Fall Mullet run :

[AndyS]

Talk about a huge run of fish along the coast that doesn't get much fanfare. Didn't even think about it until I went into a fishing store near the entrance to Island Beach State Park and the guy behind the counter was gloating about all the fresh mullet they had in stock. Sure enough I opened the lid of the huge cooler and there they were, fresh caught. Funny how this run seems to pass us by like a warm summer breeze. One of my fondest mullet memories was on the party boat Jamaica when the mates cast netted quite a few before our departure for the canyon to go tuna fishing. On that trip we had Albacore busting surface off the stern but would not take a live-lined live mullet, amazing they turned up their noses at them ! Oh well, keep those mullet in mind when heading out, don't forget about these poor little fishes.