Flounder Archives - Page 22 of 26

July 20, 2026

The fall flounder bite around jetties can be fantastic, as Capt. J Baisch of Murrells Inlet provides evidence.

The lure of the jetties

Cooler water on the incoming tide turns the fishing from good to great in September, and the hottest action for saltwater anglers is around jetties, submerged rock piles and reefs. […]

Big menhaden are producing a lot of nice flounder in Winyah Bay recently.

Flounder bite takes off in Winyah Bay with arrival of menhaden

Jeff Burleson

The warm weather is bringing carloads of people to the coast, and for fishermen, several massive waves of menhaden have arrived and once again fired up the flounder fishing downstream of Georgetown’s historic seaport. […]

Capt. Jamie Rushing goes the extra mile (or two) to catch flounder like this one out of Masonboro Inland.

Think small for big reef flounder – Small places on big reefs can mean lots of nearshore Masonboro flounder

Mike Marsh

Capt. Jamie Rushing headed offshore through Masonboro Inlet, his 21-foot boat gliding smoothly over glassy seas with his livewells full of menhaden and mullet in anticipation of a banner day. […]

Flounder have started biting on low tide in deep holes in the backs of the creeks that feed Murrells Inlet.

Flounder fishing gets jump start with good weather in Murrells Inlet

Jeff Burleson

Spring is bringing people out of hiding along the coast for more than just a suntan. At Murrells Inlet, the super-shallow creeks are heating up on the low end of the tide and are firing up the resident flounder. […]

Eighty flounder a year for the next four year will be tagged as part of a study funded by CRFL funds.

Flounder-tagging study gets boost from CRFL grant

Jerry Dilsaver

This summer, a research team from UNC-Wilmington and N.C. State will begin a second study on the movement of southern flounder, funded by a $150,000 grant from Coastal Recreational Fishing License funds to study. […]

Flounder fishing in the Sneads Ferry area has been great since a cold front rolled through the area last weekend.

Flounder fishing takes off in Sneads Ferry area

Jerry Dilsaver

Capt. Allen Jernigan of Sneads Ferry isn’t the only fisherman happy that fall is being ushered in by a series of cold fronts, because the latest one has turned on the flounder in the area. […]

Guide Justin Hubbard said the flounder fishing has been better in Charleston Harbor this year than in recent years.

Charleston flounder chomping on live baits

Brian Cope

Fishermen are finding plenty of flounder in the Charleston Harbor, and where one bites, more are sure to follow, according to Justin Hubbard of Reel Shallow Charters. […]

Flounder are a great ‘incidental’ catch when targeting redfish, because they live in the same areas and eat the same baits and lures.

Flounder a bonus when targeting reds

Craig Holt

One of the bonuses of fishing for red drum during behind Bogue, Bear and Browns inlets is the availability of flounder. […]

Capt. Jeff Cronk shows off a flounder caught close to the sea buoy that marks the ocean end of Bogue Inlet — a shallow-draft inlet that can be difficult to navigate.

Bogue Inlet particulars

Jerry Dilsaver

Bogue Inlet, located south and west of Emerald Isle and north and east of Bear Island/Hammocks Beach State Park, is the connection to the ocean for Swansboro, Cedar Point, Cape Carteret and Emerald Isle. […]