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Louisiana Flounder
Posted on 4/2/14 at 2:41 pm
Posted on 4/2/14 at 2:41 pm
A friend and I want to go flounder gigging at Grand Isle but we've never gone after flounder before and are pretty ignorant of the whole process. So, I'm about to ask some questions that may sound stupid to y'all:
-Do you need a special permit for flounder gigging or just a regular fishing license will do?
-Is gigging or angling the best way to catch flounder?
-When's the best time of the year to catch flounder?
-Do you need a special permit for flounder gigging or just a regular fishing license will do?
-Is gigging or angling the best way to catch flounder?
-When's the best time of the year to catch flounder?
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Posted on 4/2/14 at 2:49 pm to ShotokanBengal
I dunno but you need good lighting for gigging to see the flounder.
Posted on 4/2/14 at 2:52 pm to ShotokanBengal
You need calm seas, and I think low tide to make it work...
Posted on 4/2/14 at 2:59 pm to ShotokanBengal
It's hard to target flounder specifically while fishing, because they're bottom feeders, along with the pesky hardheads. Gigging works great if you have a good light source (I use a coleman lantern held below chest height) and good water conditions. Grand Isle gets muddy, and unless you can see the sand on the bottom, you can't see the flounder either.
Posted on 4/2/14 at 3:54 pm to ShotokanBengal
I've murdered the flounder on GI many times. I have a coonass-rigged under water light that's a beast. Lots of great places on the isle for floundering.
Posted on 4/2/14 at 3:58 pm to ShotokanBengal
Flashlight and an umbrella.
ETA: Serious answer, no idea. Never been.
ETA: Serious answer, no idea. Never been.
This post was edited on 4/2/14 at 3:59 pm
Posted on 4/2/14 at 3:59 pm to TigerWise
quote:pics of said light? I thought about making one with an LED light strip.
I've murdered the flounder on GI many times. I have a coonass-rigged under water light that's a beast. Lots of great places on the isle for floundering.
Posted on 4/2/14 at 6:24 pm to Neauxla
Yeah man let's see this coonass light
Posted on 4/2/14 at 6:30 pm to wickowick
you want the tide just starting to turn and come in...its like a light switch how the flounder move into the beach...
Posted on 4/2/14 at 9:04 pm to farad
Ok, thanks for the info!
Posted on 4/2/14 at 9:09 pm to ShotokanBengal
Shuffle your feet on the bottom instead of picking up your feet on each step, that way the sting rays don't get you.
Posted on 4/2/14 at 9:20 pm to Mie2cents
Just a saltwater license. I use underwater leds and gig from my flatboat. I prefer an incoming tide. Look for bait, flat bottoms free of shells and good tide movement. Find those three things and you will find flounder consistently. You can either buy a gig or make one. Make sure if you buy one, can't use one with barbs.
Posted on 4/2/14 at 11:13 pm to Neauxla
fishinglightsect.com
Posted on 4/3/14 at 6:27 am to lsuson
quote:
can't use one with barbs
y? law or practical advice?
Posted on 4/3/14 at 6:54 am to mack the knife
Go to academy and drop at least 50 on a light or you will hate this.
Regular gigs work.
When you see one stab it with force and pin it to the sand. Then pick it up with your hand underneath.
I love it
Regular gigs work.
When you see one stab it with force and pin it to the sand. Then pick it up with your hand underneath.
I love it
Posted on 4/3/14 at 7:21 am to lsuson
quote:
Just a saltwater license. I use underwater leds and gig from my flatboat. I prefer an incoming tide. Look for bait, flat bottoms free of shells and good tide movement. Find those three things and you will find flounder consistently. You can either buy a gig or make one. Make sure if you buy one, can't use one with barbs.
I agree with everything here except your comment on shell, maybe a Texas thing, most I gig are on/in/around oyster.
Another concept that was hard for me to accept early on but once tide changes to incoming you will find a lot of fish between mid-calf and shallower.
You want light wind too.
Google '2coolfishing led flounder light', scroll down a little and look for 40 page thread on building your own underwater led, much better than academy ones.
Posted on 4/4/14 at 6:32 am to Mie2cents
You serious, Clark?
Using your advice, you will see many flat bodied, sand dwelling fish scurrying through the sand and leaving a sand trail ahead of you as you shuffle your way through 12 - 18" of preferably clear, wave free water while gigging.
Coleman lantern or improved underwater light/lights are good. Underwater LED rigs are becoming the norm and rivaling Coleman lanterns (all I've ever known).
See what you are looking for. An anomaly in the sand bottom. Could be a flounder. Could be a sting ray. Gig him anyway. Hold your gig fast to the bottom. Then determine what it is after sand and thrashing settles down. IMO.
Don't shuffle your feet. If you do, you may still get a few flounder. You may also get a few sting rays. No difference in survival instincts of flounder or sting rays. They are both not as smart as you, but neither of these fish are totally stupid. Give them an alarm, they will flee.
BTW, sharks could get you in 18" water also.
If you are concerned about stingray barbs (a genuine concern), wear boots and leggings.
Risks. Genuine. Part of life. Columbus took a chance. He discovered America.
Using your advice, you will see many flat bodied, sand dwelling fish scurrying through the sand and leaving a sand trail ahead of you as you shuffle your way through 12 - 18" of preferably clear, wave free water while gigging.
Coleman lantern or improved underwater light/lights are good. Underwater LED rigs are becoming the norm and rivaling Coleman lanterns (all I've ever known).
See what you are looking for. An anomaly in the sand bottom. Could be a flounder. Could be a sting ray. Gig him anyway. Hold your gig fast to the bottom. Then determine what it is after sand and thrashing settles down. IMO.
Don't shuffle your feet. If you do, you may still get a few flounder. You may also get a few sting rays. No difference in survival instincts of flounder or sting rays. They are both not as smart as you, but neither of these fish are totally stupid. Give them an alarm, they will flee.
BTW, sharks could get you in 18" water also.
If you are concerned about stingray barbs (a genuine concern), wear boots and leggings.
Risks. Genuine. Part of life. Columbus took a chance. He discovered America.
Posted on 4/4/14 at 6:53 am to TaserTiger
quote:He discovered people living here already.
Columbus took a chance. He discovered America.
To OP, here is a good article from LA Sportsman. LINK
Posted on 4/6/14 at 6:44 pm to TaserTiger
quote:
Risks. Genuine. Part of life. Columbus took a chance. He discovered America.
Haha! Thanks, I'll remember that!
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