Hey guys, will flounders be around the McCortkle Pier or Sugarbowl? Or on the shore drive? Show me on the map and pinpoint where they will be. Is a long cast required?

There was a segment in the On The Water magazine this month regarding winter flounder. The fell basically said that even though they are called "winter flounder" they just wind up burrying themselves and are fairly dormant until early spring when the water temps creep up - then you are more likely to catch them...

So it might be a couple months still

No ** kidding **? Cool. This is a great site, John. I really love it! All of people here are very helpful and friendly. In that way, I will never have to depend on a charter captain for it, like Jason Colby. It's a long story. He threatnened me that he will charge me a $70 an hour for too many questions about fishing. What stragety should I use for flounders?

Notaro - we try to not always swear on the main pages ...

Strategy for Flounders? Go to the library & get a book, seriously - get a subscription to On The Water & The Fisherman - New England addition. Check books on fishing out of the library. Check with your local B&T what the hot bait is when the pick up and check the boards... This is not the only place you can resource that, this is but one tool in your arsenal to get some fish...

I remember chunking & worming for them as a kid but I honestly have not targeted winter flounder in decades. The one or two times I've gone for fluke have been with live mummies or GS's jerk baits which work pretty stinkin' good too.

Originally posted by Notaro
What stragety should I use for flounders?

Seaworms or cut squid, a can of corn, with a few small holes cut into it, large enough to let the kernals out, on a rope over the side, shake it every so often to release the corn........and pink sinkers.......(ssssshhhh!!!!, that last one is a super-secret.....;))

Okay, my bad, John. I will ask around. Is fishing for winter flounders hard? I tried fishing for winter flounders at the Onset Pier. It bit my bait then spit it out. I don't know what hook to use. I used a flounder hook, but I don't like it because it requires a setting and striking. I tried trolling for flukes on the Patriot Party Boat with a fluke rig andit worked like a magic. I didn't know it until the boat slowed down and I felt something heavy and tugging. There it was a fluke lying flat top like a pancake!

Steve, pink sinker? C'mon, gimme your serects. How about those lures?

Notaro - I am serious about the pink sinker.....just get some pink spray paint and spray paint your standard sinker. I learned this trick from some flounder experts last year.

Flounder fishing is generally bait fishing. (Fluke will hit lures, though). As I said, seaworms or cut squid are the best. Mussels and clam "lips" also work well.

Flounder generally tend to suck in the bait as opposed to attacking it. (This is why they rarely hit lures). You may feel some slight taps.....after about the third or fourth tap is the best time to set the hook.

I used to catch a lot of flounder off of the Powder Point Bridge in Duxbury in late April and early May. In past years, the April ones had to go back, as the season was closed until May 1. Last year, they opened the season on March 1, you are allowed 3 per day between March 1 and May 1, and then after May 1 are allowed, I beleive, 8 per day.....I think the limit is 12", but it may have been raised to 13".

After about the end of May, it is rare to catch them in the bays until the fall. Basically, as the water warms in the spring, they pull themselves out of their winter homes in the mud up in the bay and migrate towards the ocean. Then in the fall, they start to return to their winter homes up in the bays.

In early spring, you are better off in shallow water, like maybe 2-3 feet. When I used to catch a lot off the bridge, many guys would try to fish near the channel. I always stayed closer to shore in the shallower water, and did better than the deep water guys. I think that they liked to sun themselves in the shallower, warmer water.

But the past 6-7 years, I have gotten few flounder in Duxbury.....hopefully, they are starting to return.

Thanks, Steve, but where can I find flounders in the shallow water? What is the spot for it?

And do u have a specific address to Powder Point Bridge?