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Where can I find flounder?
While flounder are commonly found in deep water out to 100-feet or more around reefs and wrecks, for most anglers, flounder are usually targeted when they move into shallow water bays, inlets, river mouths and inshore creeks and marsh areas.
Where would you be more likely to find flounder?
Other than our area, flounder mainly live in estuaries and coastal waters along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. In the Atlantic Ocean, they roam in inshore and offshore waters between Nova Scotia and the east coast of Florida. Flounder have that typical funny-looking appearance that most flatfish have.
Where are flounder found in the world?
Flounder live everywhere from the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of Maine and all along the US Pacific Coast down into Mexico. They’re hugely popular in Gulf Coast towns like Galveston, where they make up the “Big Three” inshore fish along with Redfish and Seatrout.
Where does the best flounder come from?
“Flounder like moving water around coves, estuaries and inlets that present fairly deep centers and shallow fringes. A sand or gravel bottom is ideal, but they’ll also feed over mud and grassy areas as well as mussel beds and creeks that empty into deeper water.
Where do flounder go during the day?
When Flounder are Most Active You can find them searching for food near grasses, channels, flats, and at the mouths of feeder creeks. The middle of the day is when flounder tend to really hunker down to avoid getting spotted by ospreys hunting overhead.
Where can I find summer flounder?
Where They Live
- Summer flounder are found in the Atlantic Ocean from Nova Scotia to the east coast of Florida.
- In U.S. waters, summer flounder are most common in the mid-Atlantic region from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, to Cape Fear, North Carolina.
What is the best time of year to catch flounder?
The best time of the year to catch flounders is the late summer/early fall months. But they can be caught regularly during the spring and summer as well. The flounders migrate offshore during the colder months to spawn, so they’ll be more abundant at the beach as they move from the inshore estuaries to deeper water.
What is the best rig for flounder?
Rigs for Catching Flounder
- ›› Sliding Sinker: Place a slip sinker flanked by noise-maker beads above a swivel linking the main line to a fluorocarbon leader.
- ›› Dropshot: A dropshot rig has the sinker suspended below a hook, ideal for vertical fishing.
- ›› Football heads are jigs so named for their pigskin shape.
Are flounder found in freshwater?
Flounder have proven to thrive in pure fresh water and have pretty good cold tolerance. I personally have seen southern flounder thriving and growing nicely in fresh water ponds for several years running.
How big do flounders get?
Flounder typically grow to a length of 22–60 centimeters (8.7–23.6 in), and as large as 95 centimeters (37 in). Their width is about half their length.