Shore Wading for Summer Flounder (Fluke) - Lots of Fish!

Fast-paced action casting for summer flounder while wading a shallow bay shoreline. Bucktails and Gulp caught the fish on light tackle.
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[@AlanA-gu9nz]

Shore wading for fluke are one of my favorites from you

[@TalkFishTVHawaiianDan]

Good stuff by the legend himself. Great tips, techniques, and adjustments!

[@MarkSmith-gt4kq]

Love this shallow wade fishing. Also an interesting collection of species and technique. Great video John.

[@theluvyoumake]

Thank you Mr. Skinner you have the most informative videos ever.

[@Steve-qo4hi]

Hi John, Those terns are more likely the Roseate Tern. They are tropical and not from the Arctic. We have many here on the south eastern shore of CT. You probably know of the large nesting colony on Big Gull Island that sits between our shores.

[@ParKor82]

Awesome video..I’m going to try and target the fluke..thank you John! 👍🏽

[@MichaelP0418]

Completely agree about seeing any sized fluke. I fish an inlet where I live, and have seen so much more life in it this year than in the previous years fishing. Keepers are very limited, but the action is a lot of fun :-)

[@termite122]

wish you did more of these wading or from shore videos..love watching them..from a boat is a completely different thing and lil boring after a while to watch...i just got that tsunami 3000 evict few weeks ago and love it..fourth of july few days ago my wife never went fluke fishing before and she got over 20 fluke with me..the gulp shrimp and the bucktail rig you always use actually makes fluke fishing easy..guys fishing with live bait near us caught dogs and birds all day long with very few fluke...88 fluke caught between both of us to get 4 keepers but on very light tackle its a ton of fun..10lb braid and half oz. bucktails in shallow water cant be beat...now thats all she wants to do if go fluke fishing and of course wants her own rod and reel now...your videos made me a fluke fisherman...thanku

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Thanks so much for sharing that. Very cool that you got your wife into it!

[@stevek4382]

Hey thank you for the videos, used the technique your using in California had great results. I was happily surprised. Oh, it was from your underwater video.

[@georgemerritt6336]

Videos like this one r y I subscribed john keep them coming loved it

[@johnwouters9835]

followed your instruction from videos and had a great time, kids landed two large flounder and a couple of sea robbins last month at boyscout camp, thanks

[@comfortablynumb9342]

You taught scouts to fish? That's awesome!

[@theluvyoumake]

I want to thank you for your flounder fishing videos. Using your advice I have caught flounders in Niantic Bay.

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Excellent! That's almost right across the Sound from me.

[@TheRustedHook]

Good stuff..I find the 5" Gulp! jerk-shad to be a great sand-eel imitator and is much more durable then the Gulp! sand-eels themselves...Give it a shot...Enjoy !

[@surfsweeper4579]

Nice video love to see you on the surf

[@williamgguhhgf9691]

Skinner with the flounder surfcasting! My hero. Always down for some insight on this type of fishing.

[@forreelzfishing]

love watching your videos! keep them coming :)

[@KEPTIFISHING]

Nice flukes 😀😃😄😁😆And nice video

[@frenchrogersjr3740]

ENJOY YOUR VIDEOS. VERY INFORMATIVE...

[@SchusterFishes]

The legend

[@bcarss1970]

Hi John. Was fishing this weekend in Great Bay near Tuckerton NJ. I was fishing (boat) six inch salmon red gulp on the bottom and 4 in on the teaser. I had quite a few of the 6ers that were bit in half. I got pissed after a bit and went to 4 and 4. Maybe I was doing something wrong with the 6? One under size fluke engulfed the the whole thing and the jig. I really liked the white jigs with the the salmon. I used to say "if it aint chartreuse, it aint no use. Not anymore.

[@dannpakk]

Brad, same experience here. My first half of the day fishing this past weekend using 6 inch red salmon and fluke were being very non-committal. The last half of the day, I let them hang on and would do a slight jerk and if would trigger them to take the rest of the gulp. Easy afternoon after that

[@chriscaporaso442]

I grew up is Stratford ct and lived on sand dabs and winter flounder

[@enforce40]

Good to see the fluke numbers coming back. Wish they were as plentiful here in VA!

[@adamholston3686]

I have caught 20 keepers total on Friday and Sunday. I live in Virginia

[@enforce40]

@@adamholston3686 what area you fishing?

[@neocaridaniel8220]

@@enforce40 let me know if he answers and ill meet you there

[@micheltremblay4774]

Hi John, I am a new subscriber to your channel but I heard of you a few years back from my daughter and son-in-law that worked and still works at BNL. I just remembered a few days back of your passion for fishing and decided to have a look at a few of your videos. I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of your videos and a bit sorry that I didn't look you up sooner. Your commentaries are refreshing by the amount of knowledge you share with your audience and the way you describe the action on screen. Thanks for sharing.

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Thanks for the kind words. Is your daughter Annie?

[@micheltremblay4774]

@@JohnSkinnerFishing Yes

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Both are very good friends! Annie and I still keep in touch even though she's in Italy. I've worked with Matt for many years. The funny thing is I recognized your name because she had your last name written down one time, and being a hockey fan, all I could think of was "JC Tremblay".

[@micheltremblay4774]

@@JohnSkinnerFishing Matt is a little shy and sometimes you have to probe but Annie is the complete opposite, open and frank, not afraid of anything if she sees wrong doing . I personally hope she is offered a post at CERN but I know she will make the right choice at the right time.

[@eviljinsi]

Shorts seem to be the new thing this year, and lots of them

[@adamcosta4610]

in the state I fish in they have the limits set to fish out all the breeding females..

[@gaswamper1479]

Lots of shorts this time in Ga, and we have a 12" limit!!

[@wesleysfishing7188]

Nice videoooo

[@herbertbrown8683]

Hey John nice catch, can you tell me have you fished up my way in New England up the Cape for fluke and if you have do you have any recommendations on where there is any good spost on the Cape for fluke , I am having no luck at all..

[@sunkwanyun8745]

hi i love watching your channel . thanks for sharing your greatness. i am really curious about the place that you are fishing at? i am in ny too. and looking for good spot like just where you were.. and can you recommend some other places in long island?

[@P14u2nv]

Sea Robins are very tasty fish. White flesh can be prepared same as fluke: breaded and fried, broiled, baked, boiled...but fluke rule regardless!

[@michaelsefchek5116]

You should do a Sea Robin catch and cook.

[@HunterM430]

Have you ever eaten sea robbins? Theyre not bad at all

[@shannonthompson8024]

In New Zealand we call them gurnard the are one of our best table fish along with snapper and John Dory

[@jimaquilano9137]

Another great video. Thanks

[@40ozpunker]

Man I'm giving up on fishing for fluke in CT...

[@Moe572]

I'm too broke for buying waders loool Amazing video though very informative and simple

[@Moe572]

@@joerodriguez3606 I fish in the mediterranean so the weather is a bit different I'm the summer I just go and fish in my shorts though. In long Island the fish species are almost identical except striped bass is sea bass here so I enjoy these videos

[@JJ-vg9jb]

I wish I had the ability to be like John Skinner. Such an inspiration.

[@gaswamper1479]

John your set up has caught me many flounder, even when I have to alter for lack of tackle or conditions. My area is very hard to jig, hard currents fishing from a rock and debris sea wall in the St Simon sound on Jekyll Island Ga. Should I be keeping the bucktail in constant contact with bottom? Or should I be using less weight to swim it just above bottom? 3/4oz has been my go to for a while now feeling the bottom.

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Glad it's working for you! Just above the bottom.

[@mikelibrizzi951]

Hey John, since you always point out how noisy boats are in your underwater videos, I was wondering if boat traffic concerns you when fishing a channel like this. Obviously it didn't affect the bite too badly for you on this day, but do you think it can be a problem on a busy boating day?

[@vinnie112394]

I’m going on vacation by corsons inlet in jersey. I want to try some fishing. It looks like a similar splace to where you’re at. As far as the tides is there a certain time you should go. I guess I mean right at the tide or do you go before or after thank you love your videos

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

I would try to target incoming current to potentially avoid weeds and dirty water. They may not be an issue there though.

[@fresh2saltfishing376]

John, do bay fluke live there their whole lives or do they migrate in seasonally?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

They migrate into the ocean.

[@theotherfinnegan9955]

I'm always trying to figure out where you are. I'm thinking near shinecock. you looked to the right once for a half a second and I thought I saw the bridge and thought maybe was the commercial docks across the way but than I'm thinking not because some things I don't see. your killing me.

[@robertgerber2533]

james finnegan I think you are right. I’ve seen skate and shad caught in that area, especially in the inlet.

[@theotherfinnegan9955]

@@robertgerber2533 yes but I don't see the two islands. he always stumps me

[@Exploremorefishing]

@John Skinner Fishing ......question about staying near the bottom....how do you stay near the bottom without rising up too high and out of the strike zone?( I can never gauge where I am unless I'm dragging in the bottom )

[@yog1bEAR202]

diesel_fishing use more weight so u can jig and drop down to the bottom quicker. That would be my suggestion.

[@dannpakk]

If you are fishing off a boat, it depends on the drift. You want to make sure you hit bottom and then jig it from there. If you aren't hitting bottom, you aren't going to know if you are in the strike zone or not

[@dH-fu6un]

Been wondering this too but I found by trial and error you get a feel for the retrieval speed; along with watching it move to you in the water.

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

It takes a few minutes of making occasional pauses to see how long it takes to get back to the bottom. Then you figure out the spot and can be confident you're down. You definitely want to use minimal weight.

[@michael6310]

Hello John, love your vids. If you only had one spinning rig to fish Northshore of L.I. (bass, blues, flukes, albis) from shore what would it look like? I know that's a tough one but I think its a question a lot of us have if we couldn't buy three, four or more rigs. Cheers.

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

8-ft lamiglas GSB, Penn 4500 Spinfisher 6. A cheaper version would replace the rod with a tsunami trophy 2 8.5'

[@michael6310]

@@JohnSkinnerFishing Thank You!

[@tedsarmiento]

Does anyone know Johns opinion on circle hooks for flukes? I’m a relatively new subscriber. Great vids John keep it up.

[@dannpakk]

He would say you don't need a circle hook if you are jigging. Personally, circle hooks should be used if one uses bait and will not be continually holding the rod.

[@TheRustedHook]

A circle hook requires the fish to turn and make a run to be really effective..Fluke do not attack or behave in that fashion so circle hooks are not the best option when targeting those fatty-flatties...Hope that helps....Enoy !

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Good answers by Daniel and Rusty. I'll add that because I set the hook almost immediately, gut hooks are very rare.

[@jameskuhl6589]

10:10 to 10:20 look at the fluke right underneath him

[@termite122]

its on his stringer..lol

[@jameskuhl6589]

termite122 oh I guess I wasn’t paying attention lol😂

[@jessicuhh017]

that's his keeper on the stringer lol. but around 19:50 it looks like he walks by a few nice fish!

[@davkimb]

What about eating Sea Robbins?

[@Fishingandkicking]

John. Going to OC NJ and want to try some shore fishing for fluke. Would you suggest the bay side or the ocean side to start? Also how important is structure for shore fishing as opposed to bottom depth changes/ledges?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Bay. If you can find a place relatively close to an inlet and where you can reach a channel, that would be ideal.

[@Fishingandkicking]

@@JohnSkinnerFishing appreciate it!

[@xxtremehunterr505]

Hey john I wanted to ask you how are the gulp sand fleas the peeler crab and the other gulp shrimps do they work at all ?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Out of those, I've only used the shrimp, which has nice darting action. I don't see how decent action can be put on the others.

[@xxtremehunterr505]

Thank you John Skinner Fishing

[@darlynn2011]

Shad?? wow.

[@brianbankert1411]

Thanks John. What month of the year are you fishing and what was approx. water temp....looks like Spring or Fall??

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

July, 75ish.

[@rich3782]

I'm new at shore fishing on the West Coast and have a question. I see Mr. Skinner wearing a life vest; I suppose it's a good practice to wear while fishing the shoreline of a bay? If so, is it recommended for surf fishing also? I don't see anyone wearing a life vest while surf fishing in my neck of the woods. I would think it's more important to wear one while surf fishing than on the shore of a bay. Appreciate any insights/suggestions on this topic. Thank you in advance for any respones.

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Not usually needed for surf fishing, but in this case I could potentially step off a channel edge.

[@mikescott8225]

John- When you're wading with a fish on the stringer like that (9:40), do you wait and bleed it after you get out of the water?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Yes. I wait.

[@dthoma128]

Great video ... thanks. Was nice to see the bit when you showed the reel and retrieval. Curious to know how far you were from the edge of the channel and do you cast out into the channel itself, or cast and keep it right along the edge as you retrieve? Thanks again.

[@adamcosta4610]

John, what length is the rod and how far OUT are you casting with it?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

7'. Maybe 100'?

[@adamcosta4610]

@@JohnSkinnerFishing Thank you John, I'm looking to add new spinning gear.

[@loveshinebright1052]

When you get a bite do you wait a second before setting the hook?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

I just want to feel contact, then I set. So it's almost instantaneous with the hit.

[@garrettirwin8165]

When using live bait... What weight sinker would be good for shallow water?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

I don't use bait, but 3/4-ounce on 10# braid should be fine.

[@scottnico1315]

What bay are you on?

[@Wnemo]

John, when you are wading- are you wearing neoprene socks or wading boots or something else?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

There's a link to my wading boots in the video description.

[@marksauer7163]

what is the reeling speed

[@caseycole6551]

John is a flounder pounder

[@marksauer7163]

what is the retrieve speed

[@johnm6921]

John, do you keep everything that you catch?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Not even close. I keep about half the fluke I can, release almost all from the other species.

[@Noypitravelers]

@@JohnSkinnerFishing where do you fish John of you don't mind ?

[@christopherduchman6190]

I fish from land, what are the name of lures you using and sizes

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

There are links in the video description.

[@kenblanchardjr4418]

John, Just looked up the reel, is it realy a 2000?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Yes.

[@kenblanchardjr4418]

@@JohnSkinnerFishing Ok, thanks, Sounds like the kind of fishing that I will enjoy. I use a much larger reel. I mostly fish this style of fishing on the beach front at Quonnie, In Westerly RI. Thanks so much, Ken Blanchard Jr.

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

It's a little big for a 2000, more like a 2500. I like the reel a lot. Very solid. Will definitely use for tog.

[@kenblanchardjr4418]

@@JohnSkinnerFishing Really you would use a 2000 for tog? I've never fished for them but hear that they are a strong fish. One last question and I'll let you go. the Penn Batallion that you are using. Is it the 8-15 line Med Lt power or the 10-17 Med Power. I build my own rods and I'd love to build one for this type of fishing with a rod specifically for fluke.

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

I would definitely use that 2000 for tog. I normally use a 3000 with 15# braid. Here's a vid: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zp3be6ydlrN9q5I My Penn Rod is an 8-15.

[@RichyParton]

Great tip with the wet rag but too many adverts!!!! 😏

[@noseymosey1556]

Doesn’t this rapid jigging kill your forearm ?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Not at all.

[@Sprze]

Drew if you see this get back to work lmao

[@michaelcaradonna4135]

You should make a book about all the sea robins you catch, you can be famous too!

[@bunka-boydrew2874]

Hold up..you know me? 🤣😂🤣

[@hunterwicklund4398]

Have you ever tried sea robin it tased like fluke

[@dennismiklas6349]

@@joerodriguez3606 yes it does

[@hunterwicklund4398]

Joe Rodriguez yes it dose

[@hunterwicklund4398]

@Joe Rodriguez that is your opinion I think it dose so bye

[@supremekarate1]

don't you end up with a ton of sand in your wading shoe?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Those are like wetsuit booties. No sand.

[@CP-rp7yp]

@@JohnSkinnerFishing which size rod were you using and what pound braided line do you recommend for the reel?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

It's a 7' 8-15# rod with 10# line.

[@theborg]

Never heard of a sun dial flounder. Any teeth?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

AKA Window Pane. No teeth.

[@theborg]

@@JohnSkinnerFishing I do all my fishing on Buzzards Bay. I do lots of Fluke fishing but I've never seen on of these guys.

[@lukemessineo7204]

What line are you using on the tsunami evict?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

15# Berkley X9

[@hunterwicklund4398]

First