Flounder Revolution (R) is the concept and original project of award-winning outdoors communicator and conservationist Chester Moore. The goal is to fundamentally change the way flounder are viewed
to ensure their conservation for future generations.
Flounder Revolution: Revolution at Fishing Tackle Unlimited June 26
Revolution at Fishing Tackle Unlimited June 26
Greetings fellow flounder fanatics!
Got to spend a little time on the water today and caught a few flounder but all under-sized. Boat is on the mend so I was sticking to a bank hot spot I have and had no problem catching the little ones on a hot pink Bomber Saltwater Grade Mud Minnow tipped with shrimp. Going out with a friend in his boat Saturday and plan to catch some big ones. In fact we're targeting some replica-sized fish we know usually lurk in this one particular area in the summer. Should be fun.
Revolution at FTU 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 12800 Gulf Freeway in Houston. I will have some very interesting flounder artifacts on hand and will be glad to visit with anglers and answer any questions. The Flounder Revolution display is almost complete and it is something any flounder angler would want to see.
See a flounder skeletal structure and learn why hookset can be so hard, check out the original "pool cue" rod and see the progression of flounder conservation in Texas.
I will 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. For more information call Fishing Tackle Unlimited at 281-481-6838. The seminar schedule is complete and I will post it Monday so check back.
Miller strikes again
Jantzen Miller, who in April turned in the largest fish ever entered in the Flounder Revolution project, just turned in another quality fish. At 20.125 inches it give us our only fish so far this month. To date in 2010 we've given out two replica (April and May) and will be giving one out this month either to Miller or someone who turns in a larger fish.
Jantzen Miller with his dark brown saddle blanket.
The beautiful fish released back to produce more of its kind.
Concern over Sabine project
There has been some concern over a wetlands enhancement project in Bridge City just north of Sabine Lake. This area is popular with flounder fishermen and some have expressed they work the work being done will kill off flounder. And while there could be a short-term, small-scale fish kill in the area, the long-term benefits are solid. This is from Jerry Mambretti Sabine Lake’s Ecosystem manager for the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department and here is what he had to say about the impact of those projects.
“The placement of these materials in the marsh areas of the Old River Unit of the Lower Neches WMA and the Salt Bayou Unit of JD Murphree WMA will enhance submerged soil elevations. Once the slurry settles and consolidates, it will improve current open marsh water areas by creating vast areas of marsh edge consisting of shoals and drainages where submerged and emergent vegetation will flourish.”
“This marsh edge will serve as essential environments, providing food and refuge, for estuarine organisms, both resident species and seasonal transient fauna. The inorganic silt material will cover organic soils, which will help stabilize the marshes for the long term and improve the structure of ecosystems’ habitat and ecology of the fish and invertebrate communities. In the end, these projects will result in more abundance and diversity of estuarine organisms in these areas for the long term.”
(NOTE: The monster flounder that got me excited about flounder to begin with was hooked, fought and lost just a few hundred yards from this project.)
Tech Tip
I often say "tides" are everything with flounder fishing but I may need to change that to "water movement is everything". I fish a spot that is dead when the tide goes slack. I mean D-E-A-D. However when a ship comes by and pulls water, the flounder bite picks up a few minutes. It is almost as if the water movement pushes some mysterious bite button on them. Think about areas near ship channels, especially canals, barge slips and other areas that flounder like to hang around. If you're out fishing and the tide is slack motor up to some of these spots when you see a big ship coming. Be careful of course it will hold enough water to keep you afloat. You might just be surprised how many flounder you can catch this way.
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