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FLOUNDER GIGGING LLC
Flounder Gigging LLC
904-277-3050 USCG Captain Mac Daniel  |
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Flounder Gigging Charters! Our normal charter time
is 4 hours. Ask about our extended-time programs for the serious
Sportsman! When & Where To Gig Flounder           
Please email or call us at (904) 277-3050 if you need any assistance or with any of your Flounder Gigging questions or to charter your FLOUNDER GIGGING ADVENTURE! 
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| Good times to start Flounder Gigging are two to three hours before dead-low tide, or at low tide. This is because there is the most beach exposed, and the flounder will actually relocate itself and move up as the tide rises. |
| For this reason, we often "track" a flounder. This means, as the flounder relocates with the tide, it will leave "tracks" as it shuffles along through the sand to stay in shallow water. |
| We will see its "bedding spots" and can often follow the "tracks", which have a directional pattern, right to the flounder! However, do not hesitate to flounder on an outgoing tide. During a falling tide trying farther offshore in water one to two feet deep or around offshore sandbars is often more productive. |
| Try to gig on dark nights as opposed to moonlit nights. This is because flounder can see the Flounder Gigging boat during a full moon. |
| Stingrays also frequent the shallows at night. They are flat and can sometimes be mistaken for a flounder or stepped on by the unwary. |
| The inexperienced flounder fisher should make certain of what he has gigged before retrieving it. If in doubt, simply hold the creature on the bottom with the gig and wait for the water to settle before attempting to retrieve your catch. |
| A multi-pronged gig is helpful in such cases, because the catch can be lifted unassisted from the bottom. |
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Although flounder can be gigged in almost any portion of the shoreline, it is more often productive to gig around jetties, oyster reefs or sandbars that extend from shore into the bay. |
| Flounder do not swim continuously, so they tend to accumulate in such places in their search for food. During the spring, gigging anglers should work the edges of channels, such as the Intra-coastal Waterway, as the fish are moving back into the marsh areas from the ocean. |
| Floundering may be best during the migration from January to August, but is productive all year in the Southern states, including Florida. |
| Multitudes of flounders can often be seen in and around the shallow areas during the migration period, and giggers gliding through the shallows in a small boat will often gig their limit in a few hours. |
| During the spring and summer the best catches with gigs are made in the back water areas. Spots with cord grass along the shoreline are good producers, and a bottom that is slightly silty or muddy generally is better than a hard sand bottom. The mouths of small bayous and sloughs often yield flounder. |
| Since water clarity is very important to the success of any floundering trip, floundering should be done on calm nights with an in-coming tide. When gigging on windy nights, anglers should try to work small protected shorelines. |
| The best catches are made during an incoming tide because the water is flowing from the ocean and is clear allowing for greater visibility. We motor to our starting point, shut off and trim up the outboard motor and then quietly maneuver upstream or downstream, using the air fan motor to propel us along. |