Dana 10/14

[taggermike]

We have several flounder and turbot locally. Theyre usually small and rarely caught. But you really need to know the difference between them and small halibut. Certainly look it up but the easiest way is that halis have and arch or bend in thier lateral line as it gets near the pectoral fin. Mike

[King Saba]

Originally Posted by rossman

Sorry, no flounder on the left coast. Could be sand dabs with no size or possession limits or halibut with definite size and possession limits. Learning that from a DFW representative could be expensive.

100% sure it was not a halibut. I've caught legals and pancakes in the past and their teeth, markings, and body shape are distinctive enough to differentiate.

http://www.dfw.state.or.us/mrp/finfish/sp/flatfish.asp
I'm pretty sure it was a petrale sole.

[jruiz]

Central Coast

[Orca Winfrey]

Tha was a great time Saba. They weren't interested in artificials so it was a bait and wait day. Saw a guy on an Adventure who got a halibut that was just short on a mackerel. I tried a lizardfish for nothing.

Nothing giant on the, but multiple species made it fun. We also had a small barracuda and a small spottie in the Harbor. BTW, I'm sure the flatfish were sole. Definitely not dabs or halibut.