| This is me fishing in foggy Nova Scotia for flounder, more specifically blackback flounder, or more commonly known as the Winter flounder. Some anglers mistaken these flounder for the Summer flounder or fluke and sometimes for even for halibut. Flounder are clasified as ground fish. There is a 10 fish bag limit per day per person. I didn't use my outboard motor cause I only fish about 75-100 yrds from where I launch my boat and I if I don't have to put it in salt water I won't. For some flounder fishing tips, I keep my rig simple, no need for fancy complicated rigging. I was only fishing in 10-15 ft of water right under the boat by my chum pot, so there was no need for swivels, or other fancy attractants. Begin fishing about 2 and a half hrs into the flood tide as the fish move inshore on the flood...I have'nt ever had too much success on the ebb tide. The bait I used was soft shell clams. I show myself digging clams and shucking clams...I use a very basic rig using only hook line and sinker in addition to the clams. I was fishing in tidal waters, salt water, fishing coastal waters, on the ocean...Verticle Jigging live bait and the use of chum pots are my favorite way to catch flounder. Winter flounder is sometimes called blackback, lemon sole and George's bank flounder. It occurs in inshore and offshore waters from Labrador southward. A muddy reddish-brown, it is sometimes spotted or mottled on its eyed side, and its underside is often tinged with yellow. Inshore ... |
