Yes, that's right. The topic is "Flounder" in the "Fresh Water" section.

I did some wade fishing last year in the Ogeechee behind Foxbow Farms. For those that do not know, Foxbow is in Effingham county about 35 miles straight from the ocean, the water is completely fresh. My good friend that lives there had previously told me he saw a flounder while swimming the year before. I thought he was full of it until I stepped on what appeared to be a small flounder about 4"-5" long. I knew it was a flounder right when I saw it but I started thinking "maybe it was a soft-shelled turtle" and before I knew it I didn't believe what I had seen with my own eyes.

Today we were pitching some various baits searching for Bass when I got a tug on the end of my large chatter-bait. At first I thought I had hooked up with a Redbreast but as the fish got closer to the boat both myself and my buddy saw that it was a small flounder about 5" long. I got the flounder right to the boat when it spit the hook.

Has anyone else encountered Flounder in completely fresh water? I have searched but I cannot find any info on Flounder in fresh water.

Not uncommon for saltwater species to wander up into the far reaches, especially in times of low rainfall, and vice-versa for freshwater species but usually their tolerances are less.

I've never seen it here, but I've seen them in the freshwater springs at Crystal River and Homassasa. Tarpon and blue crabs too. Heck, they catch mullet in Augusta. Ya never know.

Every time they have been spotted has been when the river is very low with minimal rain.

Considering their similar size every time I had wondered if the eggs had somehow ended upriver where they would be born.

About 30 years ago I was fishing with an older man in Briar Creek off of the Savannah River above Abercorn Creek. He caught a flounder that was about 18". This is an area that is fresh water.
On the other side of the coin several years ago after some heavy rains and flooding up the ogeechee river I was casting for shrimp by heck's Gate and caught a couple of redbrest in the cast net.
John

I've got a good friend and fishing partner who is the director of aquaculture for the University of Florida. I'll ask him about that, not much he doesn't know about fish spawn.

I caught 1 in Greens Creek in Ft Stewart years ago and was amazed,but your even further up river.Now thats amazing

How big was the one you caught?

Best I remember it was about 8 to 10 inches

I was in Greens Creek about 3-4 years ago and saw a man catch a flounder on a plastic worm while bass fishing.The wife and I were popping top water bugs for redbreast around landing 17 I believe.I ask the guy and he showed me the fish.Was that you?

I saw a guy catch 1 on bottom at "The Cat Hole" the next year.He was using worms.

About 5 years ago my wife and I were between Abercorn Creek and I-95 bridge in march catfishing fishing a deep hole with shrimp and she caught a 1.5# crappie and my next cast brought a 14" flounder and pieces of shrimp.I figured it was freak day on the Savannah river .


Doc

While swimming with manatees last year in Crystal River, FL (completely freshwater springs) I stepped on a flounder, almost stepped on a 3ft stingray, saw a 14-18" largemouth bass swimming alongside about a 32" redfish, a snook chasing a redbreast, and a crab eating a dead catfish. So after that weekend of diving and snorkeling, I think ANYTHING is possible in freshwater!

No Sir,it was probably 15 years ago

My son use to catch small flounder(3-5)inch in the Santa Fe river near Fort White,Fla. which is about 80 miles from the gulf.