![]() ![]() that you need in order to be successful, and flounder are no different. With all fishing there are certain types of gear, sinkers, hooks, etc. Flounder will inhale a bait, and then all you have to do is simply lift the rod. You do not have to set the hook to catch flounder! I repeat you do not have to set the hook. The last one, which I use near pilings and bridge abutments or the likes, is to allow the bait to gently lie on the bottom as still as possible. The second is to drop down and continue bouncing for several minutes, and then let sit. The first is the simple drop to the bottom, bounce three times, and then let it sit for a few minutes. When working a bait, I use several approaches. Baits of this nature will be gently inhaled by unsuspecting flounder, enabling an easy hookset. I want the bait to be as stringy and appealing as possible. When I am looking for flounder, the way I work my baits is unique and varies on any given day or for that matter, hour of fishing.įor all my baits I prefer to have a little something hanging off the hook at all times. ![]() And remember, even though you have the baits, the key could be your approach and willingness to work at it. In today’s game, I still feel you need to carry the baits, but you can throttle back on the amounts to limit the cost factor. Back in the day you had two to three dozen worms, pounds of clams and bags of mussels for an average flounder foray. I carry an assortment of baits on any given trip, and try to have all the ones listed. Fail to have the food de jour and you’re likely to go home empty. Move over to flounder and you need chum logs, mussels, blood and sand worms and even some clams – possible red-dyed ones, too! Flounder are picky what can I say? Some days they will inhale mussels like there is no tomorrow, while others they want red-dyed clams or worms. Blues will readily take a chunk of bunker or mackerel, while a bucktail tipped with spearing is a fluke killer. For bass, live bait will put a trophy on your line. Winter flounder are probably the one species where you can never have too much bait like with other species. ![]() Keep them busy between bites by having them bounce the chum pot, bang the bottom with sash weights and learn to cut and bait hooks. Bait and Technique The best part about flounder fishing is in spite of having to work a bit, it is a great starter fish for the kids. As the tide rises, the mud stays somewhat warm, and has flounder looking for an easy meal. The black mud will heat up at low tide with the sun warming it. Back-bay areas with dark, muddy bottoms are always good places to seek flounder, especially when the water is still on the cold side. Flounder will come up out of the depths and onto the flats as the sun warms the area. Look for shallower areas with a drop-off close by. For flounder you have to look at charts and find some likely bottom to hold and attract them – Capt. With stripers and blues, bait crashing, swift inlet currents and bait pods will all be evident and easy to find. Unlike striped bass or bluefish, an angler has to know where to find a flattie before he can hook one. In spite of reduced seasons, and a lot tougher bite, flounder action is both rewarding and a ton of fun, but not simple. The stocks are down and days of catching three to five fish is considered super in many areas. Whether you fish from a boat, or hit a nearby shoreline or pier, flounder action can put a smile on your face.įirst off, flounder fishing today is nowhere what it was when I was kid or even in my 20s and 30s. I am now 60, and although I do not hit the water for opening day, I do make several trips in search of flounder every spring. Within an hour, an older man said that was the biggest flounder he had ever seen off the dock.įrom that day on, and for many years, a flounder was the first fish I sought each season. I had no idea what it was so I put it in my bucket to show my mom when she picked me up later in the day. It was a fat 2-pounder caught off the Bay Shore Marina Dock in Bay Shore, NY. When I was 10 years old I caught my first black back flounder. Round out that spring mixed-bag outing with a few good-eating winter flounder. Scott Leonard displays the fruits of a successful flounder outing from last spring. ![]()
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