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 The water still looks good in that area but I'm not finding any recent reports either.The oil spill is moving the fish closer in to the beaches so it may be better then usual.Then again they might all be sharks chasing bait.

Louisiana Deepwater Horizon Incident Update

for June 23rd, 2010
IMPORTANT UPDATE: We have revised our cancellation policy to better reflect the needs of our guests. To learn more, please click here.

Today's Status: St. George Island is magnificent, the waters are clear and the seafood is divine. Current guests are uploading real time pictures on Facebook so become a fan if you haven't already. Scallop season was moved up and began this past weekend too. We've heard they are plentiful.

Franklin County is now staged with both "hard" boom to deflect and "soft" boom to "collect" any oil that may arrive, and it is currently being deployed in the Bay - to the east of the first fishing pier as you cross the bridge. This is great news and in no way reflects the presence of oil, it's just a precautionary measure.

The University of South Florida's ''Ocean of Circulation Group'' within their College of Marine Science, maintains simulated maps based on drifters/particles released at the site of the sunken oil rig. These drifters are dropped every three hours. We watch the simulation on a daily basis and encourage you to do so, too.

One of the best pastimes in the area -FISHING- is as safe as ever. Click here to see the updated federal water closures provided by NOAA. The latest expansion only reaches the western edge of Florida. The seafood is as delectable so come prepared to feast on the bounties of our Gulf waters & Apalachicola Bay.

If you haven't seen the beaches lately, check them out on our webcam - we are enjoying the best weather right now.

Stay updated everyday with NOAA's daily trajectory maps. Daily Situation Reports are posted on the Florida DEP site and on our Facebook Page.

Your reservation with us is GUARANTEED. In the event that tar balls and/or oil sheen should arrive on our shoreline, we will issue a full refund of rent monies paid or we will reschedule your stay for a different time if you prefer. As previously provided above, please click here to learn more about our updated 100% GUARANTEED Cancellation Policy and the additional options available to you. Because our beaches remain open and untouched, current cancellation requests will be addressed by the cancellation policy stated in our Rental Guidelines, except that you are welcome to move up your vacation at anytime. To keep you posted, we are constantly updating our Facebook Page and sending tweets via Twitter. Please sign-up to be a Fan & Follower.

I was at St. George yesterday.   Fishing with dead shrimp(very fresh), I kept one trout about 20 inches and 6 nice whiting.   Some people were having some success with blue crab on the bay side.    Bite was slow on the beach, but it was beautiful.