hampshire hythe,flounder,how unusual??

[Mark129awb]

Been fishing for many years at points around hythe and allthough i have landed many flatties,only a few have been the same colour on the top as they are underneath....ie NOT WHITE BELLIED,my fave spot this year has produce a much larger number of these fish,good size,2lb in some cases and all healthy....any body else cathing these,or any info on these.Thanks in advance.

[scottish_and_mental]

Seen all white ones but never in all my years seen an all brown one.if you have caught more than one then i would be a. buying a eoromillions ticket or b. contacting fawley refinery and tell them they are mutating all our fish lol.
were you at the reclaimed land ?

[Mark129awb]

not reclaimed,other way funny enough nearer the refinery.never seen an all white one,ive had 3 in the last 2yrs,and a pal of mine has had 1.wondering if its a genetic mutation or just pollution.they look heathy enough.

[geejayy]

we used to catch them back in the 70's with black spots on the underside,
never saw one comoleatly coloured both sides , back then dad used to say they were oil spots but it just looked like pigmentation to me.

[birtybass]

its just a genetic mutation mate ive caught loads from the rivers around kent and essex over the years,it all stems from when they hatch as roundfish fry then sink to the bottom after a few weeks and slowly develope into the flatfish that we know,it always fascinates me how they start life as a roundfish and then end up on the bottom as flattys.