Flounder
Flounders have bodies well adapted to living on the bottom. They prefer
sandy shoals where they partially bury themselves in the sand and remain
undetected by smaller fish they feed on. Flounders usually arrive in
the Chesapeake in late April and remain into October. They are generally
caught by bottom fishing from piers, the shoreline, and boat. Bottom
drift fishing with live minnows along sandy shoals outside the mouths
of rivers is a popular technique.
| Common Names |
Flounder, Flatfish, Summer Flounder |
| Scientific Name |
Paralichthys denatus |
| Average
Size |
1 - 2 feet. |
| Average Weight |
1-3 lbs. |
| Minimum Size Limit* |
15.5 inches* |
| Possession Limit* |
8 per person* |
| Season |
April - October |
| Lure |
bottom lures |
| Bait |
Live minnows, peeler crab, squid, blood worms |
| World Record |
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| Virginia Record |
17.5 lbs., Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, C.E. Cross, 1971 |
| Citation Size |
6 lbs. |
* All regulations
are subject to change throughout the year. Always check with
the Virginia Marine Resource Commission for new regulations before
you go fishing @ 757-247-2200 or www.state.va.us/mrc/homepage.htm |
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