Areas with an undulating bottom provide ample ambush points for flounder similarly, such places offer baitfish hideouts in structure and places to rest out of strong tidal currents. The surf zone, creek mouths, flats near banks and edges of channels provide excellent opportunities for flounder anglers. They feed in areas where an abundant food source is available, including near structure and changes in bottom relief where baitfish, shrimp, and other crustaceans congregate.Īreas with structure are great places to catch flounder, but not the only places. A flounder will ambush and inhale in one swift motion before settling again to the bottom and awaiting its next victim.įlounders generally spread out across an area of likely bottom and generally don’t feed in tight schools but frequent the same habitat types scattered over a fairly wide area. Their natural camouflage and tendency to cove themselves with sand allows them to lie unnoticed along the bottom, waiting for an unsuspecting shrimp or fish to enter their strike zone.
They don’t have the speed and agility of a trout or mackerel but are just as effective in taking prey by remaining stationary and hidden on the bottom. Flounder aren’t voracious mobile predators like bluefish but are effective ambush feeders.
Trolling and drifting methods better match the fish’s style.
Whoever started trolling definitely discovered the most efficient method for catching flounder by hook and line. When they finally got stopped, somebody discovered a flounder had nailed one of the cigar minnows that’d been accidentally pulled and skipped across the bottom during their moving violation of the fishing standard. The technique likely was discovered by mistake when an anchor rope gave way and sent a couple of fishermen down a channel or out an inlet with fishing lines in tow. Why? Probably because trolling better fits the habitat niche of flounders - and it’s probably more fun for anglers.įlatfish fans discovered trolling allowed them to cover more ground and reach more fish. The technique for flounder by far provides greater success than anchored in a fixed position. Trolling and/or drifting for flounder now are endemic to fisherman in S.C. However, South Carolina’s shallow-water flounder chasers “broke the mold” at some point in time and incorporated a more active approach. The approach involved a strong anchor, bucket of minnows, a comfortable seat and a frosty beverage. Southeastern flounder anglers once traditionally used the same stationary techniques to fish. Rich Harris.įrom Tubbs Inlet at the state line with North Carolina to Ralston’s Creek below Charleston, parades of boats line estuaries and creeks, moving barely above idle speed in quest of June flounder.įlatfish are widely recognized commercially and recreationally for their flaky meat and mild taste. We can guarantee “smallies” from Wayne County! Perch will be in shallower water, and the creative angler can enjoy a perch-bass shore dinner.Finger mullets rigged Carolina style are a favorite bait of Capt. The kings will be boated until late September.įor the bass angler, the third week in June until October has always provided rod bending action in Lake Ontario. Trout and salmon fishing during the summer months in Lake Ontario switches to the mighty king salmon, with 30 pounders commonly caught in Wayne County waters. This type of fishing is truly an exciting adventure. Targeted species during the early months include browns, cohos, and steelhead. The fishing season opens approximately April 1st, when ice leaves the bays, and charter services place their first lures in the water for some tremendous spring fishing. For the young anglers the Wayne County Youth Fishing Derby Derby runs mid-June through late July. The LOC Spring Derby, the Sodus Pro-Am Tournament, LOC Summer Derby and the LOC Fall Derby. To enhance your adventure, we are host to a number of derbies. Fish the mighty Lake Ontario try your angling prowess in our four embayments, or spend a delightful quiet day fishing the historic Erie Canal.
Wayne County has a boatful of fishing options.
0 kommentar(er)
