Fifth Annual Fishing Tournament
It's our fifth year! Join the KICA Lakes Department for our Annual Fishing Tournament on Saturday, October 1st. This is a complimentary, suggested "catch and release", event that is open to all Members, any visitors staying on the Island, and Island employees. This will be a great opportunity to enjoy the Island's ponds and lakes, share time with neighbors and meet the members of the Lakes Department.

For additional information regarding this year's tournament, including the registration form, data collection sheet and suggested fishing location maps, please click HERE.

To see photos and results from past the fishing tournaments, please click HERE.

Featured Pond

Pond 001
Location: Located at the Beachwalker Drive outfall and stretching behind Greenslake Cottages and Beachwalker Office Park.
Size: 3.36 acres
Average Depth: 5.06 feet
Maximum Depth: 10 feet
Volume: 5,537,960 gallons
Average Salinity: 21 parts per thousand
Completed: in the late '80s

This pond is one of the most popular fishing locations on Kiawah, situated at the inflow of tidal waters for the western portion of the Island.  A weir at the western end along Beachwalker Dr. provides these fishing opportunities and signage in the area gives information on fish species and fishing regulations.  This weir structure houses the gates that are used to control water levels for the western portion of the Island as well.  Two 36” gates are located on the interior of the pond that are used to lower the pond system and the four 48” gates on the exterior (marsh-side) are used to control tidal inflow.  The pond is also one of the 17 locations around the Island where weekly water level monitoring takes place.  Recent activities here include a landscape renovation of the area by the Town of Kiawah and installation of soft erosion control materials by the KICA Lakes Management Department.

To see maps and photos of the pond, click HERE.