Flounder Archives - Page 20 of 26

1 tip that will help anglers land more flounder comes from Oak Island professional angler Capt. Jimmy Price.

1 tip to help you hook more flounder

“I can’t tell if I’ve got a fish or if I’m hung up in some debris,” said Monty Gardner while slowly reeling in his line in a creek near Holden Beach. […]

Putting a lure or bait right in front of a flounder matters more than putting the correct bait close to him.

The Jim Caudle Reef off Little River is tops for summer flounder

Jeff Burleson

Over the summer, the flounder fishery runs strong inside the estuaries and around the inlets close to Little River. Anglers get plenty of opportunities to reach their limit with a bucketful of mud minnows or their favorite soft-plastic bait, but the inshore lairs aren’t the only places to load up on a limit of flounder either. […]

Southport's David Mammay caught this huge flounder from the Cape Fear River on June 14, 2016.

Southport minister catches huge Cape Fear flounder

Jerry Dilsaver

Before he received his calling to the pulpit, pastor David Mammay of Southport was one of the premiere inshore-nearshore guides around Southport, and it appears that he hasn’t lost his touch, as evidenced by a 13.02-pound flounder he caught on June 14 in the Cape Fear River. […]

Flounder will stack up around the slightest change in bottom structure or contour.

A tip for finding nearshore flounder

Dusty Wilson

Far too many times, anglers stow just enough tethering rope to hold fast in the deepest water they anticipate to fish, if that. […]

Removing a flounder’s head right away makes it easier to produce beautiful, skin-on fillets from any fish.

How to fillet a flounder

John Gribb

Most anglers can adequately fillet a redfish or speckled trout but flounder are a little confusing. Do we cut two or four fillets, and where do we start? […]

Dale Turner uses the drift and bump method to catch more flounder.

Catch more flounder with this technique

Brian Cope

Flounder fishing is hot in the Murrells Inlet area right now, and while many anglers prefer to anchor down near likely holes and probe those areas with jigs or mud minnows, Dale Turner of Pawleys Island prefers to use a different tactic.

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Set your sights on North Carolina’s river-run flatfish.

River-run flatfish – Flounder fishing takes off in June in the lower Cape Fear River

Jerry Dilsaver

When Amanda King arrived in Wilmington a while back to attend college, she knew the Cape Fear coast was a special place and that she would probably be staying. She wound up working at the N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher running their surf-fishing seminars and similar projects, and doubling as a fishing guide who specializes in leading ladies and kids on trips exploring the Cape Fear River downstream from Wilmington to Southport from her Carolina Beach home.

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Using a double rig can increase your chances of catching a flounder.

Double your rig to catch more flounder

Brian Cope

Everybody likes a two-for-the-price-of-one sale, especially on fishing equipment. Flounder like it too, so increase your chances at hooking up with them by using a double flounder rig. […]

Clay Morphis caught this 13-pound flounder from the North Santee River on Dec. 29.

Angler catches 13-pound flounder in North Santee River

Brian Cope

Fresh off winning the annual Capt. Rickey’s Trout Speck-tacular Tournament on Egret Baits’ new Rattling Vudu Shrimp, Clay Morphis of Shallotte, N.C., caught a big prize, a 13-pound, 30.5-inch flounder, with the same lure on Dec. 29. […]

Guide Justin Carter said flounder prefer hard bottoms like rocks and sand over pluff mud.

Spot-on fall flounder

Phillip Gentry

The spot run each fall causes a lot of excitement along the Grand Strand, and few are immune to the frenzy of the tasty panfish. J Baisch of Fishful Thinking Charters in Murrells Inlet also gets excited about the annual migration, but it’s not because of what’s in front. […]