CCA Georgia Benefit: Fly Fishing Film Tour (March 30th, 2022)

The annual Fly-Fishing Film Tour is a traveling roadshow of the best fly-fishing films in the world. Through a submission process, films are selected to bring some of the best content to the big screen in your hometown.

The F3T is more than just the film, our shows aim to create community, inspire, encourage and support conservation efforts worldwide.

Each evening is complete with a live emcee, raffle & door prizes from our premium sponsors, local fly shops and more. Come for the action, stay for the camaraderie, all while helping to raise money for the waters we love.

So, get ready to kick back, drink a beer or your beverage of choice, enjoy the cinematography that will get you stoked on the season ahead.

Get tickets for the tour or find out more info on our Schedule & Tickets page  Click Here  or at a partnered fly shop. Stay tuned for news about exclusive benefits and perks offered to our Outside+ members Click Here . To Follow the F3T on social media @flyfishingfilmtour for more information Click Here

Fish Shocking in the Landings’ Lagoons (March 2022)

Volunteers Are Needed!

This year we will be conducting our Electro- Fishing project on March 8th and 9th.
Electro -Fishing is one of the tools we use to determine the health of our lagoon which we use for stocking in April. Using a boat that sends a a slight shock to the water we scoop fish, weigh, measure, and release.


 

Anyone interested in watching or participating please send an e-mail to Rich Hackett at Richard.j.hackett@gmail.com or call 922-598-9185 and you will be included.

We will meet at The Public Works building each day of the event at 8:30. We plan to shock 15 lagoons each day and will take most of the day. Please arrive in a golf cart if possible and bring your lagoon guide if you have one. You may watch or help scoop as time permits

Rich Hackett

Richard.j.hackett@gmail.com

H 922-598-9185
C 330-564-8971

 

 

 

 

Fish Shocking in the Landings’ Lagoons (2021)

A SHOCKING TALE!

 

        Professional fisheries biologists, Skidaway chapter Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) volunteers and Skidaway CCA chapter board member, Rich Hackett, recently created shockwaves in our quiet community, quite literally that is. It was all part and parcel of our annual electrofishing program, one of several science-based survey methods, along with salinity testing and seining, designed to help ensure healthy and growing fish populations in our freshwater lagoons.

        As the name implies, electrofishing uses electricity to temporarily stun fish so they may be weighed and measured. The process is not harmful to fish, which return to their natural state within a few minutes after being caught. The main purpose for conducting an electrofishing analyses is to determine the health of a lagoon based on predator/prey ratios. In our freshwater lagoons, the main predator species are largemouth bass and black crappie. Prey species include bluegill, redear sunfish, threadfin shad, and gizzard shad.

        A bass-crowded lagoon, for example, will contain larger numbers of small, skinny bass in the 12–14-inch range, experiencing stunting in their growth. Such waters become bass-crowded due to a lack of bass harvest. Despite this unbalanced state, bass will continue to reproduce and consume all existing resources. A bluegill-crowded lagoon will contain an overabundance of these fish, causing stunting in the bluegill population. The optimum goal is a balanced lagoon which is the most desirable for all fish species. This balance is characterized by a healthy distribution of bass and bluegill over a wide range of sizes and age classes.

        Rich Hackett, who has been coordinating the electrofishing surveys for the Skidaway chapter of the CCA for the past decade, notes that, thanks to generous contributions from island residents, the effort now involves 30 lagoons annually, up from the original sampling of just 10. Hackett added, “electrofishing is normally done in March since the water temperature is ideal and the newly collected data provides direction for the most appropriate distribution of fish stocking, normally a combination of bluegill and shad, in April. The program continues to provide valuable information on the health and balance of our fish populations. The lagoons are literally the best they’ve been in 10 years and can continue to improve.”

       

       

       

 

 

 

Recent Cast Away Club INFO (2021)

 

“CAST AWAY CLUB” TO KICK OFF ON SATURDAY, JUNE 19th

CCA Readies 2nd Year of Youth, Nature/Angling Program

 

Parents and youth leaders agree about the value of Skidaway youngsters not only spending time outdoors but also learning more about our island’s varied natural environment and our abundant fish and wildlife species. A great way to help achieve these goals is through The Skidaway Chapter of the Coastal Conservation Association’s (CCA) youth nature and fishing program, the “CAST AWAY CLUB.”

Inaugurated in the summer of 2019 and paused last year through the COVID-19 pandemic, this popular program is set to debut on Saturday, June 19th, 9:00 to 10:30 at our Kid’s Fishing Lagoon located adjacent to the Oakridge Fire Station, near Crossover Bridge on Westcross at Log Landing Rd. This first session will include hands on learning about local fish topped off with a session of Fish Bingo (with prizes!) and time for family fishing. Rods, reels and bait will be provided by CCA volunteers.

Monthly programs through the summer will feature sessions on bees, bats, a variety of reptiles and hands-on nature crafts. Summer sessions are limited to 20 children (12 and under, accompanied by parent/guardian). Registration is required by June 17 at ccaskidaway.org. For more information, contact Susie Fusco at sjbfusco@aol.com.