Tynemouth flatties 31/03/16 (Plaice?)

[RossW]

Mucking about on Long Sands with my boy - few bits of ragworm and some bluey from the freezer. Good fun. Had 4 flatties, the biggest 1lb. All flounders except this one - maybe - I had a good look at it, bony head, shape, very vivid spots that the picture doesn't really show up. Is it a plaice or just a flounder doing a good impression of a plaice?? (All the fish were battle scarred and spent and skinny - and all from my favourite mark - around Barge Bottom at L/W) Nice afternoon in the sun

 

[Stewart 1971]

If it had the Klingon headgear then it is a Plaice - impossible to tell from your photo as the head is shaded. That said square tail fin would suggest a plaice as well...

 

[RossW]

Here's a sunnier look at the "plaice".. and one of the spent flounders n all.

 

[g.ordon]

nice sesh anyway mate
think it might be a flounder

 

[RossW]

Boooooo! - G.ordon (I think you might be right like)

 

[Topfly]

A flounder, but looks like you had fun, and good
of you to share.☺

 

[Charlton]

nice to see a few from Tynemouth not many anglers fish there for flounder etc, sorry def a flounder

 

[RossW]

4 flounders it is then.... ... It was one of those daft wee sessions where I was really just mucking about with the family. We were going to go to Druridge but didn't have the time so just pooped down the road to Tynemouth and dodged the dog-walkers and surfers for an hour or two. Just shows what's there in the gulleys even after the codling are gone.

 

[davidhayley1945]

nice little session ross def a flounder,some nice flds come from the boiler and stoney with the odd good plaice. davy.

 

[mick dunn]

Its a Flounder. Mind they can be confusing with the spots. I have had them when I am unsure.

 

[Bushwhacker]

The simplest way to tell the difference is look at the belly.
A Flounder is bright white,Plaice has a hint of white and the Dab is practically see through.
And they all can have spots on there backs.......

 

[canman]

I would say 99.9p/c flounder. A plaice even without spots still looks like a plaice

 

[pothook]

well done

well done

good report tight lines mate