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Posted on Sunday, April 18th, 2010 at 8:42 pm
Off Shore Flounder Fishing?
Can anyone give me any tips, advice or lessons on catching flounder from the beach or from rocks? I am a fisherman but specialise in Pike as a rule and have caught mackerel before. I would like to know the best times, places, baits, rigs and methods for hooking into these flatfish.
I caught one on a spinner before after wading out to hip deep water – but I think this is just me getting lucky. I have been looking at a whole manner of rigs online with spoons and beads just above the hook but I do not know if I would be using these with floats or large weights or what. Do I simply float fish or cast/retrieve like a spinner?
I hear that fishing crab, muscles, varied worms and so forth on an incoming/high tide in the shallows are the best bet. Is this true?
I am grateful for any advice given. Thanks 
And any links to websites for tips, lessons or rigs, etc. are also much appreciated,
Crab fishing is regulated by license. They cost a bomb. Take care. Small hermit crab for bait are OK but edible crab isn’t.
Bottom fish for flatties. It’s why they are that shape. They dig under a bit and hide flat out without having to squash themselves flat.
To hunt they flap along the bottom. occasionally lift higher. Sandy or muddy beaches and estuaries are flattie country…flounder plaice dabs sole etc.
Estuary = fishy eatery. You can eat well from estuaries because fish do.
Worms are best for most flatties, and a spoon helps too. They will also get bass and dogfish and other species.
If you get a good bass the day was worth it……beautiful eating.
Long Aberdeen hook or similar on a spoon and load it with lugworm or ragworm you can dig at low tide on beaches where digging is allowed. Some beaches it’s forbidden to dig.
Fill all the holes. Don’t leave holes in beaches.
Long cast from the shore, slowly reel it in. Moving baits are more attractive.Spoons make them nice shiny fishy looking.
Spinners can work too but a long flattie hook full of worm is fine by itself.
Simple straightforward rigs.Hook plus spoon or spinner if wanted , some weight on the end or on a separate line, and chuck it out.
Spend the time fishing, not faffing around or you’ll look like a tourist gone to the seaside for fishing.
Fish the tide in a couple hours before to a couple of hours after high water.
Get tide times online or buy a tide booklet from the local newsagents. Put tide plus location in the search box. All there, all the info.
More here, applies to all sandy/muddy beaches and estuaries.
Fishing the beautiful but dangerous sea is on the link at the bottom..Take care.
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