"Attached is a picture of me with the flounder replica. First off, I would like to give a special thanks to Ken Laudadio from the Fish Mount Store for making a truly superb replica of my personal best flounder. I already have a few skin mounts and to be completely honest, this replica blows them all away. I will definitely be recommending my friends to the Fish Mount Store."

"Chester, I appreciate all that you have donefor helping out the flounder fishery and thank you for putting together the Flounder Revolution program. I'll be sending more catch and release photos of 20 plus-inch flounder to you throughout the year."

Thanks again!

Jantzen Miller 

Family Fishing Clinic June 26 

Flounder Revolution will on hand all day at the Texas Fish & Game Family Fishing Clinic to be held 10 a.m.-6 p.m. June 26 at Fishing Tackle Unlimited in Houston. I will have some very interesting flounder artifacts on hand and will be glad to visit with anglers and answer any questions. I will also be hosting a seminar as well Bryan Treadway, Capt. Mike Holmes and David Abrego from Sea Center Texas.  We're going to have numerous events for youth and family and would appreciate help. Anyone who would like to volunteer, e-mail me at cmoore@fishgame.com. We'll have full details on the event next week.

Tech Tip of the Week

I went out seeking flounder yesterday with my friend Patrick Washington and we caught a dozen fish, a couple were nice ones (although shy of the 20-inch replica level...dangit!).

This week's tech tip involves the fact these fish are starting to bunch up in the deepest cuts in the back of the marshes. A lot of anglers think flounder stop biting in the summer but the fact is the ones that are in the marsh areas move farther back. This is a reason why tropical storms that hit in earlySeptember tend to kill so many flounder as first came to my attention duringFrances back in 1998. The flounder get trapped in these backwater sort of areas and as theoxygen levels quickly deplete due to saltwater inundation and vegetation dyingthey do get to the main bay as quickly as reds and specks do. 

We caught all of our fish yesterday far off the bay (in this case Sabine) and in the backwaters of the Louisiana marsh. If you are like me and you crave catching flounder in these areas, spend little time in the mouths of cuts and move back into the interior. Look for the very deepest cuts and for strong moving tides to produce the most action.

Always dream BIG!

Chester Moore