Best habitat to fish for sole and flounder?

[JohnMckroidJr]

Nice to see a good haul of a fish that still has a generous 10 fish limit.

[PapaDave]

Originally Posted by JohnMckroidJr

Nice to see a good haul of a fish that still has a generous 10 fish limit.

No limit on them... catch all you want.

[Saba Slayer]

X2 🤙🏽

Originally Posted by PapaDave

No limit on them... catch all you want.

[FullFlavorPike]

Saba, that is a beautiful shot of a load of flatfish!

I bet if they're small enough you could deep fry them whole and crunch the bones

[JohnMckroidJr]

Originally Posted by PapaDave

No limit on them... catch all you want.

That what I remembered from when I lived in SoCal, but when I googled it ,misread the regs. It's the rock sole, sand sole, butter sole, curlfin sole, rex sole, and flathead sole that have the 10fish limit. Thanks for the correction.

[FoodGeekFish]

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[summers in kuwait]

Originally Posted by FoodGeekFish

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[govomit]

Back in the old days (just 2-3 years ago) people here were talking 30-40-50 pound fish, battling tuna. Now - sand dabs... 🙄 Global warming, I guess?

Focusing on the flat bycatch, first question out of the water:
How do you make sure it's not a baby halibut ?
Below is some help, but I still don't see a definitive rule.

[Saba Slayer]

Put your finger in the mouth and bring it out quickly...if its bloody and cut, you've got a Halibut...LOL...
Look at the lateral line on the halibut pics and on the sand dabs/sole...the line is straight on the Dabs and has a hook in it on the Halibut
The tail shape is different on the Halibut also...