Aboard the "Phoenix" about a mile offshore Destin Sunday, Governor Charlie Crist (I-FL) tried his hand at fishing and admired the weather.

"The weather's gorgeous. There's not any oil on the beaches at all," remarked Crist.

Tourism leaders and fishermen say they're battling negative press, as some are canceling trips to our area.

"The national perception is the beaches are being inundated with oil and tar balls," said Craig Barker, president of Okaloosa County's League of Cities and former Destin mayor. "That's simply not true."

Barker says some hotels have updated policies to guarantee refunds if oil washes ashore.

Anglers also expressed their frustrations Sunday, saying their industry's already battered by strict regulations.

"Be reassured," Crist told them on the crowded back porch of Destin restaurant "Lucky Snapper."

Crist says legal action from the state compelling BP to pay for damages is likely, but he wouldn't say anything else just yet.

He's giving serious consideration to calling a special legislative session on oil drilling: "The notion of a special session as it relates to drilling would be to put on the ballot in November a constitutional amendment that would ban it. Who better to decide it than the people you work for?"

Some state legislators say it's necessary.

"I don't think we deserve this damage," said Sen. Durell Peaden (R-Dist. 2). "I think we need to be on the forefront of preventative measures to make sure it never happens again."

In the meantime, with oil still gushing in the gulf, fishermen say they're trying to make the best of the situation.

"I just need to do whatever I can to make money," said fisherman Scott Savoir. "Right now, it's just the worst time."