All the bass I have caught this fall look like they are on the south beach diet
 

They are empty. Look to be starving.:(
Lets hope they put the feed bag on soon.

the bloooooooofish i caught last night must have gotten all the food! footballs with teeth. :fishslap:

I caught 40 Bass this morning between 3 and 6AM. 24" to 37" and so full of Mullet they were throwing them up. Every fish was FAT. It all depends where you are. If there is bait, there are fat fish.

And where were you ? :D

Pie, whats a mullet? (no haircut jokes). I never knew this was a local baitfish.

RIJIMMY:
Grey Mullet
(Mugil cephalus)


Other common names:
Common Mullet.
Bully Mullet.
Flathead Mullet.

Identification:
Upper body olive-green to grey.
Silvery sides and a white belly.
Short pectoral fins and a large 'V' shaped tail.
Flattened head with large eyes and thin lips.

Temperature range:
8 - 24 Celsius (46 - 75 Fahrenheit).

Typical location:
In calm waters around islands, near rivers and estuaries.
Over sand or mud bottom in salt, brackish and freshwater.
Must return to saltwater in order to breed.

Fishing methods:
Flyfishing with dry as well as wet flies.
Fishing with bread or weed floating on or near surface.

Fighting characteristics:
A powerful first run, followed by yet another powerful run!
An extremely good fighter on light tackle, that shouldn't be underestimated.


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Wow - guess he told you...

I hear that Mullets are generally common to NJ :doh:

Sandman - I'm seeing both skinny and fat but as I'm not getting out much I'm not seeing much of either. Regardless, there are tooo many bluefish around right now...

I have seen both extremes also. Most recently been fishing down the Canal every day this week b4 work. Catching fish all week which are extremely aggressive but all are very skinny and not puking anything up.

Today, most fish had bellies and some were puking up squid & peanut bunker. Not sure how to explain it but as you said, hopefully the feed is on......

the pogys should be coming in by the end of the month right now all these fish are getting fat on sandeels and squid

I have not seen a mullet in NE in 20 years. They use to come here. Pogies are headed towards the same fate.

i dont think there is a comercial fishery for mullet

Mugil Cephalus-Common Mullet, Striped Mullet, Jumping Mullet...
Like warm water, bottom feeders but are often seen swimming at the surface which gives the water a wavering wake. September is the month where you will find them in large numbers(not as large as yrs past).Four to Five inches are there typical size. Blue and white are the preferred lure colors.Find the mullet and you will find the large!