The flounder or fluke does not have a true northern counterpart. Their geographic range spans a large north to south range along the east coast. There are at least a couple species that qualify as summer flounder. This next part pretty well explains why the flounders are called summer flounder. "Many fluke(flounder) come close inshore during the warm half of the year (summer), when they are caught regularly both along open coasts and in bays and harbors, the smaller sizes often from docks and bridges, and some even run up into fresh water rivers. But the great majority of the population, especially of the larger ones, lie farther offshore even at that season, in depths of 8 to 10 fathoms and deeper, at least in the northern part of the fluke's geographic range, as illustrated by the fact that nearly 40 times as many (by weight) are landed in New Jersey and in New York by otter trawlers as from the many pound nets operating there.[7] And all of those that do come close inshore from Chesapeake Bay northward move offshore again at some time during the autumn, presumably to escape winter chilling."
Last edited by Bill Cody; 01/26/16 09:17 PM.
