Where do winter flounders live?

Winter flounder are found in estuaries and on the continental shelf of the Northwest Atlantic, from the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada to North Carolina. They are most common north of Delaware Bay.

1. Where do flounder go in winter?
2. Where do flounders mostly live?
3. What do flounder do in the winter?
4. What is the best bait for winter flounder?
5. Where are flounder in Chesapeake Bay?
6. Do flounders migrate?
7. Can you keep flounder in NC?
8. Where are flounders eyes?
9. How long does a flounder live?
10. What temperature do winter flounder live in?
11. Where can you winter flounder in Connecticut?
12. Where is the easiest place to catch flounder?

Where do flounder go in winter?

Winter flounder migrate from offshore areas to nearshore waters in winter, which is where they get their name.

Where do flounders mostly live?

The flounder dwells at the bottom of oceans and seas near docks, bridges, and coral reefs. Its main areas of occupancy include the tropical and temperate waters along the coasts of Europe, North America, Africa, and Asia.

What do flounder do in the winter?

Most of the larger flounder will head offshore in the Winter in order to spawn. You can sometimes ambush them in the inlets and passes as they filter out from the inshore tidal creeks and estuaries and make their way to the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean.

What is the best bait for winter flounder?

Bloodworms or sandworms are the most common bait used for winter flounder. The pieces should be cut small, between two to three inches at most. At least part of the worm should dangle off the hook.

Where are flounder in Chesapeake Bay?

Most remain in the middle to lower Bay, but some travel as far north as Maryland's Gunpowder River. As water temperatures decrease, they will usually migrate offshore for winter.

Do flounders migrate?

There are two major flounder migrations each year. They move inshore during the end of winter and start of spring after breeding, and they move offshore during the start of fall to start breeding again. ... Flounder tend to be lazy fish and during migration they move using tidal currents.

Can you keep flounder in NC?

The recreational flounder season will open Sept. 1 and close Sept. 14 in internal and ocean waters of North Carolina. The minimum size limit will remain at 15 inches total length, and the creel limit will remain at four fish per person per day during the open recreational season.

Where are flounders eyes?

This fish group includes species familiar to seafood lovers—not only halibut, but flounder, sole, and turbot. All flatfish have eyes on the end of stalks, so they pop out of the head “kind of like the eyes we saw in cartoons—ba-boing!” says George Burgess of the Florida Museum of Natural History.

How long does a flounder live?

Biology. Summer flounder grow fast and have a relatively short life, about 12 to 14 years.

What temperature do winter flounder live in?

Ideal living and spawning temperatures range between 32°F and 50°F, but winter flounder can survive temperatures near 28.4°F, the freezing point of seawater.

Where can you winter flounder in Connecticut?

Very productive areas were found to be near the mouth of the Pawcatuck, Poquonnock, Niantic, and Connecticut Rivers and in Jordan, Morris, and Greenwich Coves.

Where is the easiest place to catch flounder?

As we've mentioned, docks, piers, rocks and pilings are all key areas where flounder (fluke) like to lay and ambush prey. They can hold multiple fish and provide safety from predators such as dolphins, sharks, and larger fish.