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Originally Posted by full cooler
We don't have fluke in South Carolina of which I am aware. I could be wrong, I've only been fishing here for 15 years and am a licensed charter captain.  |
FC,
Here's how to tell the difference between Flounders and Flukes ....
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Generally speaking, left-side up flounder are flukes, and right-side up flounders are called flounders. That sounds easy enough to remember, but it gets worse. Flukes are also called “summer flounder,” and flounder, or right-side fish, are called “winter flounder.”
It also turns out that, of the 500 plus flatfish species, there are five species that are all called flounder. It’s good to know that there is a difference, but I would be hard pressed to taste the difference between a fluke or a flounder.
Four of the five flounder species are found in the Atlantic: summer flounder (left-side up flukes), winter flounder, southern flounder and European flounder. The fifth, the Japanese flounder, is found in the Pacific Ocean.
http://www.reluctantgourmet.com/blog...e-or-flounder/
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Your "little" fishy looks like it's Left side up ... ergo, a Fluke.
Either way, them's goooOOOOooood eatin'
