Couple questions for you salties....fluke vs flounder

[Tenntrapper]

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?

 

[megalomaniac]

No idea, all we have are 'flounder' here in MS. Southern and Gulf. Both taste good which all I need to know!

 

[Tenntrapper]

No idea, all we have are 'flounder' here in MS. Southern and Gulf. Both taste good which all I need to know!

So, the eyes on all your "flounder" are on the right side?

 

[TNGunsmoke]

A fluke is also a parasitic flatworm.

 

[Tenntrapper]

A fluke is also a parasitic flatworm.

Didn't know that...hmmm

 

[MidTennFisher]

I always thought "fluke" was just what Northeastern people called them while we call them flounder down this way. Guess I was wrong.

 

[megalomaniac]

So, the eyes on all your "flounder" are on the right side?

If you lay them white side down, then the eyes are on the right side

 

[7mm08]

I always thought "fluke" was just what Northeastern people called them while we call them flounder down this way. Guess I was wrong.

You are not wrong

 

[Tenntrapper]

You are not wrong

But is that because fluke are more in the Atlantic, and flounder in the Gulf?

 

[Pilchard]

Two different species in two different regions:

Northern Atlantic Fluke, AKA fluke, AKA Summer Flounder
Gulf Flounder, AKA what megalomaniac catches

 

[7mm08]

Two different species in two different regions:

Northern Atlantic Fluke, AKA fluke, AKA Summer Flounder
Gulf Flounder, AKA what megalomaniac catches

It ain't a fluke we catch flounder here in SC! Ha!

Four fine fillets frying is all I care about.

 

[swampbadger]

A fluke is also a parasitic flatworm.

a really nasty parasite that lives in deer liver.

 

[Tenntrapper]

Two different species in two different regions:

Northern Atlantic Fluke, AKA fluke, AKA Summer Flounder
Gulf Flounder, AKA what megalomaniac catches

Ok, now this confuses it even more... Says their are 3 species... summer, winter, and Southern.

And @7mm08 ...this map implies you get two different kinds.

 

[Darkthirty II]

The only difference between fluke and flounder is one sounds idiotic (fluke) and one is the way God intended it to be said (flounder)……

 

[Apostolic Outdoors]

I thought a fluke came with 2 leads. One red and the other black.

 

[Sako]

I thought a fluke came with 2 leads. One red and the other black.

Not everyone will get that one

 

[megalomaniac]

Ok, now this confuses it even more... Says their are 3 species... summer, winter, and Southern.

And @7mm08 ...this map implies you get two different kinds.

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That doesn't include the 'gulf flounder' which we have in MS

Here's a link that has a lot of info

Flounder Vs Fluke Vs Halibut: What's The Difference?

Flounder, fluke, and halibut are similar looking flatfish caught by anglers across the country. Find out what they are and how they are different.

captainexperiences.com

 

[7mm08]

Fluke = Yankees as yes they can be BIG
Flounder = God's people and they can get the size of a " doormat "

 

[volboy]

Yall should ask the salt expert @fish4bubba. I bet he will know and probably catches a lot of them

 

[fish4bubba]

Yall should ask the salt expert @fish4bubba. I bet he will know and probably catches a lot of them

I do not associate myself with flat fishes my friend