So the name just stuck. Perhaps it is a misnomer, because while I have caught many mullet on this little fly it has also accounted for a variety of salt, and even freshwater, species. In the salt I have caught several mullet species, garrick, Cape and Natal moonies, Cape Stumpnose, Blacktail, Stone Bream, small kingfish, streepies karanteen , Flag Tails, wrasse, blennies, etc. I have been asked a few times to share the recipe and a few photos, so here goes.
Let me start off by apologising for the poor quality of the photos that were taken with my old phone mmm, donations for a new fancy phone are welcome. First of all, it is a dead simple and quick fly to tie. That said, for some reason the fish quite like it, even the occasional mullet. And we know that mullet can be quite full of sh1t. I find that it is most effective when stripped very slowly, basically just keeping tension on the fly.
But experiment and see what works best on the day. I normally use 6 or 8 lb Seaguar Invizx fluorocarbon for the larger mullet species and go down to Stroft 7x fluorocarbon for smaller species in crystal clear water.
I sometimes use a white foam hopper fly as strike indicator. This white amphipod fly is also deadly, especially where the amphipods are washed into the sea at high tide.
Please remember that this is no magic flies and there will be days that it may be totally refused! Nevertheless, it is a good fly to include in your box to target smaller fish.
