The author with a chunky fluke from her Open Boat episode at The Fisherman’s YouTube page. July means shallow surf opportunities for fluke, here’s how you can cash in! By far my favorite summer activity, when it comes to fishing, is hitting the early morning surf in the hunt for a limit of fluke. Growing up without a boat, I learned to work with what was provided, and luckily even to this day, I can walk to my local beaches and some of my trusty spots still yield a fruitful harvest of flatties.