Learn the fish, the rules, and the skills of the lagoon
The silver fish with the black line — a lagoon favorite.
The red drum with the spot on its tail.
The speckled fish of the grass flats.
The silver king — one of the greatest game fish in the world.
How blue crabs are caught and why they matter.
Grass shrimp, pink shrimp, and the shrimp life cycle.
How sunken ships and concrete create new habitat.
How to fish responsibly and protect wildlife.
Licenses, size limits, bag limits — the rules of fishing.
When different fish are active and how to fish year-round.
Learn the three knots every lagoon angler needs to know.
Practice casting accuracy with a target in your yard.
Go to a dock or pier and identify three fish species you see.
See how salt changes how things float — and what that means for fish.
Compare how barbed and barbless hooks release — and why it matters for fish.
See how water temperature changes how active fish are.
How commercial fishing shaped the lagoon's coastal towns.
The silver fish that built a lagoon fishing industry.
The Greek sponge divers of Florida's Gulf coast.
The old fish camps that lined the lagoon shore.