Shore Fishing For beginners - Flounder Fishing From the Shore
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
- I did some research on a local estuary mark in the hope of a little flounder fishing session. It wasn't the easiest mark to get to and not ideal tidal conditions but it was a beautiful morning which was I was itching to try it out. I have tried to explain my chosen rig and method for flounder fishing and hope you can give it a try next time you're out.
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You have rapidly become my favourite fishing channel. Great tips, good catches and fantastic marks.
The only problem I have is that I end up staring at the rod tips in the background rather than looking at what you are showing the camera...
BorisLikesFreedom Boris - Haha. I find it really hard not to when I watch them back in editing - and I know what happens!! Haha. I guess it’s just part of being a fisherman!! 😉👍🏻🎣
Haha me too!
I've just gotten back into sea fishing after a 25 yr break.
The other day ,whilst sorting through my tackle in the garage I knocked my tackle box.
The bells in it rattled and I spun round like a cobra grabbing for a rod that wasn't there.
My Mrs nearly wet herself she was laughing so much.
The Fish Locker 😂😃😆😂
Hey buddy
Just wanted to say how inspired Ive bin watching all your videos
As a kid we would holiday woth the family boat in Salcombe every summer
Youve inspired me to take up beach fishing again and look at maybe getting my own boat :D gota say the way you safely and carry out ya fishing is great
I think I’ve just replied to you on fb. 👍🏻🎣 Awesome mate. Tight lines. 😊
Great to see a good healthy return
Martin Chant - I/we return most of the fish we catch. Unless it’s to be used for bait or it’s deep hooked and won’t go back. We keep very little probably only 5% of what we catch. I enjoy catching them so much, why not return it and have the chance of catching it again. 😛🎣
Just working through your videos, well done on fantastic quality, watchable content and great tips ! Great to see other people occasionally mix up rod tips . .
antaron6 - Haha. I contemplated leaving that part out but I thought “Other folks are bound to have made that same mistake!!”Haha. I guess it’s a problem from having too many rods.lol. Really glad you’re enjoying the videos. Tight lines mate. 🤣👍🏻🎣🐟
Great tips, I’m just starting fishing again. It was very helpful
- It is our pleasure. 😊
Great video with good tips for us beginner's
Joe Baynham - Thankyou very much. I’m really glad you are finding the vids usefull. Tight lines. 😉👍🏻🎣
That's well good I've never seen these floating beads before. Grate idear!!!! I've been watching a lot of ya vids and it makes me proper want to go fishing. Good stuff mate. Tight lines 🎣🎣🎣🎣
- I'm glad you're enjoying working your way through the content mate. Tight lines. ;)
@@TheFishLocker yea the vids are really good!! I'll try not to comment in ever single vid tho 🤣🤣🤣🤣 🎣🎣🎣🎣
Good effort to get down to that mark! I didn't even know you could get down to that part of the shore!
- Where theres a will there a way. ;)
I saw one of your videos where you talked about your pet hate - removing bait elastic, well one of my major pet-hates is deep hooked flatfish! With experience though, I found hook type really helps, I used to use aberdeen hooks as they were always recommended to me when I was young, but the flatties swallow them down real deep when a worm is threaded, so from experience I try to stick to circle hooks or similar now, not ideal for threading on worm baits but much less likely to deep set them and way easier to unhook.
Love the channel by the way. I only just found you and I've binge watched a whole bunch now! Makes me want to get back down the water as I've not gotten a hook wet for about 5years now due to various reasons. You've given me the itch and I find myself checking my tackle box to see what I've got in there...
- Thank you for taking the time to comment. I am glad that you are enjoying working your way through the videos. I hope you manage to get out fishing soon.😊
yet another excellent video mate, i know roughly where you fished i usually fish further back about a mile walk to the car.
i know some good rock marks if you want some later in the summer, some easy some very difficult most which i can not get down to anymore.
Stuart Allen - That would be brilliant Stuart. Please drop me a private message on my fb. 👍🏻
Im going to try that rig for yellow perch next summer! Never seen that before!! Thanks!
- The best of luck Jon. Let us know how you get on. ;)
Thanks for the tips 👌iv got my second ever beach fishing competition tomorrow and the part with the beads and that are handy thank you and great video hopefully it’ll help me get the longest fish tomorrow 🇮🇪
- How did you do on the comp?
@@TheFishLocker I got two flounder and one little coallie but didn’t win but it’s the experience that counts in my opinion tbh 🇮🇪👌
@@TheFishLocker then days happen though it wouldn’t be fishing if we didn’t have them days haha 😂
@@jordanleigh4726 - Absolutely. Any situation you learn from is useful. 👍🏻🎣🐟
@@TheFishLocker indeed but you’ve also taught me a lot so I’m thankful that f you’re videos and knowledge 🐟👍
I love abit of flattie fishing! Just really bad at the moment on the Isle of Wight! Last few years numbers have been low! ☹️ nice to see you catch thou mate! 👍
Golly Marriott - Me to mate. Used to really enjoy a good Flounder session, but now like you say they just aren’t in the numbers they used to be in our local estuaries. 😔🤷🏻♂️🎣
That was a sweet flounder, nice result, and great video as usual. As regards food while fishing, I normally take something I can eat with a fork as I’m odd about eating with my fingers when covered in bait goo , but that’s just me 😂.
donal kelleher - Thankyou very much. It’s always nice to catch what you target. Haha. I am and I aren’t. Baring in mind I was one of those kids who used to eat mud in the garden I figure a little bit of ragworm juice won’t kill me. 😛 But when out wrecking etc and I’m covered in bait and slime. I have some soap and a towel in my bag, or eat holding the foil.
Another great informative vid john
Love a bit of floundering
But as you showed the bloody crabs are a nightmare 🤯🤯
Pop up balls do help most of the time 👍
- They do help mate, the only problem you encounter then is all the schoolie bass hitting the popped up baits. You cant win sometimes. Take care mate. :D
@@TheFishLocker
Rather a small bass than another crab 🤣👍
Stay safe you and yours john ... see you on the other side 😉
another enjoyable video....
Chris Beer - Thankyou. Glad you enjoyed it Chris. Tight lines. 👍🏻🎣
Awesome vid mate, I’m tempted to go to the creek near me, I’ve never fished it before but it could hold a couple of fish, and it’s out of the wind. Nice tips as usual!
The Portsmouth Angler - Definitely worth a go mate. Is it a muddy creek or pebbles and seaweed?
The Fish Locker it’s muddy mate. And there’s another estuary which is mud with seaweed and a few patches of shingle
The Portsmouth Angler - Sounds like prime flounder territory. I prefer fishing a flooding tide from just after low water. Fish will run in along gullies or channels so by being there at low water you get an idea of where’s best to cast. 😉
The Fish Locker sweet, I’ll definitely give it a try, maybe a bass or an eel will turn up too
The Portsmouth Angler - I was just about to say, depending on how much fresh water is there you’ll likely encounter some bycatch of other species to like bass. But yeah, snotty eels are a common bycatch. Maybe bring some floating beads in see the crabs are out in force. 😉
I love Flounder Fishing great vid!
Dom's Fishing Adventures - They aren’t something I would associate with “action packed” fishing but if you want a nice peaceful, easy going session out on the bank or beach. A flounder session is up there with the best. 😉🎣
i can second that im always watching the rods behind you too, i really admire your camera work bud, i for one wouldnt take my eyes off the rods sod the camera ha
- Haha. The number of times Ive missed bites and seen them when I'm editing the video. :P
Thanks for sharing another informative video. I appreciate your time and trouble. Just like to say I like your style; cut to the chase. Not endless frames of sunsets, waves crashing in, or the fisrt 45 seconds of the vid showing some fancy graphics etc..
As a beginner I am looking for tips, techniques and advice; Short sharp and straight to the point.
Cheers.
Derek Allport - No problem Derek. I am very glad that you are enjoying the videos and finding them informative and useful. I try to be as “no-nonsense” as possible in the vids - and my life.haha. Thanks for the support. 👍🏻🎣
Excellent sound quality John, I'm stuck indoors terrible weather so why not settle down with a mug of tea and a few fishlocker videos . I was very interested in this one , I have never fished an estuary but fully intend to. The wessex rig you used would that be suitable for bream ? Many thanks for another entertaining video.
- It is perfectly suitable for bream. But I just stick with a simple running ledger when bream fishing. 😊
Nice vid John,I love floundering it seems to come hand in hand with beautiful scenery. I've just followed your Facebook page and didn't realise you held the Bass record..massive respect mate. I guessed you were in the mob, I work in Devonport Dockyard, have you ever fished it ? One of my dangling buddies told me another dockie had a sesh where he had 3 double figure bass a few weeks back,the biggest was 18lb 😮
basa364 - Thankyou very much. No I haven’t fished Devonport but have spoken with lads who have - several who have had good bass there. Wow. An 18lb fish is a monster. I’m surprised I didn’t hear about it as usually news of any big fish like that spreads like wildfire. Can anyone fish the Devonport dock or is it club owned?
I heard about it third hand from a reliable mate who's seen a photo of it, seems like the guy who caught it is trying to keep it quiet,(I'd be singing from the rooftops).You can only fish Morice yard and South yard but there's loads of good spots to fish from. As a civvy i've got a fishing permit but I'm not sure if Navy lads need one, I know they fish in there, l think there's a RN club that's run from HMS Drake. If you need anymore info give me a shout 🎣👍
basa364 - Either way, it’s a great fish. If I ever get the chance to get down that way fishing I’ll get in touch mate. 👍🏻
basa364 - Can you give me a PM please on the Fishlocker page. 👍🏻
Love to see a shore caught tope,🤙🏻👍
Robert Howard - That is a target for this year. 👍🏻🎣 I missed them last year due to work and weather. I plan not to miss them this year. 😉
i'm surprised you let that one go back just the right size for my frying pan,john have you ever tried putting a dummy bait to draw the crabs away from your hook baits, i've had some success using a onion sack tied on a length of rope filled with odd bits of dead baits..many thanks scott
scott walmsley - I have never used it as a decoy like that. I sometimes use a dubby/groundbait sack like that when fishing for conger/Huss. But never to draw crabs away. Interesting thought. 👍🏻🎣
excellent video as usual.. awesome.. flatfish of almost any kind seem to have parasites around here.. we have a crab snare rig some use in CA for getting crabs when they are thick..
DumbestFisherman TV - I’d be really interested to know what that crab snare is. Could you send me a pic in a message to The Fishlocker fb page please?
@@TheFishLocker I will try to get the wife to do so.. will it let me post an amazon link (no affiliation to me or anything) let me try.. no idea if such a thing would be legal over there though..
www.amazon.com/Promar-AC-333W-Loop-Weighted-Snare/dp/B078J5PJNW/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=crab+snare+trap&qid=1549838871&s=gateway&sr=8-5
DumbestFisherman TV - I can honestly say I have never seen or heard of anything like that. I will definitely be doing some research into how that works. Thankyou. 👍🏻😉
@@TheFishLocker work great if legal.. amazing tool.. looking forward to the catch and cook.. lol
The Fish Locker I think I saw somebody here on UA-cam that was making those crab snares from strimmer line? Perhaps try a search?
nice flounder... not sure what they're like from an estuary (muddy?)... but they're a surprisingly good eater if taken from a surf beach...!
- yeah, I wouldn't eat a fish thats lives its life in a muddy estuary. Open water fish are much tastier aren't they. :D
Great video as usual
Thanks Tony.
Well done
PETARDE 2018 - Thankyou. 👍🏻🎣
I think you should patent that multi-tip adaptor before the big rod company's do, maybe if you make the tape look like carbon it will sell like hot cakes, Goodly video sir, i am so glad to see it does not just happen to me :):),
P.s have you ever tried circle hooks for pike, just wondering if it would help to stop deep hooked fish ?.
Una Person - Haha. I am usually more diligent, but also I had more rods in the van than usual and I was in a rush as I was running late. Adapt and overcome. 😉
I have used circles for Pike fishing but haven’t had the same rate of success as I have with ones of a Chinu style design. Though friends of mine have and do use circles with success for pike.
@@TheFishLocker i did not know what Chinu style hooks looked like i had to check on the web, cheers will give them a bash, tight lines sir.
Una Person - I have done a pike/predator trace video and I talk a bit in it about the hooks - and in the comments on the video. When I thought about it I put it down to the amount of teeth in a pikes mouth. A circle hook needs to pull out of its mouth effectively to catch in the corner as it turns. Giving great scissor hookups but I figured it must have been catching in the teeth pads inside it’s mouth and fouling. Whereas a barbless chinu just hooks up. That’s my logic anyway. 👍🏻
Recently subscribed. Really great channel and thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience. One basic question. When you tie a blood knot dropper loop for a flapper rig does it matter which side of the loop you cut to make the hook snood? Many thanks. Gareth
Gareth Grimshaw - Thats not problem at all. I hope you are enjoying the vids and finding them useful.
If I can get away with it, I don’t cut the loop. There are a couple of ways you can avoid cutting it. Either loop the hook on ( like I show with the wrecking rig ) or using a twisted blood loop ( like shown in the squid fishing vid ) and then tie a lighter line tippet from the loop to your hook. If you absolutely have to cut it. Make sure it’s very snug and then cut the bottom one.
Understood. Many thanks and keep up the good work. 👍
Hiya, been watching a lot of your videos. Really enjoying the content. Was wondering how you go about picking a good mark. I'm in the west of Scotland and catching absolutely nothing 🤣 watched your videos on rigs and bait so think it might be location now. Cheers in advance 👍
- That is one of the things that comes with experience. I send a lot of time on google maps and navionics looking at topography and coastlines for good areas.
Looks like a good Guilt head and mullet mark
Debbie Tucker - It does look like a good Guilthead mark. I will be trying it out in the summer. 👍🏻🎣
Hi john ..just beginning beah casting .. mastering first the off the ground cast..
What rig would you suggest for of the ground cast ???
You match the rig to the fish/seabed. Not the cast.
That is a great tip from Fisho for unhooking deep hooked flat fish. Lovely plump flounder you caught there John. Is it just me or do flounder seem a bit rarer these days?
- They are definitely rarer mate.
What kind of flounder are they? Winter or summer? Or something different. We get both here in New Jersey Jersey with a few other flatfish like sun dial. Our summer flounder get up to 20lbs sometimes
Paul Gantz - We only have 1 type of Flounder and it is here year round but they max out at about 4lb. We do have a few native species of flatfish. The biggest being Turbot that go into the 20-30lb size. 👍🏻😁🎣
Hey John, may sound a silly question since bait bait bait is the norm, but have you ever tried catching flounder with artificial baits or lures before? i understand its quite popular in the states and most colder northern climates. Also with flatties what state of tides do you think is best for them to be on the feed? do you find more results with bait rolling around plain bombin or is it best to grip lead the bait to the bottom? Do you recce structure for these estuary marks. I love fishing the Tyne estuary but i never have look, last time i was molested by the crabs like :) any advice is greatly appreciated mate thanks. keep up the good work watching some of your older stuff and its quality John
Great vid enjoyed it
- Thank you Chris, all the best mate and tight lines. :)
@@TheFishLocker no worries mate, it was good. Looking forward to watching some others
Another great share John. Keep those Emmets jealous ;-) In relation to the floating beads, do you only use bright colours ? are you aware of or use darker colours?
HUBBY - TUB - Thankyou very much. 👍🏻 To be honest I like these ones simply because they glow in the dark. And sometimes use them at night. I don’t know if there would be any advantage to having dark colours but I’ve seen them in pretty much every colour possible. Most are bright though.
Nice Video!
Upstream Outdoors - Ethan P. - Thanks Ethan. Tight lines 👍🏻🎣
The crabs have been a nightmare this year.I dont think the water got cold enough to slow them down..
leonard whelehan - That is what I suspect is the case here. I even found some peelers the other day when rockpooling with my little boy. In January?!?! Crazy stuff. Aye a bit of hard frost will calm them down a bit.
Probably why the codling have not shown up in numbers....
leonard whelehan - That could be? Though in some areas catches are ok. I personally think a lot of the poor catches are a knock on effect of all of the foreign activity close to the south coast.
Half a wine cork lifts the bait that little bit higher, full cork for bigger baits. I hate crabs!
George McEwan - I have a couple of the rubber style wine corks for that exact thing mate. 😉🎣 Great tip.
Ever use a small hypodermic needle to blow air into a worm to make them float?
TheTreegodfather - I do when freshwater fishing. I think that although good in theory, but a lot of fiddle for a crab to put a single snip in them and let the air out. 🤷🏻♂️🎣🦀
Thank you SOOO much
- It is our pleasure. :)
Do you get much bother from crabs eating the bait?
- As you will see in the video. Yes.
When did you film this? Somewhere in the summer?
Kay peters - January 2019. That’s one of the beauties of being in Cornwall. 😉🌞🎣
@@TheFishLocker no way! I'm jalous
Kay peters - That’s one of the beauties of the Cornish coast. It doesn’t look like this today but on a good day it’s as close to heaven as you can get. It’s one of the reasons I live down here. 😉
There are only two things men need in life gaffer tape and wd40. if it moves and shouldn't gaffer tape , if it doesn't move and is supposed to wd 40
Stuart Allen - Absolutely. 😉👍🏻
where do u get ur rag worm from ???????????
robert mansfield - You can’t beat local diggers. I have a mate who I get mine from when I can’t get out and get them myself. I could probably order it in cheaper from one of the big companies, but I do whatever I can to keep my money local. Local tackle shop and local diggers 👍🏻🎣
It looks like you’re Falmouth/Truro based,? So many local tackle shops have closed in the last 2 years, which ones are still open to buy bait from?
Cheers.
Will Fox - Pm me at The Fishlocker fb page 😉
Nice Flounder and location. Hope you are getting paid or getting some discounts or free stuff for mentioning Cox and Rawle hooks in your videos but hope this channel does not become owned by a brand or brands with pressure and hidden motives to push them!
NTCB - Thankyou very much. So long as I’m the one paying my mortgage I’ll be deciding what happens on our channel. 😉 I recommend the things that I think are good. All of my reviews are in my opinion fair and as I find them. Always stating negatives and positives. You will see from my “Tackle Purchases” album on the Fishlocker fb page. I use and promote lots of different tackle from lots of different places. 👍🏻🎣 I have been offered rods from manufacturers to use on the beach/boat before, but I already have rods I like, trust and that have value to me - coincidentally some are discontinued models.
can you get other types of fish at this location
TheLemonizer - Yes, I have caught bass, bream, rays, eels, dogfish and whiting just a small distance from this location.
What size snap link do you use
Cornish_Rockhopper - I have no idea off the top of my head mate. It’s about 20mm
What do you do when both lines are taken at the same time , Reel one in and let the other fish tire out ?
colintraveller - It depends how I’m fishing and what I’m fishing for. Some fish can just be left. Others you need to set the hook then back the drag off and let them take line whilst you reel the other in. 👍🏻🎣🐟
Do you eat any of them?
TheSebtrain - 95% of the fish I catch I return after a quick look/photo. I will only ever keep fish if it is deep hooked and will die or is something special that I or a family member loves to eat. Like a Haddock or something. I love the sport and action of getting out in the open air and catching them more than eating them. ( unless they’re super tasty 😉 )
The Fish Locker ha ha quality mate. I was just wondering because I was watching some fishing in NZ and they love to eat the flounder!!!
TheSebtrain - I know a few people who love to eat dabs and flounders. Not for me personally, when I eat fish I prefer it to be one with plenty of meat on. 😉