Where to see Fluke (Summer Flounder)

4 public access observation sites.

Montauk Point State Park
coastal · year-round · best at dawn
State park day-use fee in season. Lighthouse cliffs and rocky shoreline.
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Shinnecock Bay
coastal · fall · best at dawn
Shallow bay complex behind the barrier island. Cold-stun strandings reported to NY Marine Rescue Center (631-369-9829).
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Shinnecock Inlet
marine · summer · best at day
Federal inlet between Shinnecock Bay and the Atlantic. Productive fluke grounds in summer per NYS DEC marine fishing reports.
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Peconic Bay
marine · summer · best at day
Peconic Estuary bay system between the North and South Forks. Classic fluke drift grounds.
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Montauk Point State Park