Species: Thicklip Gray Mullet (Chelon labrosus) Location: Lisboa City Center, Lisbon, Portugal Date: July 7, 2016 Traveling internationally is a phenomenal opportunity. It’s even better when it’s free. I was selected to travel together with a group of fellow teachers through the Center for Geography in Oregon (C-GEO), the state-level National Geographic affiliate, to learn about the geography…
Species: Leaping Mullet (Chelon saliens) Location: Guadalquivir River, Seville, Spain Date: July 13, 2016 My second European species was another mullet found in the United States. Not ideal, but I was happy. From what I’ve found online, this fish is actually raised for commercial harvest in Seville, Spain where I caught it. *** Finding water that…
Species: Yelloweye Mullet (Aldrichetta forsteri) Location: Kuaotunu River, Kuaotunu, Coromandel, New Zealand Date: February 25, 2014 I’ve already told the story of this day in elaborate detail, so I won’t talk too much about this fish. I’ve since caught a lot of mullet (three species in three countries outside the United States), and one thing…
