Mullet Fishing At Mary's Fish Camp - Flats Class

In this Flats Class KZbin video Captain C.A. Richardson will be giving you a sneak peak of what Mary's Fish Camp has to offer. Mary’s Fish Camp is an old staple on the Gulf Coast that was established in 1946 on the Mud River in Bayport, Florida. The Mud River is fed by 2 natural springs The Mud River Spring and the Salt Spring that flows into the Weeki Wachee River just before the mouth hits the Gulf of Mexico. Mary’s Fish Camp is known for its plentiful fish and especially mullet that run to the springs in front of the camp. Not much has changed at the fish camp since since 1946. Its a piece of old Florida and the beauty of the Gulf Coast! Mary’s Fish Camp closed down in 2010 and had been vacant until Sept 2015. A group of local businessmen and sportsman were presented an opportunity to bring the fish camp back to life. We have pooled our resources to bring back Mary’s for your enjoyment and preserve a piece of history on the Gulf Coast. Come down to Mary’s and bring the family for an RC cola and Moon Pie by the river and see.
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[@paulbaymore436]

We looked it up….. love it….. it’s our kind of place……

[@timpeacoe]

My mother is 87 years old I watched her in a video this past summer Catching Mullet at Mary's fish camp they live in Homosassa Springs Thanks for sharing

[@RustyReels]

That’s pretty cool. I like hearing the old timers secrets

[@timmartinatsihoucom]

Good stuff CA!

[@alexbender3161]

Nice video!, i live right up that narrow creek you can see from Mary's!,

[@flatsclasscharters]

Nice, beautiful area

[@JB-jl4yd]

Hey Captain C.A. Great video, thanks. I've got a college friend that took me mullet fishing with him and his Granddaddy for the first time around 1990. His Granddaddy had a cousin that had a cabin on the St. John's River south of Jacksonville. We have been going back every year since then, with the exception of a couple of times because of hurricanes and other things. It has now grown into an annual event of anywhere from 6 to 10 renting a spot very close to the original spot that we fished. We usually go anywhere between Oct 15 and Nov 15. The mullet are full of row normally about that time. We use hog and rabbit pellets for chum and fish with little red wigglers on bream buster fishing poles. The original place got hit with tropical storms over the last 4 or 5 years and the dock was destroyed and they didn't build it back. If I had to choose only 1 fishing trip every year, this would be it. Thanks again for the video, I enjoyed it.

[@bigginsg8711]

More videos like this! This was great!

[@nathantodd629]

Growing up spending just about all summer and every summer in Suwanee me and grandparents did this every day when we were not out fishing in the boat and the amount of fried mullet and cornbread ate is something I never forget!!!

[@flatsclasscharters]

Great memories of a tradition

[@sambucci8544]

Great video Capt!!

[@dananoble6170]

I was there yesterday pretty neat place

[@stevemartinrealtor]

Used to catch them in the Mullet Hole in Crystal River. Gotta have some quick reflexes! Oats & Laying Mash 😁

[@bruceboysoutdoors6007]

Love it!!!!😂😂

[@shawnrobinson2213]

My favorite fishing spot

[@rblx_snipez786]

hey it was nice to see someone covering one of our many hidden gems here in bayport florida chips a very quite guy (comes with age) ive been going to marry since about 2010 if you get lucky sometimes youll get the big mangrove snapper balls out there in the winter. and when chip said chicken mesh he was refering to chicken food

[@derail6996]

I grew up in St Marks Florida so mullet was a staple of our diet!!! Some of the best mullet dip is at Outz in Newport!

[@shawnrobinson2213]

I grew up in Tallahassee. When we could not catch our own mullet we went to the Seineyard restaurant in Crawfordville.

[@60BloodyChamp60]

@@shawnrobinson2213they sold out to another restaurant recently

[@60BloodyChamp60]

I’m from Jefferson County and I catch my own mullet but I could use another spot or 2, especially now with my spots all flooded out from the rain.

[@marvinstubbs]

I learned that type of fishing long time ago ✊🏾❤️ from my grandmother

[@flatsclasscharters]

Grandma always knows…. just sayin’

[@marvinstubbs]

@@flatsclasscharters facts ✊🏾❤️ Much respect

[@marvinstubbs]

Looking for a good bait-casting rod for fishing Bridges and structure and docks Shimano DC

[@flatsclasscharters]

@@marvinstubbs curado 200 or Tranx 300 from Shimano… power reels

[@marvinstubbs]

@@flatsclasscharters looking for a rod for my bait casting I have a Shimano DC

[@BillDeWeese]

Very cool place. But I'll pass on the Mullet dinner. When fishing Chaz we usually launch from Bayport Ramp. While scalloping off Chaz this year I decided not to have the wife arrive at the ramp eye bleedingly early like we do so, sure enough, Bayport Ramp was filled up at 10:30am. We doubled back to Mary's Fish Camp and launched there. What a great little place. We enjoyed the scene there and the warf. Doesn't make Mullet any more palatable, but a fun slice of FL.

[@flatsclasscharters]

Nice feedback, thank you!

[@paulbaymore436]

Awesome place to base out of……. I’m in….. my wife is in…..it looks like a good place to go to…… count me in CA…..!!!!!!

[@seanwilliams8452]

Here in eastern NC the locals that grew up "Down East" love mullet. They smoke them and swear its better than steak.

[@flatsclasscharters]

Sean… I just don’t know about that 😂

[@seanwilliams8452]

@@flatsclasscharters Oh I agree bud, I have lived here for about 10 years and haven't tried it. Still tho, the locals swear by it. To me there are way to many other delicious fish I can catch.

[@cawbaird5711]

Smoke mullet and mullet dip is very good I don't like it fried but it's hard to beat smoke mullet

[@kpocala1061]

I've seen them wear the mullet out the same way out at Salt Springs in the Ocala Forest. Would like to camp down there soon now that the weather's cooled down

[@jesseterrell2092]

We're they fishing from boats or shore u live about 20 mins from there

[@kpocala1061]

@@jesseterrell2092 boats. I'm about 45 minutes from salt springs

[@stevelancaster6303]

Chicken laying mash is what he is talking about. With all of the city folks growing chickens now you can find some. BUT in a pinch get some corn meal for cornbread, white flour and oats. Mix together and add some water. Smoked mullet and grits is so good you will hurt yourself. Smoked Mullet dip made like Tuna dip is awesome. Cook on the half shell with the scales on, the grill.

[@team44racing]

You should check out Black Creek Lodge in Freeport florida! It’s so awesome

[@christopherolden7962]

We used to do this in the 1970s on the St Johns River, but we used a soybean cake from the feed store. I wish I figured out how to use small white plastic baits instead of cut up earthworms, which worked, but were messy. Is the water at Mary's Fish Camp brackish? I later heard that this method only works in brackish water. What do you think?

[@emanfishing]

I used to catch them on the Cotee river off my dock sometimes - I would throw bread out to chum them and then use a little piece of a cigarette filter on a tiny egg hook. They would mistake the filter for bread.

[@flatsclasscharters]

Now that’s a different way to do it!

[@shawnrobinson2213]

Nice!

[@cstopper32]

Captain CA are there large mouth bass to be caught in the Mudd River?

[@vahallarising0114]

Wow! They were such friendly people to interview. I would hate to go down there and try and tried to do any kind of fishing near or around them. I'm from Gainesville Florida I fished all over the nature Coast and that would scare me. You are wondering what the chicken mesh bait is well I'll tell you it's the human body parts of people like us that try and go down there and mess with them and steal their mullet or overcrowd their stomping grounds. Good video but I think I'll cast net my mullet as always. They were such nice friendly people.

[@flatsclasscharters]

😂

[@ej5204]

C.A. Im staying there and fish in the gulf next weekend . I have never been there . Can you give me an idea of what color soft plastics to use out there ? Thanks!

[@flatsclasscharters]

Watermelon redflake or Rootbeer gold

[@ej5204]

@@flatsclasscharters Thank you !

[@jamesscarberry3128]

Won’t a castnet work? Or they don’t have them there?

[@flatsclasscharters]

They like doing it this way

[@jamescreekmur6025]

Im from Portsmouth va where is a good place in Va where I can go mullet fishing please respond I really would like to Catch some

[@henryschmidt636]

Oh I miss true Floridians....

[@flatsclasscharters]

Old Skool…

[@SuperJox]

There’s some really good winter spots right around there. Though personally, I think the fishing up where you normally go is better most of the year and I say that living 15 min down the road from Mary’s. That place is always worth a visit

[@obxrichard]

What he was talking about is "chicken mash"

[@flatsclasscharters]

Chicken mesh… I think 🤔

[@obxrichard]

@@flatsclasscharters Chicken mash is a fine feed product that will disperse in the water and keep the fish in the area. Much like fine fish chum used in cast netting bait. Sometimes people reference the "mesh" screen size the mash will pass through. I am a retired chicken farmer.

[@flatsclasscharters]

@@obxrichard you have taught me something… I like that 👍🏼

[@mrd9720]

Retired life. Mullet fishing.

[@dirtyharry7616]

somebody wake me up when we find the red's and trout please

[@edwfd356]

And sadly it’s about to be destroyed by a hurricane tomorrow 😢