Hi, I love a few hours flatty fishing when time is limited. I often pop down to my local beach at South Shields for a quick flounder session during winter.
Flounder aren’t everyone’s cup of tea but you can make this type of fishing a bit more fun and best of all cheap.
I use an 11ft spinning rod and small fixed spool loaded with 30lb braid. Bait is as cheap as it comes, either a mackeral from the supermarket, cost £2 or a couple of bluey, again cheap as chips. Cut your fish bait into small strips and add to a two hook flapper, small hooks are best, size 1 or similiar. A small luminous bead above your bait works a treat to.
Look for slightly deeper areas of beach and cast your bait into these holes.
A short session after work last night resulted in a few nice flounder from the beach.
This one was brightly spotted, almost thought it for a plaice at first!
When using braid you can feel every little tap on the rod and if it’s not too cold it’s exciting just holding the rod and waiting for a bite. You can feel every flick of the tail and dash for freedom, great stuff.
Happy days. 
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