Underwater flounder fishing view. Watch multiple fluke feed on bait strips and live bait. Bluefish, sea robins, sundials, and a striper also are seen. An Okuma Water Wolf camera is used to capture the video.
Hey John, Long time watcher. Had a recent trip the the OBX, NC and tore up fluke/flounder on your rig. They didn't seem to favor the shrimp over mullet, but the shorts did favor the shrimp. The larger fish did favor the bucktail. I'd be reeling in fish while others were clueless! many kids did appreciate looking at these funny looking fish. Brought back plenty of keepers thanks your tips. Thanks again!
Hey I wanted to thank you for all the videos on flounders/flukes. It helped me so much on my fishing trip in Jersey Shore. I did a awesome job on my kayak.
Your underwater flounder videos are awesome. Whenever I am flounder fishing I imagine that there are dozens of fluke chasing my bucktail like in your videos and i feel like it really helps me stay focused and feel the light bites
Every time I watch one of your videosI learn more and more about fluke. If you could do a video of just the gulp on a hook getting dragged to see how they react to that. Would be very interesting to see.
Great video, my friend and I were just talking about wanting to have a camera down while we were fishing outside of Shinnecock inlet by the Cheesehouse this weekend. Thanks for making it.
Man sometimes they really really want those baits. I'd love to see a video on some of the larger baits dropped down there...perhaps a bergal, peanut bunker, or a live spot....
John, what a awesome video! seeing so many fluke schooled up was great to see. I must say I sit and wonder how many fish actually follow my plug/bait without hitting it... thanks for the great videos
Wow, those fish are stacked up. Awesome video. John, I've read your books, but have you thought about making a video or an article exclusively on how to choose where and when to fluke fish? All the technique in the world doesn't help if we're fishing the wrong spot. I study structure on charts, but I miss more often than I hit, and don't usually know if it was the spot, the tide, the drift, or what.
Just what is and isn't an edge can be a mystery to the uninitiated, from the videos it often seems very flat where you fish. As I exclusively kayak, moving a lot can be problematic.Just another challenge I guess. Fished the edge of a major ship channel yesterday, but the wind was perpendicular to it and the current. No bites.
+rock bard Your right about that! Window panes eat the same as a fluke (summer flounder) or even winter flounder in my opinion. All have very mild white flesh and are perfect pan fried in butter with light seasoning. I'd much rather eat flounder, fluke and scup than a striper or bluefish.
I agree. We are really over fished here in Delaware. Too many people, the surf beaches really busy even on a week day. So its not practical to do jigging from the surf. Still though they are out there.
Great video once again John! Any thoughts on creating a similar fluke video using live Snapper? That would be telling on how they respond to larger living baits. Thanks for your time!
hi John I have been fishing more than couple times this year but no luck for fluke. where exactly do you fish? you recommend any specific place? appreciate any suggestions. thanks
I've tried your rapid jigging technique, it works well although sometimes the fish prefer a slower jigging motion. Have you noticed that with your experience?
Not really. If there's more than one person in my boat, the one who bounces the most aggressively usually does the best. They are very much triggered by motion.
I have bought gulp swimming mullet and shrimp and have had little to no success with bucktails or jigs any ideas why I'm not being as productive as you in your other fluke fishing videos?
do you ever try ragworm or lug?? flounders are mad for them in England I had a day Wer me and a pal had 100 + of these fish.all on a three hook rig I got sick of tangling up and went down to 1 hook
Hey John, I was the kid at the wading river boat launch yesterday. I appreciate the advice on going for fluke on outgoing tide because of the shallow water, I ending up catching 3 decent size fluke this morning. I had one quick question I wanted to ask and that was when you were younger I'm 14 so I can't get to beaches as often as I want to when you were around that age how did you get around? Thanks in advance! -Dain
Hi Dain. I'm glad the ebb worked for you! I grew up within walking distance of the beach in Miller Place, so my beach access was easy when I was a kid.
Hey john, I had a question that is really for beginners like myself sorta. I caught a couple of fluke and one keeper for the first time by surf thanks to your methods. But I have one problem sometimes. When I cast a certain way that I use a good amount of force to get the line further out I seem to always snap the line right at the swivel and everything on the leader is gone. I use your knots palomar knot on braid end and clinch knot on leader but when I try to cast a good distance with good force they seem to always snap leaving me to use medium force almost under throw casts and side casts. Any recommendations?
I'm new to surf fishing for stripers and I just got a rod but don't know what line to use. It is rated for 12-20 pound mono and 15-40 pound braid. What would you suggest using?
I'll also say that they're pretty fun to catch. They get big in the NE and they strike lures like a train and pull hard and use those pectoral fins like wings in the current to put on the brakes. When you get a sea robin double on a tandem rig, it can be a bear getting them in. And they are always willing biters when nothing else will bite.
Hey John, I fish in Long Island sound as well, mainly in the thimble island region in Branford Ct. Does the same fluke setup (bucktail +teaser gulp above) work well casting among rocky structure? Or more of a drifting setup?
