Flounder (Rhombosolea plebeian, Rhombosolea
leporine)
MPI regulations
Min Length- 23cm (Sand flounder), 25cm(Yellow belly flounder) Easily distinguishable, Sand flounder are diamond shaped, yellowbellys have a more rounded form.
Daily bag limit-20 fish per day
Habitat and Feeding Habits
Often Mudflats provide the
best areas, Channels which run through these are a good place to find these
fish in high aggregations. They feed on crabs and small worms, so cockle beds
are often a good place to look.
Ideal time to spear flounder
First off every
location is different. You want still/calm night as little wind/swell as
possible. It also needs to be dark so either cloudy or Third quarter through to
first quarter of the moon. On the incoming tide is the best time to flounder.
Obviously every location is different but normally an hour after low tide
through all the way to high tide in some cases. Again every location is different and each
will have an ideal window of time.
Equipment.
Lighting- Basically
any bright compact light you can carry around and shine into/through the water.
(LED headlamp, Underwater light, gigging light, high power torch)
Spears- Can buy them for under $20, a broomstick with a long nail or sharpened
reinforcing steel bound and heatshrinked on works well. Tape a pocket knife to
your broomstick, whatever you can stab something with will work really.
Locations:
Auckland
North: Whangateau, Wenderholm estuary/rivermouth, Waiwera estuary, Orewa
Estuary, Okoromai bay, Weiti river, Bayswater, Ngataringa bay, Little shoal, Herald
island. There are probably more but these are where I know.
Auckland East: Tamaki river, Panmure basin
Auckland South: Cornwalis, Little Huia, Clarkes beach, Puketutu Island, Big
bay, Orua bay.
Feel free to
add on to this guys with info and whatever stories you fullas have.
Sticky us a flounder thread please Mods
dalgo wrote: Slight change to the MPI regulation. The sand flounder size limit is 23 cm but for yellow-belly and other species it is 25 cm. |
Daniel Kwon wrote: For floundering spots you're best to ask Bazza |
Catchelot wrote:
Yeah he's been known to score some huge ones at Countdown! |
BlackBill wrote: Ladies bay on a Midnight tide over a full moon I hear there are a few old flounders about . At least that was what a senior member of this forum told me .... |
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