flounder migration

["W"]

Originally Posted by marshrunner757

They go to gulf to spawn. And yes, it has started.

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Then why are there 1000000 of baby flounder size of a silver dollar in the marsh???

[Top Dawg]

Originally Posted by "W"

Then why are there 1000000 of baby flounder size of a silver dollar in the marsh???

The flounder were forced to spawn in the marsh due to the weirs being closed.

[AceArcher]

Originally Posted by Top Dawg

The flounder were forced to spawn in the marsh due to the weirs being closed.

Lol..

That's it.. I'm done.....

/wrists

goodbye cruel world!

[Lake Chuck Duck]

Originally Posted by "W"

Then why are there 1000000 of baby flounder size of a silver dollar in the marsh???

They refused to leave when the feds tried to kick em out after the shutdown.

[Duck Butter]

Originally Posted by "W"

Then why are there 1000000 of baby flounder size of a silver dollar in the marsh???

They decided to stay back there and eat all those shrimp and 'duck grass'


Nevermind, Flounder Unlimited (FU) released all those back there so that the landowners could have there own private flounder paradise to go with their duck and shrimp paradise haha

[Jordan]

Originally Posted by Duck Butter

They decided to stay back there and eat all those shrimp and 'duck grass'


Nevermind, Flounder Unlimited (FU) released all those back there so that the landowners could have there own private flounder paradise to go with their duck and shrimp paradise haha

[redroaster]

yo W,,,keep chasing birds, read below:



"The Southern Flounder is the most common species caught in Louisiana," starts Professor Horst, author of the RodNReel.com's Fish of the Gulf of Mexico. "The flounder weighs about three pounds on average but can grow as large as the world record of 20 pounds 9 ounces caught in Florida."
The fall migration or run of Louisiana flounders is due to the spawning period of late November to January, with the peak in offshore waters in December. The fall peak of flounders found in inshore waters is mid-October to mid-November, which is a direct correlation to the spawning period in December. Simple put, flounders move from inshore habitat to the offshore spawning ground during the fall.
"Flounder spawn in offshore waters," adds Professor Horst. "The fish stage near the Gulf of Mexico in the lower bays, lakes, and bayous when the first cool weather arrives in late September or October."
The inshore staging is a prime time to have a flounder stretch your line. Knowing a few more facts provided by LSU AgCenter professor will help you understand and catch more flounders.
"Male flounders have a life span of about three years and rarely grow larger than 14 inches," states Professor Horst. "After the first year of life, males live mostly in outside waters."
Females are the trophies of the species, growing as large as 3 feet in some areas of the country. The Louisiana Record is 13.06 lbs and was caught on a Charter Trip With Captain Jack Payne by Gary Hargis at the South Pass 12 mile Rigs on June 12, 1998. The fish was caught on the bottom in over 300 feet of

[keakar]

Originally Posted by "W"

Then why are there 1000000 of baby flounder size of a silver dollar in the marsh???

I was always told those little quarter sized flounder looking things you catch trawling aren't the same species of flounder you catch to eat, I was told they are a different species that don't get much bigger then what you see and its rare for one to be more then a 2-3 inches when mature.

I never knew enough to argue either way but tghose little sand suckers we called em are great bait alive or dead, throw it out there and its gone in 60 seconds flat lol.

I used to argue that they were baby flounders but they would laugh and say nope. none of those who had an opinion on it knew any facts its just a bunch of fishermen sayin what they knew from old timers teachin em things.