Doormats. Flukes. Lefties. Summer Flounder, with their left eyes and spotted bodies are one of the most iconic recreational fish I’ve encountered for many reasons. Their most characteristic trait is doubly interesting when you learn that they hatch with eyes on either side of their head. The eyes always migrate to the left side soon after.
Not only are these bottom lurkers tenacious strikers, they also are frequently encountered in ankle deep shallows. My first encounter with a flounder wasn’t actually fishing, but almost stepping on one wading in a shallow sandy point in the St.Mary’s River.
Summer Flounder
40"x30"
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