How to catch a Mullet

Great afternoon on the boat yesterday! Went on a Mullet hunt. With Sam at the ships wheel, we stalked and searched and Mark got out of the boat, and back in the boat several times before finally, just prior to "I give up, let's go drink beer", we saw what looked to be a small group of fish. Mark gingerly gets out of the boat, gets the net ready, and slooowwwwly works his way over to the "spot". Sam and I wait in the boat and watch, and then this is what we see:



If you click on the image above, it will be full screen and you can actually see the fish splashing right before the net falls on them! Not to brag on my uber photography skills, but that is no amature move there folks. So, please don't try this at home. It took years of practicing and following Mark around to get just the right shot. But, enough about me.

We head back to clean the fish and invite Sam, Suzanne & our Godson Taylor over to the Ranch for the catch of the day! Gives a whole new meaning to "fresh fish" not "fresh frozen a few days ago and shipped all over the world fish". Mark was anxious to try the pancake recipe on the newly departed Mullet. A little egg, a little pancake mix, some salt, pepper and fry them up. It was delicious. So mild and such a light coating that it was not greasy at all.
Suzanne made her famous Gasparilla Grabbers, aka corn fritters. They were sooooo good.

The funniest story from the night was after Mark finished the fish, we noticed the mosquitoes were arriving. The poor dogs would come in and be covered! Quick shut the door! Mark, Taylor and I ran around the kitchen and killed probably 50 of those little buggers! Slapping the floor, the walls, the ceiling. Leaving there bloody carcases all over the place. Thank goodness for Clorox Cleaner! While all this was going on, we left poor Sam and Suzanne outside to cook the corn fritters. I felt kind of bad, but I wasn't going out there! It was a swarm I tell you. Must have been a new hatch from the last rain we had. Mark would look out the door and make sure they weren't being carried away. I didn't get any pictures of the mosquitoes. Maybe next time.

Until then, Mullets out...........