You can also use spearing and squid combinations as well as live killies. Bucktails and soft plastics will work well as well. My personal favorite is a rig made by Loves Lures. Drifting is the most common method to use to locate and catch fluke. Your bait should be drifted along the bottom, lifting the rod occasionally to provoke the fluke into biting.
Tides are also important.
Slack tide is not that productive. I prefer an incoming tide. The students were excited. Some were nervous because it was their first time on a boat. For some it was their first time fishing.