First time out.

[bobogib]

Managed to get an hour and 1/2 down the beach as I took the wife and kids with me. As a competent coarse angler I was on a tough learning curve. But the time was not wasted.




Haven't got a clue what this little flattie is.



A nice little place was caught on the last cast. For the size of it, it gave a wicked bite indication.



Both caught on a rag/mackerel cocktail. Got enough left for a couple of hours tomorrow too.

Only question I have is, is there a trick to unhooking flatties quickly? The place was hooked quite deep and took me a while to get it out.

[kopite2k06]

Well done mate if I deep hook a flatty I'll try for about a minute to get it then snip the line and leave the hook in it should disintegrate within a few weeks anyway. Gives the fish a better chance in my opinion

[finseeker]

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[bobogib]

Cool, thanks for the links. The picture of the second one hasn't come out very well. It was lighter and had loads of orange spots.

[tonyfromalnwick]

Well done on the fish !

Looks like the Sugar Sands (Longhoughton) ?

[bobogib]

Thanks Tony.

It was indeed Sugar Sands. I have a feeling if I'd have stayed till high tide I'd have caught more. Hardly any wind, nice gentle tide rolling in. Forecast is the same for tomorrow so will go down again.

[Stewart 1971]

both flounders mate well done

couple of clips on how to unhook them

unhooking a flatfish - YouTube

How to Unhook a Flounder - YouTube

Agreed, both Flounders. Orange spots don't mean a thing, Plaice, Flounder and Dab can all have orange spots.

Giveaway for the Plaice is that it has Klingon headgear (a line of bony nodules on its heed) and if you rub the lateral line it is smooth in both directions.

Well done on catching on your first trip out though from the picture I'm trying to decide who had most fun, you or the bairns?

[bobogib]

Agreed, both Flounders. Orange spots don't mean a thing, Plaice, Flounder and Dab can all have orange spots.

Giveaway for the Plaice is that it has Klingon headgear (a line of bony nodules on its heed) and if you rub the lateral line it is smooth in both directions.

Well done on catching on your first trip out though from the picture I'm trying to decide who had most fun, you or the bairns?

Thanks, I've a lot to learn when it comes to sea fish identification.

[Davey1970]

well done on the catch m8, and keep takin the kids with you, it make`s all the differrence.......

[david.northeast]

Well done mate

[davidhayley1945]

two little belters there not the flounders the smile says it all. davy.

[Mogthemackem]

Have a look at my post bobogib from Roker pier. You'll tell the spots are definitely more red/deep orange. Flounders and dabs can both have spots ranging from black to orange but not the shade of a plaice. A nice place to fish and well done. You'll get the hang of it in no time