April 29 Fishing Report - Apr 29, 2009

Laura Berringer fished with Capt. Chris Robinson on April 21st. She always does well fishing with both of the Robinson Brothers. Chris has some secret stash of Redfish around here someplace that his anglers are catching double digit numbers from but he's not saying where they're at! Here's what he IS saying...

Reds and Trout have been good even though there is an abundance of muddy water in the area. In the long run the amount of freshwater in North Florida is a good thing for the health of the ecosystem. The water temp is starting to hold in the 70s and the Reds are starting to get active in the shallows. The flats in some areas are starting to clear and other parts of the county are going to take some time to clear. I have been happy to see the trout biting good on oyster bars and grassflats, the average size trout has been good and fat this spring. The weather is on a good warm stable trend so the fishing should really get good for the rest of the spring.

Capt. Chris Robinson

Hector Morales and his group of 20 anglers from Lawrenceville, GA chose to come to Apalachicola to fish with us after their Steinhatchee trip got cancelled for April 18 & 19. Hector's 37" Redfish was caught on Capt. Jr. Holland's boat.

Finally the Pompano have really started biting after the cooler water & weather shut them down earlier in the month. Capt. Nathan Donahoe posed with the fish that his and another anglers caught the other day. The weather's beautiful right now & should be great on into June. May is just always Marvelous here!

FGA Director, Capt. Bob Zales, has informed us that the Florida sales tax exemption for charter boats is on the table again. If this exemption is lifted it means that you will have to pay sales tax on your fishing charters. If you are a resident of Florida, please take a moment to contact your state representative and senator and ask them to leave the exemption in place and NOT to Eliminate it!

Real Estate Good News!! Florida's existing home sales rose 30 percent in March, making it the seventh month in a row that sales activity was higher than year-ago levels, according to the Florida Association of Realtor's latest housing data. And locally, the first quarter of 2009 posted the highest number of sales on St. George Island since 2005. Robinson Real Estate Company has been busy showing property to interested, motivated buyers. On Saturday afternoon we even looked at properties via bicycle - How Fun! Check out our featured listings and other properties for sale via our MLS at www.RobinsonRealEstateCompany.com


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