Mullet (Thick-lipped) Fishing in Somerset

Settled seas around HW inside the harbour. Float-fished bread flake; feed mashed bread. Light line and small hooks, keep quiet and sight-fish along walls.

Summer shoals along seawall; loosefeed bread and fish flake under a waggler; neap HW in calm water; stealth is key.

Jun–Sep, calm neaps. Float or freelined bread by the wall and marine lake outflow at HW. Stealth and small hooks essential.

In the harbour and creek on calm, clear days. Bread flake or tiny baits under a float; light line and stealth. Best on a making tide.

Groundbait with mashed bread and present small bread or rag under a float tight to walls/slip on neap tides. Early mornings in summer give best chances.

Calm, clearer spells inside/outside harbour on top of tide. Bread flake or small rag on size 8-10 with light line; loosefeed mashed bread; stealth is key.

River wall/harbour area on settled summer evenings; bread or small rag under a float. Present along eddies on the flood.

Summer–autumn neaps; loose-feed bread, present flake on fine gear by sluices or calm margins at first push of tide.

Calm neaps in creek mouths and outfalls. Bread flake or harbour rag under a float; stealthy approach. Best Jun–Sep around high water.

Summer HW in calmer water; bread flake under a float or freelined in the lee of rocks. Keep low and quiet; small hooks and light line.

Calm, clear spells on the flood near stream outflows and edges. Freeline bread or tiny rag baits; stealth essential.

Calm summer evenings near stream outflows/eddies; stealthy approach, bread flake under a float on size 8–10. Chum lightly.

Calm, clear days in the weir/harbour pools; bread or mussel under a float; target the flood as fish move in; stealth and light gear.

Summer in settled spells near creek/outflow areas on the making tide. Present bread flake or small spinners; fish quietly in the margins.

Calm summer floods near river outflow; breadcrumb groundbait then bread flake or tiny rag under float. Best on first of the flood.