Thread: flounders on a rod anyone ?

I have caught a few in the Temuka river over the years when I was flyfishing for trout. Above the Waitohi/Temuka bridge. Saw them as they were swimming up, quick change to a tiny nymph and cast to them. Unlike trout, they werent shy to the cast and as they slowly made there way upstream, its wasnt difficult to recast in front of them if they refused.

Have also been told that they can be caught on a spinning rod with a small single hook and a worm for bait. Use a running rig with a lightweight ball weight. The estuaries are good, but once you get the hang of rolling a tiny weight down moving water, further up can be productive.