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Best summer flounder (fluke) lakes in New York

53 New York waters hold summer flounder (fluke), 53 mapped with real state-agency depth surveys. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. The northeast's doormat ambusher — flat on the sand along channel edges, eating anything drifted past on a moving tide.

1. Lower Bay — 104 ft max · survey depth data · Striped Bass, Summer Flounder (Fluke), Bluefish, Black Sea BassWhy #1: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
2. Great Peconic Bay — 42 ft max · survey depth data · Striped Bass, Summer Flounder (Fluke), Bluefish, Black Sea BassWhy #2: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites
3. Smithtown Bay — 74 ft max · survey depth data · Striped Bass, Summer Flounder (Fluke), Bluefish, Black Sea BassWhy #3: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
4. Napeague Bay — 62 ft max · survey depth data · Striped Bass, Summer Flounder (Fluke), Bluefish, Black Sea BassWhy #4: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
5. South Oyster Bay — 34 ft max · survey depth data · Striped Bass, Summer Flounder (Fluke), Bluefish, Black Sea BassWhy #5: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
6. Sloop Channel — 48 ft max · survey depth data · Striped Bass, Summer Flounder (Fluke), Bluefish, Black Sea BassWhy #6: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites, 2 carry-in or shore-oriented
7. Hempstead Harbor — 38 ft max · survey depth data · Striped Bass, Summer Flounder (Fluke), Bluefish, Black Sea BassWhy #7: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites
8. Reynolds Channel — 67 ft max · survey depth data · Striped Bass, Summer Flounder (Fluke), Bluefish, Black Sea BassWhy #8: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
9. Huntington Bay — 54 ft max · survey depth data · Striped Bass, Summer Flounder (Fluke), Bluefish, Black Sea BassWhy #9: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
10. Rockaway Inlet — 60 ft max · survey depth data · Striped Bass, Summer Flounder (Fluke), Bluefish, Black Sea BassWhy #10: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
11. Beach Channel — 68 ft max · survey depth data · Striped Bass, Summer Flounder (Fluke), Bluefish, Black Sea BassWhy #11: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
12. Manhasset Bay — 54 ft max · survey depth data · Striped Bass, Summer Flounder (Fluke), Bluefish, Black Sea BassWhy #12: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
13. Eastchester Bay — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Striped Bass, Summer Flounder (Fluke), Bluefish, Black Sea BassWhy #13: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
14. Coecles Harbor — 28 ft max · survey depth data · Striped Bass, Summer Flounder (Fluke), Bluefish, Black Sea BassWhy #14: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
15. Three Mile Harbor — 14 ft max · survey depth data · Striped Bass, Summer Flounder (Fluke), Bluefish, Black Sea BassWhy #15: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
16. False Hook Channel — 33 ft max · survey depth data · Striped Bass, Summer Flounder (Fluke), Bluefish, Black Sea BassWhy #16: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
17. Port Jefferson Harbor — 51 ft max · survey depth data · Striped Bass, Summer Flounder (Fluke), Bluefish, Black Sea BassWhy #17: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
18. Lloyd Harbor — 28 ft max · survey depth data · Striped Bass, Summer Flounder (Fluke), Bluefish, Black Sea BassWhy #18: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
19. Pierhead Channel — 56 ft max · survey depth data · Striped Bass, Summer Flounder (Fluke), Bluefish, Black Sea BassWhy #19: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
20. Bay Ridge Channel — 51 ft max · survey depth data · Striped Bass, Summer Flounder (Fluke), Bluefish, Black Sea BassWhy #20: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
21. Lake Montauk — 14 ft max · survey depth data · Striped Bass, Summer Flounder (Fluke), Bluefish, Black Sea BassWhy #21: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
22. Mamaroneck Harbor — 21 ft max · survey depth data · Striped Bass, Summer Flounder (Fluke), Bluefish, Black Sea BassWhy #22: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
23. Flushing Bay — 43 ft max · survey depth data · Striped Bass, Summer Flounder (Fluke), BluefishWhy #23: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites
24. Northwest Harbor — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Striped Bass, Summer Flounder (Fluke), Bluefish, Black Sea BassWhy #24: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
25. East Rockaway Inlet — 41 ft max · survey depth data · Striped Bass, Summer Flounder (Fluke), Bluefish, Black Sea BassWhy #25: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site

…plus 28 more New York waters holding summer flounder (fluke).

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When to fish summer flounder (fluke) in New York

• Spring 5–25 ft — Fish move in from the ocean through inlets — drift bucktails along back-bay channel edges as water warms.
• Summer 8–35 ft — The classic drift: bucktail + strip bait bounced along sand next to structure, channel edges and lumps.
• Fall 12–45 ft — Fish stack at inlet mouths and deep channels before sliding offshore — the biggest fish of the year eat now.
• Winter 20–60 ft — Most fish winter offshore; a few holdovers sit in the deepest bay holes — a slow bottom rig on mild afternoons.

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