Can you flounder gig from a kayak?

Kayaks are great for gigging flounder.

What time of night is best for flounder gigging?

Although gigging can be done in the daylight hours, it is far more fun and productive to gig for Flounder on a very dark night. Gigging a few hours before dead low tide or at low tide before the tide starts to come in will bring you the best results as the Flounder will be closer to shore.

How many lumens do you need for flounder gigging?

The minimum amount of lumens for flounder gigging is 5,000 lumens if you are wading and gigging and 20,000 lumens if you are gigging from a boat.

Where can I find flounder in Maine?

Windowpane flounder is a thin, pale, left-eyed flatfish that lives on the bottom of sandy and muddy bays and estuaries from the Gulf of St. Lawrence to Florida, with concentrations on Georges Bank and the mid-Atlantic. In the Gulf of Maine, most are found in Massachusetts Bay.

How long should a flounder gig be?

I like using one that is about 15-feet long. I prefer the longer stringer just in case a shark decides get a few bites of my catch. That keeps a little distance between me and a mouthful of teeth. There are a lot of preferences as to when to go.

Why do you flounder gig at night?

Flounder gigging is a unique, action-packed experience, that lets you see all of the marine life that swim the shallows at night. Many fishermen say gigging for flounder on a slow night is far more entertaining than a slow day of rod and reel fishing.

Can you gig flounder during the day?

During the middle of the day, flounder gigging is really slow typically because flounder will hunker down or head to slightly deeper water to avoid getting snatched up by an osprey. As a result, flounder will either be motionless and thus hard to find or swimming in too deep of water to be gigged successfully.

How do you know if flounder is gigging?

I generally try to gig them just behind the head so I don’t poke holes in the meat, but sticking them in the center works just as well. Another sign to look for are beds, or spots where they have been laying in the sand. A fresh bed is easy to spot because it will be the exact shape of a flounder.