flounder fishing again.

Sounds like a whole lotta fun to me! Anybody know of any places in Oregon to do that?

Pure speculation on my part ... go to 150 feet with sand/mud bottom and send a sabiki down, a sabiki size like you'd use for mackerel.  You can find them shallower as well so don't shy away from doing a test drop in 100 feet and work your way deeper if you are searching.  But usually the shallower you go the smaller they are.  Check your local regs on how many lures you can legally fish at one time.  Put a weight on top and on bottom of the sabiki string and lower it down slowly to keep it from tangling.  The dual weight keeps all the sabiki flies right on the bottom.  Remember, lower it down slowly as you will tangle if you don't.  Tip with small squid strips if you feel like it (I do!), although it's probably not necessary.  The guess here is that you'll run into sand dabs.  You'll know within seconds if sand dabs are present.  If not, move around until you find them.  When you feel a bite, don't reel up immediately.  Let the other flies get hooked up.  If you find them, you will be pulling multiples up.  And let us know how you do!

-Allen

Sounds like a whole lotta fun to me! Anybody know of any places in Oregon to do that?

I've never fished it but I've heard Sand Lake near Pacific City has Flounder.

Most of that bay is really shallow.  I believe several people have tried to find flounder in that bay and came up empty.  I don't mean to be a downer though.  Give it a shot and let us know how you do.

Sounds like a whole lotta fun to me! Anybody know of any places in Oregon to do that?

I've never fished it but I've heard Sand Lake near Pacific City has Flounder.

Good to know, Thanks!

Most of that bay is really shallow.  I believe several people have tried to find flounder in that bay and came up empty.  I don't mean to be a downer though.  Give it a shot and let us know how you do.  I would probably try Netarts or Tillamook Bay for flounder before I tried Sand Lake.  With those bays there is always other fish to be had or crabs and clams if you get bored.

Most of that bay is really shallow.  I believe several people have tried to find flounder in that bay and came up empty.  I don't mean to be a downer though.  Give it a shot and let us know how you do.  I would probably try Netarts or Tillamook Bay for flounder before I tried Sand Lake.  With those bays there is always other fish to be had or crabs and clams if you get bored.

I'd agree.  Not a lot of food flushing out of Sand Lake. 

-Spot-

I tried for starry flounder at Sand Lake this past fall with no success. During the low tide we were paddling the channels back to camp and saw two fish before needing to drag our kayaks a 1/4 mile on the mud back to our tents.

Believe it or not you can pick up Starry Flounder in Vancouver Lake and on the Columbia near Portland they are never very big but an interesting catching this far from the ocean.

I tried for starry flounder at Sand Lake this past fall with no success. During the low tide we were paddling the channels back to camp and saw two fish before needing to drag our kayaks a 1/4 mile on the mud back to our tents.

Believe it or not you can pick up Starry Flounder in Vancouver Lake and on the Columbia near Portland they are never very big but an interesting catching this far from the ocean.

Yup, I've kicked one up at the tip of Ross Island.  It was all of a few inches long.

Sand Lake used to be productive in the 1960's and early 70's.  My great uncle fished there  often for flounder and did well.  However, the word that I heard was that once the furbags moved in at the entrance, the flounder disappeared.

Sounds like a whole lotta fun to me! Anybody know of any places in Oregon to do that?

Pure speculation on my part ... go to 150 feet with sand/mud bottom and send a sabiki down, a sabiki size like you'd use for mackerel.  You can find them shallower as well so don't shy away from doing a test drop in 100 feet and work your way deeper if you are searching.  But usually the shallower you go the smaller they are.  Check your local regs on how many lures you can legally fish at one time.  Put a weight on top and on bottom of the sabiki string and lower it down slowly to keep it from tangling.  The dual weight keeps all the sabiki flies right on the bottom.  Remember, lower it down slowly as you will tangle if you don't.  Tip with small squid strips if you feel like it (I do!), although it's probably not necessary.  The guess here is that you'll run into sand dabs.  You'll know within seconds if sand dabs are present.  If not, move around until you find them.  When you feel a bite, don't reel up immediately.  Let the other flies get hooked up.  If you find them, you will be pulling multiples up.  And let us know how you do!

-Allen

Great advice, thanks! I was thinking more of bay fishing, but it might be a fun diversion when I'm out past the breakers. Thank you.