fishing in lagoons..

**Centralcoastbasshunter** · 17th December 2009

Would like a few tips on fishing in lagoon's, went out today at avoca
lagoon to throw a few lures around the bank...only got one hit on a surface popper, on the way back on the sand flat where there is a drop of, my mate pulled in a nice flatty with a squidgy :) what lures should i be using for lagoons?

cheer's,
julz

**wharf** · 17th December 2009

Soft plastics have always worked well for me in salt water lagoons.But i used a lot of trout lures aswell.Yabby patterns have always worked well too.Like the rebel crawdads.Colours that have worked for me are,the green nipper colour,pink like a dogs lipstick,Natural browns.I have caught plenty of flathead on these lures.

**the real trout** · 17th December 2009

do u fish terrigal lagoon much ccbh, me and a mate catch alot of bream on plastics eg squidy pro critter and 2inch guzzler prong around the bridges , and alao alot of flathead on big squidies etc on the sand flats
have you had much luck there?

**crowyfishes** · 18th December 2009

yeah me and jacko fish it every year for awseome results.

**Centralcoastbasshunter** · 18th December 2009

Originally Posted by the real trout

do u fish terrigal lagoon much ccbh, me and a mate catch alot of bream on plastics eg squidy pro critter and 2inch guzzler prong around the bridges , and alao alot of flathead on big squidies etc on the sand flats
have you had much luck there?

nah haven't fished there yet! but i will, just went to avoca cause it was close and easy..but will go there soon and see what i can hook on to :P

julz

**Poolie** · 21st December 2009

Hi Guys,

Both these lagoons are good spots that the locals keep quiet as these are noramlly land locked and can get belted by tourists very easily, Terrigal is quite healthy and the fish taste great from there and the fish you can catch in there are very suprising (check my profile pic)!
Avoca is a bit stinky and I saw my dog poop in there once

so I don't fish it, rocker on the other hand gets good sized Bream in there when hes goes for a row.

**reelaxation** · 21st December 2009

Funny Terrigal logoon is what we commonly called the "poo pit" back when we used to go windsurfing there when I was very young.
I wouldnt eat anything from there though, sorry, lol
Terrigal holds good nuber of mullet that can be caught in traps and they make awesome bait and there are Whitign in numbes there aswell.

I seen a few guys fishing Avoca eith placcies and they got a heap of big Bully Mullet there and a few nice sized Bream.

Good luck with fishing that area I would only do so to gather live bait.

Cheers
Anthony

**Poolie** · 21st December 2009

OH! forgot to let you know what lures.

most small soft plastics and vibes work really well on the Flathead, but where the ground is a bit rocky like near the bridges floating shallow or deep diving crank baits seem to work best, I use Berkeley Frenzy 60mm minnows and Kokodas Wee-whop shallow most of the time, they're cheap and effictive.

Terrigal gets let out a lot more often now the pungent smell is gone - Wamby and Avoca though I wouldn't wade through.