Thursday, April 12, 2007

Flounder at Flagler

I was talking with Chuck at Roy's Bait House on Flagler Beach this afternoon. He tells me that the fishing is reel good from the pier, the river, and area lakes. Flounder fishing is hot at the pier with reports of anglers taking up to 12 nice sized flounder in a day. Live shrimp or smaller mullet work best for flounder. Chuck tells me to start with mullet, and if the bite slows down, switch to shrimp. Pompano are also biting very well at the pier. Pomp jigs, sand flees, or shrimp are the best baits. Anglers at the pier are also catching quite a few speckled trout and sheepshead on shrimp. In the river and area canals, snook fishing is very good at night. Chucks father has gone snook fishing several times in the last week and has caught at least one snook a night. He landed nine snook a few nights ago. Offshore, king mackerel to 24lb's are being taken 45 miles out. In area fresh water lakes, Chucks customers are catching big largemouth bass and specks. Large live shiners work well for the bass. For more information contact;
Roy's Bait House
386-439-2200
105 N 2nd Street
Flagler Beach, FL 32136