Eric Burnley March 6, 2021
Peter Didden took advantage of Youth Day at Newton Pond to catch three trout, including this beautiful brown. He was with his dad Jason. SUBMITTED PHOTO
We have looked at catching flounder in the shallow water of the Inland Bays, the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal and the near-shore waters of the Delaware Bay. Now, we will try to give you some tips on catching flounder in deeper waters of the Delaware Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.
First, let’s look at the tackle you will need in these deep waters. While you can get by with one or two ounces of weight or no weight at all in shallow water, you will need at least three and often as much as eight ounces of lead to maintain contact with the bottom in deep water. This calls for a conventional reel mounted on a rod that can handle that much weight. In the past, you would have used a heavy rod and reel, but today you can find much lighter-weight tackle that will do the job. I use a Tsunami Hybrid reel on