I have never flounder fished in areas like the harbor with all the deep water. With the weather and water so hot can anyone give me advice on water depth to target flounder? Fished around the Rav bridge in between shore and 12ft and only managed 3 little ones, should I look deeper for the larger flounder? Thanks
A wise man once said “Do as I say not as I do” Good advice when I tell you that.
223 reads and not one helpful hint. I’ll be the good samaritan…this is what I look for, I’m no pro flounder guy but you’ll catch a couple this way. Go back up in the creeks and/or around marsh islands. Find sandy bottom in a creek with an oyster bed close by preferably with any size “feeder creek” coming in to the bigger creek. I like mud minnows or finger mullet fished on a light Carolina rig. Flounder are primarily ambush feeders so I’ll complete a rotation on the reel every few minutes slowly bringing it back to the boat. Hope this helps…good luck.
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Appropriate size jighead for current conditions (1/8 or 1/4 mostly), 18 inches of 20# flouro tied directly to 20# braid with uni to uni. I fish either mudminnows or gulp shrimp, sometimes a finger mullet if I’m targeting bigger fish. Fish around any of the man made structure in the harbor. Docks and pilings with concrete are the best. Most fish come in the 2-6 foot depth. The gnarlier the structure, the more fish. If I’m targeting deeper water, I’ll switch to the carolina rig. Hope that helps.
I get them on a 1/8 oz. jighead with a lighter color glass minnow when the water is cloudy (this time of year/full moon tides), then the darker brown when it clears up on waxing/waning moon and in the fall. Gulp shrimp is good too.
I like fishing like this because it is easy and you get the occasional trout, sea bass and red drum.
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Thanks for the help guys.
A wise man once said “Do as I say not as I do” Good advice when I tell you that.
Something I learned the hard way, don’t set the hook.
I’m used to bass fishing and I probably lost half a dozen the first time I was getting flounder bites.
A buddy told me to count to thirty and then reel in… seems to work pretty good. If anyone knows any better, correct me!
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I’ve always heard the 30 count trick works best but I usually get excited and forget to count…
Missed one today because I tried to set the hook too early. Everyone says go and find muddy bottom, near creek mouths… personally I’ve had better luck around structure. They’re ambush predators, If I were ambushing a critter I know I would hide behind a pier pillar before I lay out in the open
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Flounder giggers no exactly what kind of bottom are preferred…Sandy versus Pluff…either one flounders lay in it camoed and ambush…I like to toss Muds Mins(by nature they stay on bottom as opposed to mullet that seek the surface) out with 1/4 bullet,10 inch leader and work slow like plastic worm as in Freshwater Bass…but drag a little instead of lifting…when you drag and line feels tight or hung up dont reel but pull rod to you to make line as tight and loose at same time and feel the bait being turned around…watch for line moving …yes then start your countdown usually where there is one there is another close by