No flies on reds, but some older guys like me grew up fishing the bays when reds were pretty far and few between, so we grew up targeting trout and flounder because they were more plentiful. Doesn't mean we didn't rejoice every time we caught a red, just that I probably caught 20 trout and flounder for every red I caught - except for when we were fishing the jetties or the beachfront during the spawn.
I will eat any one of the three, but I prefer the taste of trout over reds, especially for fried fish. But the taste of flounder, especially stuffed and baked whole, but also if filleted & fried, IMO, beats the heck out of both of the others.
I disagree that a red fights better than a trout. Yes they pull harder and will test a drag once they get into the upper slot range, but when I think back on the toughest, dirtiest fights I've had with fish, most were big trout. I judge a fish's fight on how many I've lost after setting the hook. Comparing the average fight of a 6 lb trout to a 6 lb red, I've found that, while reds can pull like a freight train and always have an extra run or two in them at the net, a 6+ lb trout is a dirtier fighter by far. They cut and run, then turn and try to swim through your legs. They jump & thrash on the surface, throwing baits far more often than reds. Give them one inch of slack, even after a good hook-set, and a trout can shake a lure out of its mouth in a split second.
But that just me, an old trout hound
