Flounder

If you're after Flounder, Beaufort, NC, offers some excellent opportunities, particularly around the inlets and nearshore waters. These flatfish are ambush predators, so focus your efforts on areas with sandy or muddy bottoms near structure like docks, bridges, and channel edges. The fall is a particularly productive time, as Flounder migrate offshore to spawn. Drifting with live bait, such as mud minnows or mullet, is a classic technique. Alternatively, try bouncing a bucktail jig tipped with a Gulp! swimming mullet along the bottom. For boat access, the public ramps offer convenient launching points, but be mindful of the strong currents in the inlet. When fishing from shore, try the docks and piers around Beaufort. Remember to use a Flounder rig with a short leader to keep your bait close to the bottom. Because Flounder are masters of camouflage, a slow, deliberate presentation is often key to enticing a strike.