Flounder & Flatfish

Check out the latest fishing tips and techniques for catching flounder.

Louisiana Flounder Fishing Closure this Fall

A study showed that southern flounder populations are low, so Louisiana is closing harvest of the popular fish this autumn.

How to Catch the Gulf’s Deep Bayou Flounder

Summer flatfish seek deep-water access and live bait along Texas and Louisiana coasts.

Fall, Wintertime Flounder on Micro Jigs

How to find and catch Gulf Coast flounder after the fall migration.

Early-Flounder Strategies for the Gulf Coast

Tips for fishing the late winter, early spring reverse migration of flounder.

Flounder species belong to a large order of flatfishes in several families. Flatfishes include flounders, halibuts, soles, turbots and more. Because of their unique anatomy—their eyes are positioned on one side of their heads—they lie in ambush on or near the ocean bottom.

Some East Coast and Gulf anglers deliberately target flounder species on sandbar dropoffs and small ledges, but for many, these fish are incidental, though delicious, catches. Flounder will eat small fish such as mud minnows and shrimp and take tipped jigs or other artificials.

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Flounder & Flatfish

Louisiana Flounder Fishing Closure this Fall

How to Catch the Gulf’s Deep Bayou Flounder

Fall, Wintertime Flounder on Micro Jigs

Early-Flounder Strategies for the Gulf Coast

Artificial Shrimp Lures

Summer Flounder Stock Assessment Requested by Legislators

How to Catch Inshore Fish Offshore