colwell bay beauty

Fished east cowes tackle comp on Saturday evening,had a couple of good sized bream and this beauty. A red mullet of 1lb 12oz good enough to win the comp. Its a catch and release comp so all fish were returned alive .

Congratulations mate, lovely fish. Worthy of winning any competition  

Stunning!
Well done.

Does anyone know how far north these range ? Nice fish by the way mate !

Birdy wrote:Does anyone know how far north these range ? Nice fish by the way mate !

Definately NOT Fleetwood!!!!!

Think their a southern species, not even
Common down here.

Nice one Davey, fantastic fish.

Here you go Birdy, off Wiki

Distribution: Found around the south of the British Isles and thhe med
Feeds on: Red mullet scour the seabed for crustaceans worms and molluscs, although they are unfussy and will scavenge fish given the chance.

Feeds on: Red mullet scour the seabed for crustaceans worms and molluscs, although they are unfussy and will scavenge fish given the chance.[/quote]

Sounds like Birdy then       

ianbass wrote:
Feeds on: Red mullet scour the seabed for crustaceans worms and molluscs, although they are unfussy and will scavenge fish given the chance.

Sounds like Birdy then       [/quote]

         

ok I admit it its me               

Goodbye Birdy, Hello Red Mullet!!!!!!!

Seriously though aren't these supposed to be really good to eat ?

Errr, no. Birdy's are definitely on the gristly and tough side, not good eating at all