LAGOON FISHING WITHIN THE LANDINGS Presented by Fresh

LAGOON FISHING WITHIN THE LANDINGS Presented by Fresh & Salt Water Topics • Jack Welch, • Rods, Reels, Lines, Riggs, Knots • Ron Monaco, • Where, When, and How to Fish • Steve Thomas • Lures & baits

LANDINGS LAGOON SYSTEM • 151 interconnected fresh/salt water lagoons • Maintained by the Club & Association • Monitored & Stocked by CCA • Stocked with Fingerling hybrid bass and Bluegills • Counts via Seining & electro shocking • Majority of lagoons are very productive

LAGOON FISHING - MUST HAVE ACCESSORIES ▪ Ga. Fishing License ▪ CCA Lagoon Guide ▪ Phone Tides app ▪ Forceps or pliers ▪ Fish grippers ▪ Polarized Sun Glasses ▪ A BIG net

TACKLE BOX MUST HAVE ▪ Variety of hook types and sizes ▪ Variety of lead free weights ▪ Variety of lures

EQUIPMENT – RODS, REELS, LINES, RIGS, KNOTS • Rods • 7 -8 ft Light wt • Reels • Spinning • Bait Casting • Lines • Mono vs Braided • Rigs • Carolina Rig • Texas Rig • Palomar Knot Texas Rig

LAGOON KNOWLEDGE - FRESH WATER • What can you catch? • • • Bass Crappie Bluegill Sunfish Catfish (so they say)

LAGOON KNOWLEDGE - FRESH WATER • Where; • Almost all fresh water lagoons are productive • Along shoreline and shaded areas • Under bushes, shrubs, and structures • Look for beds along shoreline in the Spring • Deep cold water pools and sources in hot weather • Lures to use and when; • Morning and evening use top water lures • Crank baits, jigs, artificial worms, grubs • Live bait (minnows, worms) • Fish top, middle and bottom • Vary the action and retrieve speed Bass are predatory fish Look for cold water sources

FAVORITE LURES - FRESH WATER Plastic Worms Top water lures Frogs Wacky Rig Jointed Rapala Poppers Scented Plastics Strike King

FRESH WATER RESULTS

LAGOON KNOWLEDGE – ISLAND SALT WATER FISH • What can you catch? • • Red fish Flounder Spotted Seatrout Sheepshead Tarpon Ladyfish Black Drum

WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT FISH • Redfish, Tarpon and Lady Fish are like Bass – predatory • Black Drum, Sheepshead, like live/scented baits • Flounder are bottom dwellers looking up – will take lures • Redfish grow 4 -6 inches per year • Redfish have channel size restricted

LAGOON KNOWLEDGE - SALTWATER • Where; • Salt/brackish ponds • Look for entry pipes directly from the marsh and between SW Lagoons • • The grassy edges Try top, middle, bottom Vary the speed and action of retrieve IMPORTANT NOTE: Don’t spook the fish

FISHING THE TIDES ▪ Get a free phone tide app showing tide schedule for Romerly Marsh (time and height) ▪ ▪ ▪ “Tide Forecast” “Tide Pro” “Tides Near Me” ▪ Fish the tubes during incoming high tide ▪ 7 ft+ high tide ideal ▪ Tides vary from charts per lagoon ▪ Fish east Island 45 minutes before high tide ▪ Fish west Island 20 minutes after high tide ▪ Wind speed and direction will affect timing ▪ Best fishing is around full moon and after Super Tides

SALTWATER LURES AND LIVE BAIT • Lures • • DOA Shrimp Jointed Rapala Bass lures Scented lures Live bait • • Shrimp Crabs Mullet Minnows DOA Shrimp Black top, silver & white bottom

MORE SALTWATER LURES

SALTWATER RESULTS Notice all the smiles

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS WHEN FISHING ▪ Know where the alligators are ▪ They’ll chase/eat your lure/bait and fish ▪ The birds know where the fish are ▪ Don’t venture into the mud ▪ CATCH and RELEASE PLEASE ▪ Give fellow fisherman space ▪ Use a net and don’t handle the fish ▪ Revive the fish before release ▪ Don’t over-play the fish