A flat fish with a lot of attitude, flounder are fish that most fisherman never forget. They are masters of camouflage and they are so quick you might think you were seeing a shadow. Seldom will you find an east coast fisherman who doesn’t enjoy fishing for fluke. These tasty white fish are pleasant to the palate and they are fighters – and make for a great fishing outing.

In the northeastern part of the United States, you can find fluke near the shoreline, usually around the month of May. Put simply, the warmer the water is, the greater the likelihood that you can find them. They normally cruise for their favorite foods when the water is warm, and enjoy foods like sand eels, squid and other baitfish. You can usually find them easily in shallow beach waters, bays and tidal river mouths. When summer is at its peak, you can haul them in between 30 and 120 feet from the shoreline, as they like to stay in water that is comfortably warm but where food is also readily available. When the temperature is cool, you have a chance to catch them even closer to the shoreline, and in the later fall months it is easiest to catch them during their annual trip toward the warmer Atlantic coastal waters. Fluke are not keen on the harsh winters of the northeast.

As with many fishermen, you likely have your own unique approach to fishing for fluke, mainly depending on the depth of the water. When you are fishing during the earliest and latest parts of the season, fishing in the shallows is preferable, at a depth of around 20 feet or less. Most fishermen choose to use a standard tackle or a spinning rod. Rig your jigs with squid, and the best selections of squid are generally in the 1-4 oz range. Cast your rigs directly downwards from the boat, which ought to be drifting at this point. Make sure that your jig is weighted enough to sink into contact with the waterbed where the fluke will feed. Properly weighted, your jig will sink to the bottom to ensure a memorable fishing expedition.

How you work the jig is vital, and this should be done by using the boat’s drifting motion to signal when to raise and lower the jig. Typically, it should be raised and lowered a foot or two from the waterbed by simply adjusting the tip of your rod. Then, you can drop the jig gradually to draw the most attention.

Another effective method is to use the snap method. This is extremely helpful if you’re dealing with a school of lethargic fish as it gets their attention quickly. It is not complicated to use a snap method – simply wait until your line hits the bottom and snap it back – then allow it to go slack. Regardless of how lazy the fluke are feeling this will certainly get their attention.

Once you have caught your first fluke you’ll want to see if you can pinpoint your location. Depending on what equipment you have you will find great success in this. You can do this by triangulating and of course the best method is a GPS system. The GPS systems are literally indispensable when you’re trying to lock in on a school of fluke.

Fluke will begin to stray from the shoreline as the season gets hotter. For this reason, you may decide to change methods and use target fishing. This is best done with the use of spinner rigs, fun to create but able to be found in high quality bait and tackle shops. Trying out a variety of pre-made spinners is the best way to discover your “favorite.” Once you learn this trick, the trip can be even more memorable by designing and creating your own selection of spinner rigs.

Spinner rigs are not complicated. They are primarily three eyes. The main eye connects to the main line, then a sinker is attached to the second eye, and the final eye holds a leader. For those who are trying to get the most of out of their spinners, beads and a spinner blade are placed above the hook. Favorite bait and sinkers help ensure that the line will stay in proximity to the waterbed and create not only a visual queue and a vibration that will get the attention of the laziest fluke. When your boat drifts, the spinner blade rotates ahead of your hook and creates this queue.

On trips that you are trying to catch a larger number of fluke, it’s smart to utilize a mixture of techniques. Deeper water rigs can be helpful as the fluke migrate to the cooler waters later in the season. These rigs can allow you to catch fluke easily and quickly. Following these brief and easy tips can assure that you will at least know how to catch those tasty fluke.

In order to have a successful time fishing, you want to make sure you have the correct supplies. Some examples are Shimano Reel, Daiwa Reel, and Shimano Spinning Reel.

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