Inshore Flounder

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im pretty convinced that flounder no longer exist

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this is in grand isle fwiw

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Does anyone still wade and gig for flounder down there?

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I’ve been able to catch my limit on reds pretty quick lately

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No you haven't. Don't you know the stock is dangerously low. We need more restrictions!

Caught a few in Delacroix and a few in Fourchon during the closure. First ones I have caught in a few years. In TX we always targeted marsh drains with minnows on a Carolina rig.

The big spawners have moved out. Traditionally the night before Thanksgiving would be the best for me to stick big sows. Nicest 10 fish stringer was 7/12 pounds, a 7 pounder, six in the 6 pound range. And two 5’s.

Using an electric light and a one man stringer gig. Most we ever got in one night was 96 while wading, temperature in the 30’s and dead calm.

The smoke was coming off of the water. The water was very clear, bait fish in an abundance. ( clear bodied minnows with the silver stripe down their side ) and flounder milt in the water.

If you have milt, their will be flounders.

I have no input but this reminded me of the one time I caught an American Sole out of the Ogeechee River.

I have fished that damn river my entire life and only ever caught one....by complete accident. Hell, I don't even remember if I kept it. Probably not as I would have no idea what to do with it.

Give me redbreast, bass, jackfish, and crappie (Sauc-a-lait to you coonasses) ... I probably spelled that wrong.

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This was in freshwater?

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It was. I may have misidentified but it looked like a flounder but caught it off the bottom the river. American Sole was the only thing I could find that looked like it that was a freshwater fish.

This spot on the river is 80 miles from the coast by Highway. Probably double that or more as the river winds.

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I may have misidentified but it looked like a flounder but caught it off the bottom the river. American Sole was the only thing I could find that looked like it that was a freshwater fish.

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That's pretty neat. Had no idea there was such a thing like a freshwater tolerant flounder.

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I used to work for a guy who would flounder gig Grand Isle at night with a headlamp on. Always said shuffle your feet so the stingrays don't get you

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I gig for flounder. With the underwater lights you can see them well. You can also spot the stingrays so you'd have a much higher chance stepping on one during the day then at night with a light.

My flounder “ gig “ is a straight piece of 5/16 Round x 5 foot long. I fitted a gar fish archery point onto it to give better penetration on big flounder. I’m particular about sticking them in the head. Big ones will tear lose if you belly stick them.

On the opposite side of the point I have my stringer line attached through a small hole. This makes the gig your stringer tip. Stick them in the head, let them settle down, reach down and put your hand under his head, turn the gig over and they are strung. It’s fast and efficient.

For lights we would retrofit and H and H underwater flounder light. Take out the 30Watt bulb and get a 100Watt Cessna landing lightbulb from NAPA.

Typically used a 16 amp sealed emergency lighting battery.

When Chine Terrebonne saw my light he said “ Mais Negre dat ting look like L,P&L under dat water .”

Now there are many LED lights with cool batteries offered.