What's biting in surf?

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Originally Posted by Rogersj1994

Mostly lady fish and jacks. Did end up with a decent mess of flounder and pompano thought.

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Are 'lady fish' edible, they get a lot of mention on forum?

... with proper preparation, yes.
They have a series of 'y' bones embedded in the fillet.
The best method is to use a spoon to scrape the meat away from the skin and bones then boil and use to prepare 'fish cakes'.

They are probably the most prevalent gamefish in the surfzone from June thru late August.

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Originally Posted by Pier#r

... with proper preparation, yes.
They have a series of 'y' bones embedded in the fillet.
The best method is to use a spoon to scrape the meat away from the skin and bones then boil and use to prepare 'fish cakes'.

They are probably the most prevalent gamefish in the surfzone from June thru late August.

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Thanks, Pier, seems like a lot of work, thinking along the lines of a fried filet, fries, cole slaw, hush puppies and iced sweet tea.

I wouldn't eat the nasty things,but they are fun to catch,,course I don't eat mullet,pinfish,hardheads,or other things coyotes won,t eat either!

You caught flounder on a gotcha?

If a flounder thinks it can ambush a tasty treat, it will. I've caught them on mirrorlures before---not that I'd go searching for flounder with gotchas and mirrorlures, but it can happen, just like me catching a king every month or so. ---When the moon is in the seventh house.

I didn't realize how aggressive a flounder could be until I saw the underwater footage on the John skinner YouTube videos.

While inshore fishing, I've had flounder come 3' up off the bottom to grab a lure.

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Originally Posted by Haywire

If a flounder thinks it can ambush a tasty treat, it will. I've caught them on mirrorlures before---not that I'd go searching for flounder with gotchas and mirrorlures, but it can happen, just like me catching a king every month or so. ---When the moon is in the seventh house.

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Interestingly, I caught my first flounder "accidentally" on a Mirrolure down there a couple of years ago.

Thanks everyone for the intel....heading down on Friday. Looking forward to some good ole southern hospitality....especially from the finned critters!!