when I first got there I saw a few dead/half dead ones on the floor next to a bucket.

[SaltyDog]

I was in the Jupiter area last night there were mullet around just small pods and you had to work em pretty hard just to get enough. Definitely not a run just seems like they are all staging and getting ready to go when the ol biological clock chimes.

[permitchaser]

I can't find at youtube post the page link and I will follow that way

I ask Rory he will do it later I try boyz lol

[SaltyDog]

I can't find at youtube post the page link and I will follow that way

I ask Rory he will do it later I try boyz lol