AND ONCE UPON A WINTER FLOUNDER

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I spoke alittle about the winter flounder in my earlier posts. A very small one is called a postage stamp. Two to 3 15/16 lbs fish are called sea flounder. 4 pounds and up are called snowshoes. My brother holds the family record at 4 l/4 pounds, a honest to goodness showshoe. It was caught in an area that was known as the "home of the miniature showshoes"; Stoney Brook, Long Island. Usually you would have the chance of catching a snowshoe in the spring, but this one was caught in the fall. At the moment he caught the fish, I had one that I could feel on my line that was at least equal to or larger in weight. I lost it; my brother saw it and said it was huge. I mentioned in a earlier post about the diet of these fish on the north shore of Long Island.
The fish in Seaford ate clams, grass shrimp and seaweed. A nice fish to catch and eat.