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December 1, 2021

Flounder Project Reaches Milestone

Flounder Revolution is back! The catch-and-release conservation project founded by award-winning wildlife journalist and Texas Fish & Game Editor-In-Chief Chester Moore that began in 2008 returned with a new format in 2021. And it has been […]
January 9, 2020

Reds, Specks and Flounder In January

January is the beginning of Texas’ truly cold weather. Savvy anglers however realize in Texas the fishing never shuts down, it just changes. That means the beginning of the year offers overlooked and in some cases […]
November 8, 2017

Hit and run flounder-flounder that keep going (video)

Ever have a flounder hit your bait and then take off? Most hit and sit. Some hit and run. This videos gives you an idea of why they do this and how you can use it […]
October 3, 2017

Watch a flounder eat a huge shrimp-from someone’s hand

This video provided a number of years ago from the University of Texas Marine Science Institute gives a rare look at what a southern flounder strike looks like. And for the record, the flounder in the […]
August 24, 2017

This flounder is brown on both sides and these are flippin’ huge (photos)

Ever caught a flounder that is brown on BOTH sides? The typical flounder is brown on the top and white on the bottom but this one caught by Lake Calasieu guide Capt. Kevin Broussard is brown […]
November 16, 2016

Texas Hotshots – First Tournament First Flounder and WON!

I took my cousin to the 2016 Castaway Cup for his first tournament. We wade fished and worked the banks looking for some big ones. I actually fished in front of him and fished the same […]
November 10, 2016

Flounder Run Cancelled? Warm Weather to Blame?

Has the fall “flounder run” been cancelled? Has the unusually warm weather short-circuited what is typically the best flounder fishing of the year? The answer is no and yes. The “run” is not canceled but the […]
November 8, 2016

Fall Flounder Tips

Flounder are slowly beginning to stage for their fall migration to the Gulf. Although it is not prime time yet, we are getting there and there are plenty of options to hook into big ones. Hardcore flounder: This […]
November 2, 2016

Flounder on the Reefs

Some of the best flounder early in the fall are on the reeds on southern end of Texas bays. Reefs are difficult to fish for something that lives on the bottom but they can be fruitful […]
October 7, 2016

River Flounder Biting Right Now!

This is the time of year river fishing for flounder starts heating up. Flounder in the river stage to leave before those in the bay do so you start to get some concentrations of fish as early as mid September. […]