The Salty Baitfish Mullet is a streamer originally designed for freshwater predators but it has proved to be a real magnet for marine fish, primarily European sea bass.
Sea bass from the Bay of Morlaix and the Roadstead of Brest have found the smaller models (sizes #02 and #1/0) of this very fishy mullet imitation particularly to their liking.
It is also a must-have pattern for tropical marine fish. I tested this fly in the Bijagos archipelago where mullets are a major diet for predatory fish and the results were beyond my expectations.
Jacks, red snappers, ladyfish, groupers, mackerel and bonito loved it.
My professional and personal choice of saltwater fly fishing guide.
Available sizes: #02, #1/0 & #2/0
The Salty Baitfish Mullet streamer is a simple imitation of a roach or any similar kind of baitfish in fresh and saltwater.
It’s ideal for imitating the prey of perch, pike-perch (zander) and pike, but also European sea bass and tropical game fish.
All sizes work very well for Perch, depending on the season and available baitfish at the venue you are fishing. In Spring and summer, the smallest size (2) is what you need to catch perch, especially the big ones.
The 1/0 can trigger the bigger fish in spring and summer as well but the size 2 is really an all-round size that works all year long.
The two bigger sizes work well for pike-perch and pike, especially when they are not really hungry or feeding on smaller baitfish.
This streamer is a true pike killer in brackish waters like on Rügen/Germany, or in Denmark and the South of Sweden during the cold season from October to February when pike are feeding on smaller fish.
The Salty Baitfish Streamer can be fished anyway you want to use it but my favorite animation is the following: Twitch it hard two or three times and let it sink for 3 to 5 seconds, depending on the depth allowing you to do so. Especially when fishing for big perch in cold water and for pike-perch, the extra-long holding phase will be deadly.
This color Mullet is extremely effective when the water is crystal clear and of course on a sunny day.
Salty Baitfish Mullet (Group 6)
969002 #02
969010 #1/0
969020 #2/0