Yes it's late and I'm usually in dreamland about now, but for some odd reason tonight I cannot sleep.

So..here I am thinking about some winter flounder strategies. In my book Flounder Fever, I talk about using the Corky to catch flounder on mud flats in the winter. This time of year mud flats nearby deep water (like the Intracoastal) are prime areas to target flounder on high tides. Savvy speck seekers know big sow trout like to move onto the flats to feed on warm afternoons after a water rise because the black bottom holds heat and the warmer temperatures lure in bait. Well, flounder do the same thing and many of the holdover fish in the winter hang in deep water and are lured up shallow for the same reason as big specks.





A killer way to catch these flounder and perhaps some sow specks along the way is to fish a Corky. The super-slow sinking lure produced by B&L Lures can prove deadly on flounder. The key to consistently bag them is to make sure the lure actually sinks. You can add a tiny paneling nail or bend the tail a bit downward a bit. Winter flounder can be just as finicky as winter trout and they will often want something slow but that actually hits them on the head or sits just in front of them.

And remember if you feel any kind of pressure, wait a few seconds and set the hook. You just might have a super-sized saddle blanket on your hands. This time of year the big fish often bite like wusses.