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new VA flounder regs for 2012-16 1/2'' min 4 fish limit....No closed season. 16 1/2 is small!
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Wow...interesting. Might be making some flounder trips to VA this year!<insert witty comment here> -
Yeah, the big ones are at Norfolk/VB. Of course there's OC, Lewes and other places too. I guess they come in around May, no?2015 Hobie Outback (yellow)
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Wow... I would have had so many keepers last year at that size. I bet they go way up next year!Used to fish more.Comment
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Yep!! I am really surprised that they made this move... Well this might make it easier for me to get my limit this yearOriginally posted by Redfish12 View Post
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Maybe next time you'll catch a big flounder like me guy...ah heh heh hehOriginally posted by mytmouse View PostYep!! I am really surprised that they made this move... Well this might make it easier for me to get my limit this year<insert witty comment here>Comment
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16.5" is good for strip bait... There's barley any meat on such a small fish.2010 Hobie OutbackComment
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When I caught flounder in Texas in January, my buddy told me the limit there is only 14". In my opinion that is too small.John Veil
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I am from the eastern shore and have been fishing the back bays around Chincoteague for years. When the min size was 19" you could barely ever catch a keeper I mean it was like one in 40 fish or so usually except for fall when the odds were better. A 17" flounder makes for some decent table fare if you get a couple so I'm sort of glad the size is back down as long as the fishery is sustainable. I am a huge advocate of catch an release but when you spend as much time fishing as we do it is nice to be able to go out for a few hours and come back with a meal once in a while. I remember when minimum size was around 15 in for flatties in Md and to go out and get dinner was a given but none of us locals ever really killed tiny flounder like that. Considering commercial fisherman are aloud to whack 12" flounders a 16 1/2" isn't all that small. Always practice catch and release and if you kill fish don't take more then you need for the table is how I have always been.Comment
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It looks like the MD regs are still 3 @ 18". Last year I caught my first keeper flounder at the CBBT that was 18" and got four nice filets off of it. I would think a 16.5" would still have pretty nice filets...Comment
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