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Thursday, August 4. 2022

Flounder Tales


"Flounder, flounder, in the sea..."  It's the classic Grimm's tale about the discontented wife: The Fisherman and His Wife


We have two almost identical flounder species on the East Coast (not including the delicious Halibut which is an ocean species). On a menu, they are "Sole". They are odd-looking bottom feeders, camouflaged on the bottom and darting up to catch smaller fish - or your bait or lure.


Around here, we call them Fluke, and keepers must be 19" or over.  For truly large Fluke, you need to head out to the Nantucket Shoals, or off Montauk. Or your fish market. If you think fresh Sole is expensive, try buying a boat and fishing yourself. Great fun, though, with a pal or two and some beer.


Here's how to filet your (legal-sized) catch. 


These boys are not catching "giant Fluke" but it's all relative. Push your catch closer to the camera and they look bigger. Bottom fishing in Long Island Sound:







Posted by The News Junkie in Hunting, Fishing, Dogs, Guns, etc. at 14:32 | Comments (7) | Trackbacks (0)

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Flounder and sole are just about two of my favorite fish to eat. I don't like strong tasting fish. Flounder is almost impossible to buy in Missouri. Halibut too, but it usually goes for close to #$00 a pound in Missouri unless you can get it at Whole Foods on sale for $25.
#1 JC on 2022-08-04 15:51 (Reply)
That's $30 a pound.
#1.1 JC on 2022-08-04 22:35 (Reply)
Flounder was in Animal House and fish is a construct of the white male patriarchy! (sarc)
Meat and fish for your protein needs while you can still afford it.
Just say NO to Frankenmeat or GMO fish.
#2 Fawn Liebowitz Memorial Kiln on 2022-08-04 16:34 (Reply)
I find them a little freaky looking. They taste good, but I don't like to see what they liked like before they become dinner.
#3 Lee Also on 2022-08-04 17:26 (Reply)
I caught one on the Seward spit in Alaska. I managed to slice off the top of my knuckle while filleting the darn thing. While I went to the car to get a band aid, a seagull tried to fly off with the carcass. I shoed him off and we ate it (the flounder, not the seagull) in the motel room. It was good. I taped the flap of skin back down on my knuckle and it healed. Good memories...
#4 snopercod on 2022-08-04 18:59 (Reply)
Flounder were biting well in the creeks and nearshore in north Georgia last month. Didn't need a boat, just live finger mullet. They fight surprising well and, of course, taste delicious, especially the day they're caught. Fishing has helped save my marriage. My wife loves to lie on the beach and read all day, but I can't do that all day long, even though I love reading a good book. So I've (slowly over the years) learned to surf fish. Makes our vacations enjoyable for both of us.
#5 anon on 2022-08-04 19:29 (Reply)
We quickly learned the European-style meat cuts after moving to Israel, but it is taking much longer to map out the fish varieties.

For halibut recipes we use Nile Perch, but it is more strongly flavored.

In addition to Mediterranean species there is lotsa pond farmed fish - the Israeli growers are constantly bringing in new species. Pond farmed tilapia is the cheaper alternative to Mediterranean sole.
#6 Ben David on 2022-08-04 23:39 (Reply)

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