Hogchoker
Trinectes maculatus
Also called Sole.
How to tell it
Tiny right-eyed sole with dark lines across the back and no pectoral fins; rivers and bays.
- Not a southern flounder? That one left-eyed, much larger. (Southern Flounder)
Rules for
Every state
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Not specifically regulated in Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (Atlantic), Florida (Gulf), Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia: each state’s rule for unlisted species applies there (on its page).
On the table
Not eaten — too small.
In the app
Point the camera at a hogchoker and the name appears before you take the picture, with these rules for the water you’re standing in. No signal needed, and every catch goes in the log.
Get the appQuestions anglers ask about hogchoker
How do you tell hogchoker from southern flounder?
Hogchoker has this: Tiny right-eyed sole with dark lines across the back and no pectoral fins; rivers and bays.. Southern Flounder left-eyed, much larger.