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Mugil cephalus
How to catch Striped mullet in Florida
Striped mullet feed in 55–92°F water and bite best at 65–85°F. Fish Scouter's season calendar follows them in 9 waters; in October they are at their peak in Palm Beach & the Treasure Coast, Miami & Biscayne Bay.
8 pts · trophy at 18"Feeds 55–92°FBest 65–85°FIn season nowGrass flatMangrove shorelinePass / inletBeach / surfChannel edge
About
The fish the whole coast runs on: the bait everything eats and, smoked, the Florida dish. The fall run down the beaches is the event of the year for everything with teeth.
How to fish it
A cast net where they're flipping — the creeks, the shoreline, the beach in October. A tiny hook and bread ball off a seawall works in the canals.
What it eats
algae and detritusa doughball or oatmeal on a tiny hookthe cast net
What to fish it with
the sizes that fish itHook#8–#1
Braid10–15 lb
The rule
not confirmed hereBag limit and net rules apply; confirm at MyFWC.
The current rule at MyFWC →Where it is, month by month
PPeakSSpawningAArriving·AroundLLeaving
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