I went fishing out of mattituck NY for fluke with the size /limit(20.5 /4 fish) of fluke you would think you would catch lots of shorts.
not to be.
mikeyg<{{{<

OK I was gonna ask what’s a fluke but then I thought I was settin my self up. So googled it & there is such a thing. Never heard of them. One website said to fish for them like you would blues. Never been fishing up there in yankee land. Are they just native to the north atlantic? And don’t laugh cause I’ve never heard of em, ever heard of a horneyhead? Its a creek minnow here in the south with 3 horns on its head just like the dinosaur. I think largest on record is around 8”. The spring festival in the town I live in is centered around a fishing tourney for em. Hmm ,me thinks theres a redneck joke in there somewhere…...

Any way, good luck w/the fishing!!!

Joke about a horneyhead? I can’t imagine.

Sorry i did not give out more info but as you googled it up you know fluke as summer flounder. a flat fish that was not born flat .one eye migrate to the same side as the other eye and presto now it is a flat fish.they seem to be native in the Atlantic ocean but have cousins in the pacific(halibut)they are a saltwater fish that grow to about five to ten pounds which in these parts are called a doormat to a record of twenty two pounds.they are bottom feeders that can camouflage them self to the surrounding area .anyway i hope i cleared up the mystery a llittle.Now i have to get out and try to catch some because they taste really good.
mikeyg<{{{<  (PS i did check out horneyhead fish i was a little hesitant to google it but it is no joke it is a real fish.)

OK, let me get this right. You are fishing for a flat fish with both of its eyes on the same side??
  Simple, go to your closes nuke plant an throw out a line!! LOL

This fish does sound a little fishy mausergun but i assure you it is real and tasty too.
funny you should mention nuke plants they do seem to have a little glow about them.
mikeyg<{{{<

So its just a different species of flounder? YES ,mighty fine eats there! I’ve caught a couple speck & red fishin ,but also have heard of giging for them like frogs, never done it tho.

Sounds neat, Id like to see one. Not much on salt water fishing.
  I like fly fishing, not many flat fish to be caught on a fly rod!!

Hey they inhabit same waters as specks & reds ,have read of those who fish for the reds w/ the fly . I have a 9 wt that i bought for SW , but havn’t spent the time to learn that fishery yet. YET! So I don’t see why a flounder couldn’t be. Oh also saw a listing for a website , floundergigging.com (sp). St Agustine area I belive.