How Do You Fish For Flounder In The Surf?
You can catch flounder in the surf with a rod and reel or a gig, which can be made from a broom stick and nail. Gigging must be done at night. Either way you end up with highly-prized seafood. Fish for flounder at night or twilight. The water temperature should be above 75 degrees and the surf should be relatively calm. Cast out just beyond the first sand bar. When it is so calm that there are no waves forming on the sand bars flounder will come within 10 feet of the shore line. Flounder are common up to 2 pounds. They are flat fish with both eyes on the top side and hunt by half-burrowing into a sandy bottom and waiting for a target of opportunity to swim close by. Use an ultra-light spinning reel with 10 pound test line and a red or red-and-white plastic jig bounced off the bottom to make fishing more of a challenge. Live shrimp, croakers or finger mullet fished very close to the bottom make it more of a sure thing. Fish for flounder very slowly. When he hits he will take the bait or
