Coastal Living Chronicles: Insights from a Saint Simons Island Realtor

Fishing is about to get a whole lot better along the Golden Isles of Georgia.   We recently capped off the Summer with the Golden Isles Kingfish Classic held just a couple of weeks ago.   The Classic has been a tournament staple for decades on St. Simons Island and the last few years held out of Gascoigne Bluff Park.   This year, there were close to 100 boats competing for a $15,000 grand price.   My Dad and I along with my former neighbor Leland Ring were fortunate enough to catch the winning king mackerel in 2005.   We caught a 47.6 lb king mackerel and won a brand new Contender fishing boat. My fishing exploits have been a bit more low key than 2005.   Everyone knows I love to fish the inshore waters from Cumberland Island to Saint Simons for Redfish, Seatrout, Flounder and everything in-between.   I have a 19 ft center console fishing boat that manages to get me just about anyplace I need to go to catch fish and during the months of September, October and November, my boat see