How to fish for- and catch Flounder
Posted by admin on Jan.16, 2012, under Bass Fishing Tips
This is me fishing in foggy Nova Scotia for flounder, more specifically blackback flounder, or more commonly known as the Winter flounder. Some anglers mistaken these flounder for the Summer flounder or fluke and sometimes for even for halibut. Flounder are clasified as ground fish. There is a 10 fish bag limit per day per person. I didn’t use my outboard motor cause I only fish about 75-100 yrds from where I launch my boat and I if I don’t have to put it in salt water I won’t. For some flounder fishing tips, I keep my rig simple, no need for fancy complicated rigging. I was only fishing in 10-15 ft of water right under the boat by my chum pot, so there was no need for swivels, or other fancy attractants. Begin fishing about 2 and a half hrs into the flood tide as the fish move inshore on the flood…I have’nt ever had too much success on the ebb tide. The bait I used was soft shell clams. I show myself digging clams and shucking clams…I use a very basic rig using only hook line and sinker in addition to the clams. I was fishing in tidal waters, salt water, fishing coastal waters, on the ocean…Verticle Jigging live bait and the use of chum pots are my favorite way to catch flounder. Winter flounder is sometimes called blackback, lemon sole and George’s bank flounder. It occurs in inshore and offshore waters from Labrador southward. A muddy reddish-brown, it is sometimes spotted or mottled on its eyed side, and its underside is often tinged with yellow. Inshore …
January 16th, 2012 on 5:24 am
that was awsome bro…fish on!!!!!!
January 16th, 2012 on 5:30 am
its videos like these that put a smile on my face
January 16th, 2012 on 5:46 am
thanks
January 16th, 2012 on 6:27 am
were can you find these fish can you find them in connecticut and in salt or fresh water
January 16th, 2012 on 7:12 am
I AM SO gonna try that method!!!
I love eating those fish, but I´ve never been able to catch one.
January 16th, 2012 on 7:34 am
i am wondering would the clam gathering technique work on a beach such as myrtle beach in SC. i want to catch some flounder but all i find are those tiny mussles.
January 16th, 2012 on 8:01 am
brilliant vidio ..excellent days fishing , love to come out and fish there , where are you fishing from? ..im in the uk .. i know you are abroad from me.. check out fishing vidios at arnside morcambe bay for flounders and plaice i think you may enjoy some of them, please keep your vidios coming thanks for them kind regards mac ..from uk..
January 16th, 2012 on 8:26 am
Great video!
January 16th, 2012 on 9:10 am
So is this the kind of fish you make Perubian ceviche with?
January 16th, 2012 on 9:17 am
Howdy from Texas sir, us proud southerners use shrimp for flounders. Ha we use shrimp for all sorts of fish but the clams idea seamed to work for you and I’m willing to try it out I’ll get back to you on that
January 16th, 2012 on 10:04 am
Cool video down here in sc we don’t catch flounder that fast. But we use sand crabs do yall have them out there or is the clam all u use.and do u use the chum baskets every time.I never tried them.and do u let them all the way to the bottom.that was a killer mess of flounder.
January 16th, 2012 on 10:15 am
Awesome Vid.
January 16th, 2012 on 10:47 am
how deep do you think is the depth suitable to catch the flounders
January 16th, 2012 on 11:26 am
@gracie2525 i thin thats what he means…..and i think clams do have brains lol
January 16th, 2012 on 12:17 pm
@gracie2525 he said membrain….membrain meaing a slimy or mucusy type of section of the clam
January 16th, 2012 on 1:12 pm
Thank you. I live in Seattle (USA) and will got to our Puget Sound Bay this weekends to catch some of them. Th
January 16th, 2012 on 1:40 pm
nice
January 16th, 2012 on 2:26 pm
my grandpa caught the state record fluke ounce in NY but i think someone broke it already…..he was in a magazine and shit
January 16th, 2012 on 2:32 pm
try using a heavier slip sinker instead of a light split shot
January 16th, 2012 on 3:27 pm
@HighLevel760 a good way to learn is to watch vids here and to ask local tackle shops whats the fish biting on they should know
January 16th, 2012 on 4:21 pm
claims have brains?
January 16th, 2012 on 4:25 pm
I was at the beach the other day and I had goggles so i looking around the ocean floor I saw slugs, hermit crabs, and 3 small flounders.
January 16th, 2012 on 4:53 pm
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January 16th, 2012 on 5:13 pm
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January 16th, 2012 on 5:59 pm
@sharkfishing37 sure, I’ve caught them off wharves and off the shore if it’s a drop off. but my best experience is from wharves, best places are close to fish plants where they feed off the scraps.