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Ok, I know that technically these are two different flat fish, with fluke having eyes on one side of body and flounder the other. They also (according to Google) have two different diets. Where im confused is the summer vs winter names. Flounder being the "winter flounder" and fluke being the "summer flounder". My understanding is that fluke come close to shore in the summer, and flounder come in in the winter. I imagine there is some overlap.
My understanding of the phrase "it's a fluke" as meaning something is rare would imply that most fisherman would be fishing in the winter....and rarely catch a fluke. But this seems odd, as I would think most people fish in the summer....which would imply they are usually catching fluke, and the rarity would be the flounder.
What am I missing here?
My understanding of the phrase "it's a fluke" as meaning something is rare would imply that most fisherman would be fishing in the winter....and rarely catch a fluke. But this seems odd, as I would think most people fish in the summer....which would imply they are usually catching fluke, and the rarity would be the flounder.
What am I missing here?
