Fishing activity in the lagoon is starting to improve. In August, you can count on the snapper Bluefish to be biting. There is a special minnow rig that works real well. It is called a Duty minnow rig model number 2-A. The bait, whether it be a minnow or spearing is threaded on to a thin wire and a split double hook is attached to the wire and pulled back up into the bait so that only the two hooks are exposed near the tail of the bait. No more snappers cutting your bait in half and escaping. One young angler was able to catch a snapper Bluefish on a Worden's Roostertail spinner bait lure, by repetitively casting and retrieving it across the surface of the water. I have personally found that the early morning hours are the most productive time for catching snappers. In the evenings, when the wind is calm, you can usually see fish swimming up and down the lagoons making waves on the surface. Snapper Bluefish do not act in this manner. It is likely that the schools of fish are baby Bunkers or Mullet. You can catch these fish with a cast net, a little talent and patience. When you see a few of these fish break the surface of the lagoon in a panic rather than a little splash, many folks agree that it is likely that Weakfish and Striped Bass are the culprits rather than the snapper Bluefish. The largest snappers in the lagoon get to be about 12" since they are born this year. The unknown larger fish that have been chasing the little bunkers and the mullet have been reported to have been as long as 20 inches. One angler reported to me this week that he was catching Weakfish up to 20" inches in a cove in the lagoons between the end of Twin Lakes Blvd. and Roundabout Creek. There have also been other reports this season of nice catches in the lagoons too, so I have no reason to doubt him.