Hidden Treasure - Baldwin County Heritage Museum

I was fortunate enough to stumble upon a hidden treasure - pun intended - this week with Ms. Beachin' and the boys. It's the Baldwin County Heritage Museum. It's a terrific little museum that's probably not as well known as it should be. It's right off of Hwy. 98, just outside Elberta. A short drive from anywhere on Pleasure Island. They currently feature an outstanding display from the sunken ship S.S. Republic, a Civil War era steamer. The display is amazing and the artifacts are unbelievable. It's a very enjoyable trip and I highly recommend it. Check them out online here.

September Fishing Report by Capt. Randy Boggs

Not all bad things come from hurricanes. With Hurricane Gustav it brought in clean water.

The red snapper are abundant on every reef and oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico including near shore. The natural bottom is holding trigger fish and vermillion snapper. We are seeing some grouper being caught in the 200’ depths.

Well offshore, the tuna fishing has been excellent at the oil rigs. There are reports of a lot of yellow fin tuna being caught in the 60 lb to 100 lb range. Several nice wahoo have been caught to the southwest around the oil rigs

Inshore the red fish bite has been better than ever seen. There have been several reports of over 100 fish being caught and released on a 4-hour trip. The speckled trout are being caught at night around the lights.

This is typical of the fishing in September. Everything is starting to feed anticipating the cooler weather when the bait will migrate out of here. The fishing is expected to get even better throughout the month.

Capt. Randy Boggs
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