Get Out Your Chum Pot Winter Flounder Are Here - Guilford Courier

There was a time when flounder fishing resulted in a bountiful catch. Those days are gone, but the technique to catch them remains the same. article deals with the change in flounder fishing - gone are the days of unlimited catcheswriting in Guilford Courier notes the change in flounder fishing - gone are the days of filling up a burlap bag. One thing that hasn't changed is flounder chumming. Old tried and true chum receipes still work: "ground up soft baits like clams, mussels, and oysters mixed with processed pet food". Dragging the frozen chum "unsettles sea life that might either be resting on the bottom of just below creating a natural chum slick. Dragging a small lunch hook or hookless jig along the bottom would also create the same effect. Bait a few seaworms on a double flounder rig or a single #6 to #8 Chestertown hook, fish the bottom, or work the channel sides" and "consider painting your sinkers red or yellow".