Five Secrets to Catch Flounder

The secrets to catching a big catch of flounder lie in the kind of bait that you use, when you fish for flounder, where you fish and how you fish for flounder, and knowing what to look for in the water.

Flounder aren't really large fish so you'll want to get a few to make a good sized catch for dinner and if you do get a big one, you will have set a record. In the case of the southern flounder, the males seldom reach past twelve inches long. The females grow longer and can get to twenty five inches. Flounder is fun to catch, especially in shallow waters where you see the biting action going on.

If you are in shallow waters where you know that flounder are present, you can look for a mud lump that is actually a flounder camouflaged under the sand! Look for a lump and and an eye, and that ill be where you drop your line. Most fisherman who are experienced flounder fishermen know this trick, but that isn't all there is to it. Don't go to just a wide stretch of sandy area in the water.

Look for stretches of sandy areas that are interrupted by rocky crevices and hiding places that flounder will typically use as their safe haven to take food back to and eat.

The kind of bait you'll need for catching flounder is primarily finger mullet. You'll want to use mullet that are between three and four inches long. If you get smaller ones, you'll won't be able to put them on the hook as well, and larger ones are too big for the flounder to get into it's mouth.

If mullet doesn't do the trick, you can try using a jig head with minnow, shrimp, or grub tail on it. Live bait is the best choice for catching flounder.

Strangely enough, they don't seem to bite artificial lures as if they know what it is!

Don't use bait that isn't fresh and alive! A flounder is more likely to bite a wiggly shrimp or mullet than one that appears to be dead. Keep updating your bait for this reason. If mullets or minnows get that buttery, slippery feeling, it's time to get fresh bait.

Drag your bait across the bottom and see what happens next!Don't let your bait sit too long in one spot, go for about three minutes and then move it along. Mimic a live mullet swimming around near the bottom and this will help to fool the flounder into biting.

Another secret to catching flounder is to be patient when you do get a bite.
Don't forget that a flounder isn't going to take off and drag your rod out of your hands and into the water.

A flounder strike will so subtle that you may just think your sinker brushed up against something. The big secret here is that you don't want to get too excited and jerk the hook too fast. Let the flounder get a good hold of the bait and it will probably go a little ways to it's safety zone to eat.

Taking your time to set the hook will ensure your flounder isn't going to get away and then all you'll end up with is what's left of your bait!