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Flounder are members of the family Bothidae, also called flatfish, or just flounder.
DESCRIPTION : Flounder have a laterally compressed body (fish lies on its side rather than on the abdomen) and always looks up. The flounder is capable of changing its color pattern to match the bottom color, ranging from blackish-brown to light- gray or a mottled coloring. The down side is white.
HABITAT
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The southern flounder is the most abundant flatfish in Texas waters.
They stay in mostly shallow water during warm months and then
migrate through cuts and passes to the Gulf to spawn during the
fall and winter. The flounder is an ambush feeder and will wait
patiently for something to eat that comes by its ambush spot.
Running tidal water in small cuts or rocky areas are excellent
places to find flounder. They sometimes bury themselves under
sand or silt as they wait for food to enter their area. Prime
fishing season is during the "flounder run" in the fall.
Gigging is a popular method for taking flounder. This is done
by either wading with a bright light (Coleman lantern) and "gigging"
or spearing the fish with a (multi pronged) gig as it lays waiting
for its dinner. Special flat bottom boats, with an air motor and
bright lights, are also used for gigging flounder.
DIET : Young flounder feed on crustaceans, older flounder eat mostly fish.
REGULATIONS: In Texas, flounder must be 14 inches long to keep, and each person may keep 10 fish per day. Fishing guides are not allowed to keep fish to add to a clients limit. (ex. A guide and 3 clients may only keep 30 flounder per day.)
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