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Flounder fishing

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Flounder fishing

At Raglan Harbour, brothers Ross and Graeme Barr fish for flounder using powerful lights. The lights allow them to see the well-camouflaged fish, and also cause the flounder to freeze on the bottom – giving the men a chance to spear them.

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New Zealand Herald

Reference: 9 August 2005

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Carl Walrond, Recreational sea fishing – Other recreational fishing, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/7850/flounder-fishing (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Carl Walrond, published 2 March 2009.