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Georgia has a small coastline of just 90 KM. Yet the coastline offers habitat for a wide range of birds and marine life. The coastline houses beautiful islands like Simon’s Island. Reaching Simon’s Island from Jacksonville just takes an hour drive.
Tourists throng here all over the year to watch dolphins. During winter they get a chance to see migrating North Atlantic Right Whales. For the sea turtles, Simon’s Island is the preferred egg-laying spot. The wide variety of wildlife and nature offers good scope for photography.
The tall marshland grasses provide refuge to many adult animals and help their breeding. Visitors can find marsh rabbits, great blue herons, and majestic bald eagles. The island supports nearly 400+ species of birds.
Besides the beach stretches, Simon’s island has historic monuments maintained in good condition. It houses Christ church built in 1776.
Simon’s Island is a relaxing vacation destination. Visitors can enjoy the sunny streets, seafood restaurants, bars, and antique shops. It offers an endless list of outdoor activities like swimming, hiking, golfing, biking, and horseriding. The islands in and around the area are extremely popular for golfing. However, fishing is the most exciting activity here. Even beginners can get huge fat catches. That is the specialty of Simon’s Island. Besides the wide range of fish species, anglers have a good crabbing fortune.
The uniqueness of the area is that several freshwater rivers meet the sea here. This causes a brackish mixture of water with different salinity levels. As a result, the water supports a massive amount of sea life, migratory fish and bait fish.
Catching large fishes is very easy in Simon’s island. For example, if a lucky angler gets a monster size bull Redfish, its weight can exceed 45 pounds. The length of huge fishes normally exceeds 50 inches.
The coastal area around Simon’s island is the home for best saltwater fishing. The shore is shallow and stretches deep towards the sea. These waters are the third largest shark breeding ground in the world. Anglers can get a good catch of migrating game fishes. Besides the fat Tarpon, Blacktip sharks, Cobia invade these shallow waters.
Fishing experience in Simon Island can be extended to nearby Jekyll Island. Anglers get the advantage of a wide fishing area here. There are options for chartered fishing.
Anglers should be of age 16 and above. They should hold a Georgia fishing license. When the conservation rangers check the fishing license, they ask for ID proof too. When the landlord fishes in his own land, a fishing license is not required.
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In Simon’s Island, the catch is good throughout the year. Spring is the greatest period for a good catch. The giant redfish species offer ample appearance across the waters in spring. Again, in October, the mullet run ends. This leaves thousands of redfish hungry. They seek the baits and the catch for the anglers is huge.
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