My grandpa is coming down to houston next weekend and wants to go flounder and trout fishing. My dad and I are taking him down to galveston. We have the trout gear out the way, but what are some good bait for flounder? Hook and Line set-up?

There are a few differnt set ups ... however, I prefer to use a Gulf 3-4inch shad in combo with a 6/0 VMC ... hook they are not circle hooks ... but similiar ... You can set them up also on a 1/8 ounce jig head and just fish plastic ... or set them up with an 1/8 ounce Bullet weight with the same 6/0 hook .... I normally use Mud minnows because they stay alive easier and longer ... although Finger Mullet is where its at on the preferred bait ... Right now when they are running out next to seawolf park .... you should catch them with anything. GL

GULP MINNOW GRUB 3INCH,SWIMING MULLET 4INCH,SHRIMP 3-4INCH
GULP MINNOW GRUB 2INCH ON 1/8OZ.JIGS.

Finger mullet,mud minnow,shrimp(live bait)

Well how do you guys fish for the flounder when using gulp on a 1/8 or 1/4 oz jighead. What technique? do you just throw it out and leave it or throw it out and slowly retrive,or bounce it back to you with short hops along the bottom?

alright thanks for the tip guys.

Mark retrieve it slowly with a bounce now & then work's for me .

A week ago they were inhaling it as soon as it hit the water while working the bank of an inlet . Salt Water Assasin in white with pink tail . Catching them on the gulp to .

x2 bounce now and then.

We are going to do some gigging on the 30th.

Tight lines!

Here in MS, a sugar and spice glow, or glow 3 inch gulp shrimp on a white 1/4oz jighead will outfish any other artificial or live bait when it comes to flounder. Not only that, but you get a better hook up rate, because the flounder will inhale it in the first two seconds. Unlike live bait, where they will mouth it sometimes up to 5-10 seconds. Just hop it along the bottom near any structure. The only tough part is finding the flounder. Once you find them, the catching is easy with this combo.

One of my favorites in stained or dirty water.. a black 3" gulp curl tail grub... like it.

Or, try a fly!

Is that just one fly in his mouth or has he been hooked before?? Anyway, great catch!! I'm getting hungry.

I have catching flounder on Clouser Minnow using spinning rod,not fly rod.
Because of health problem i can't fish in water with fly rod,fishing just on the bank with spinning rods

Med light rod with 8 to12 lb line. 1/4 to 3/8oz split shot and med hook. For bait you can't o wrong with live finger mullet.

What color plastic/artificials do you guys use? Natural colors like white or brown or bright colors like chartreuse and pink?

This October i was catching better with pearl and chartreuse,but in another years i was catching to with red and pink color.