Flounder

[beachtoad]

Ok what is the best way to fish for them? What lures/bait? Ocean or bay? Any tricks anyone care to share? Can you catch them from Va. to Ocracoke? Never had any luck catching one yet? Really would like to get one this Oct.

[Dogfish Daze]

Have had good luck fishing white Berkley Gulps on a 1/2 once red jig head. I use a 7 1/2' rod and walk the shoreline, fishing the wash, the holes and the sloughs. Keep a close watch for any cuts in the sand bar and work those areas hard. Work it slow, bouncing it slowly across the bottom. This method has served me well along both Hatteras and Ocracoke Island.

[jeepcreep]

Yep, Don't have to cast far either. Right in the wash, most of the time. Also if your seeing bluefish feeding heavily. Chances are there are Flounder under them, or nearby picking up the leftovers.

I've also had those "ball style" jigs. A nice long tapered strip of bluefish on the hook. I keep them around, when i don't have the lighter gear along to cast the jigheads.

October might be difficult however, better off chasing the big goldfish!

[billy g]

I have had success fishing for flounder in the surf on the OBX use a inline sinker in front of a swevle [sp] and a piece on floro about 18-24"long snelled to a 1/0 or 2/0 kahle hook, top with a live finger mullet, which you should be able to get with a cast net AIBill

[jellybear]

What He said,Live Shrimp or Minnows ,Finger Mullet,Gulp if you want to mess with the small ones But now ask me about Bucktails!

[beachtoad]

Thanks guys. The few things I have tried. A few I haven't. The ones I have tried only got me small blues in the wash. So those end up as bait on the big poles.

[HarryG]

Originally Posted by beachtoad

Ok what is the best way to fish for them? What lures/bait? Ocean or bay? Any tricks anyone care to share? Can you catch them from Va. to Ocracoke? Never had any luck catching one yet? Really would like to get one this Oct.

I thought we were gonna chase some drum

[beachtoad]

Gotta have something to do while we wait. Plus they taste pretty good.

[jeepcreep]

You can "actively fish" for Drum too.

Take a 10/0 gama and snell it on 2' of 80lb leader. slide a 4oz ( or whatever your rod can deal with ) egg sinker down over 80#, and attach it to your shock leader with a swivel. Basically a cannonbal rig with a lighter egg sinker.

Bait with a small bunker chunk.... Cast and retrieve. the egg sinker will roll around in the surf. It's a great way to fish for drum when you've got multiple sloughs within reach. You cast out, let it sit (or bounce around) in the farthest one...drag it to the closer one, then drag it to the closest one.