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November 30, 2017

Morgan – Age 13 caught her biggest flounder

Morgan Sellers age 13 (girl) has been flounder fishing with her dad for at least 8 years now. On November 23, 2017, she caught her biggest flounder to date using Berkley Gulp. This female flounder with […]
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 […]
September 27, 2017

A 13-pound-11 ounce flounder and catching flounder on the “beds”

I love flounder and huge flounder really intrigue me. One of the coolest moments of my career as a wildlife journalist was getting to encounter a flounder bigger than the long-standing state record. The state record […]
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 […]
August 8, 2017

Follow the shad and alligators to find flounder (seriously)

Have you ever seen fish hitting with your own eyes but they were keyed in on something VERY specific. They weren’t just hitting shrimp, they were hitting a certain size shrimp, etc. My friend Thad Daly […]
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 […]
November 2, 2016

Texas Hotshots – First Big Flounder of The Year

I have been fishing hard this year and waiting on the flounder to start running. After multiple trips and hours on the water we finally caught up to the flounder. We had fished from daylight until […]