Makos and Tunas...Super Strike Charters
The fishing the past several days has had its ups and downs. Two of the four days we were able to get out produced a lot of fish, the other two were OK but weather was the biggest factor that slowed the days down some. The highlight of the four days was on Friday and Saturday. Capt. Alex and Capt. Willy B had the Hayden crew down for their annual fishing trip. The weather Friday was slick calm, something we haven’t seen for at least a month. The fishing started out a little slow then around noon it was wide open. Capt. Alex’s crew had about a 122 lb. Mako, swim up to the boat and eat two pieces of bait. The circle hook set just right in the corner of his mouth and 45 seconds later he was in the boat. Very lucky catch. They set back up to make a Tuna drift and out of nowhere an estimated 500lb. Mako is swimming straight towards them with a 6ft. Silky Shark in its mouth. Apparently the Shark did not see the boat and swam directly into the side of it to everyone’s amazement. They already had their Mako for the day so they just got some really good shots with the Go Pro underwater camera and watched him try and figure out what just happened. He eventually took off with his kill and that was that. Wish I could have seen it myself. Once again they set back up for a tuna drift and this time the Tuna came up. They were hooking one after another, most in the 70lb. range with a couple going over a 100lbs. The ended up with 8 Yellow fin, and a handful of Black fin tuna. This all went down in about 50 minutes. We were about 100 yards from them but we had no action. Capt. Alex called us over and it was immediately game on for us. We hooked a nice 60lber. and got him in the boat. Then we hooked two big boys, one was spooling us due east and the other due west. I tried moving towards the angler with the least amount of line on his real to help make up some of it but shortly after the line broke on one fish, so we chased down the other. They both ran on the surface so I knew they were big fish. Most of the big Yellow fin this time of year, for some reason, start their fight on the surface and probably about 30-50ft ft. down. After the first 10-15 minutes of this then they sound. In about 30 minutes later Mr. Rozelle put a nice 152 lb. Yellow fin in the boat. We went back to try and get on them again but that was it. Capt. Willy B fished for Wahoo and they ended up with 3 big Wahoo on the day. On Saturday Capt. Willy B and the Hayden crew went back after the Yellowfin and managed 3 good ones in the 65-70lb. range, 7 blackfin, and 3 Amberjack. Capt. Alex went grouper fishing and ended with a limit of Jacks and 1 65lb. Warsaw Grouper. So the fishing has been very good lately, though the weather has been tough to predict. We have had strong south winds followed by strong cold fronts which has been keeping us at the dock more than we have been able to get out for sure. The good news is we are starting to move into spring and the weather should, I say should, start to cooperate more but we will see. The fishing will be good regardless, you just have to be able to get out to them.

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Tuna And Wahoo...2013 so far.
It has been a while since our last report but that is because we are just starting back into another fishing season since November of last year. Last Tuesday was our first day back at it in 2013 and so far it has been OK. The weather in the first two weeks of January was pretty bad, a lot of wind and rain, but last week the weather could not have been better. Calm seas and temps in the 70’s offshore. All of our customer’s faces, arms, and necks went from pale white to bright red in just a few hours. Well, it looks like we are right on track for another great Tuna and Wahoo season this winter. The Yellow fin Tuna have shown up. Not as many as there will be in say a week or two but it is just starting. There have been a few bigger fish caught 100+lbs. but most of them are smaller than that right now. That will be changing very shortly though. The Wahoo made there normal January appearance, our largest one came this past Thursday which went right at 74lbs., caught by Dr. Lee Grafton. That group went 4 for 4, all of them being 40+lbs. So the big Wahoo are here now and should stick around for a while and the bigger Tuna are starting to show up. Capt. Willy B fished the Conelly crew from Pa. last Tuesday and Wed. and they ended up with 4 Yellow fin, 2 Black fin, and 7 amberjack in two days, and pulled the hook on a 100+lber. I had the Potts crew from Detroit on Wed. and Thursday and they ended up with 4 Wahoo, 6 Yellow fin, and 2 black fin. We broke off two big Yellow fin that ate right next to the boat. Looks like our next weather break will come this Fri.-Sat. and will report then. We still have open days in Feb. and March if anyone is looking to get out and catch some big fish.

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Tuna and Wahoo...2013 so far.
It has been a while since our last report but that is because we are just starting back into another fishing season since November of last year. Last Tuesday was our first day back at it in 2013 and so far it has been OK. The weather in the first two weeks of January was pretty bad, a lot of wind and rain, but last week the weather could not have been better. Calm seas and temps in the 70’s offshore. All of our customer’s faces, arms, and necks went from pale white to bright red in just a few hours. Well, it looks like we are right on track for another great Tuna and Wahoo season this winter. The Yellow fin Tuna have shown up. Not as many as there will be in say a week or two but it is just starting. There have been a few bigger fish caught 100+lbs. but most of them are smaller than that right now. That will be changing very shortly though. The Wahoo made there normal January appearance, our largest one came this past Thursday which went right at 74lbs., caught by Dr. Lee Grafton. That group went 4 for 4, all of them being 40+lbs. So the big Wahoo are here now and should stick around for a while and the bigger Tuna are starting to show up. Capt. Willy B fished the Conelly crew from Pa. last Tuesday and Wed. and they ended up with 4 Yellow fin, 2 Black fin, and 7 amberjack in two days, and pulled the hook on a 100+lber. I had the Potts crew from Detroit on Wed. and Thursday and they ended up with 4 Wahoo, 6 Yellow fin, and 2 black fin. We broke off two big Yellow fin that ate right next to the boat. Looks like our next weather break will come this Fri.-Sat. and will report then. We still have open days in Feb. and March if anyone is looking to get out and catch some big fish.

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Fall Fishing..Venice, La.
Well the Big Fall Yellow fin Tuna expectations offshore out of Venice, La. has absolutely been met. Actually, the past 5 months has been way above average and right now it is even better. The big Tuna have pushed in and they are here in numbers. Any boat out there has a chance at a 150lb. plus or more Yellow fin Tuna if it is your lucky day, but your chances are certainly better with a guide. There are a lot of 20-25lb. black fin tuna mixed in also and you can catch about as many of those as you want. This past Saturday we had three groups down and to give you an idea of your chances at a big YFT this is how it went. The Weigel crew out of Lake City, MN ended up with about 18 black fin tuna. They did have two big Yellow fin come up next to the boat but they couldn’t get them to bite. The Witt crew out of Ms.,(older gents.) caught 5 black fin and then had a 125lber. eat right next to the boat. 45 minutes later they got him in and called it a day. The Palmer crew from Cleveland, Ms. ended up with 30 black fin tuna, and 3 Yellow fin over 100lbs. the largest going 160. This is how it has been for about the past two weeks. As we move further into October it may only get better. We are also catching Amberjack and Cobia for those of you who like to fish for those species as well. October is our best month for Cobia. The fishing has been steady as you can see from the reports. We have been fishing in between the weather days, which have been fairly predictable lately. We are getting more good weather days than bad so that certainly helps. If your looking to get out there and catch some Tuna now is the time to go.

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Tuna, Wahoo, and Dolphin....
After all the bad weather we had in June, not everyday but more than enough, last Wed.-Tues. the weather could not have been better. Seems like we are into a normal summertime pattern now with light winds and the occassional thunderstorm. The fishing is very good right now offshore. There are a lot of Tuna around the Floaters along with a few Mahi Mahi, and billfish seem to be everywhere. The rip lines are starting to form up now that there is a little more current offshore so there should be plenty of Mahi Mahi, Wahoo, and Billfish caught. Capt. Alex went 8 for 15 on wahoo, most of them hitting Rapala X-Raps and Wahoo Bombs, he caught them with the A. Biddy group while fishing the grass line last Saturday, the largest went 40lbs. but there was a good mix of different size fish on it. I fished the line on Sunday, very briefly with the J. Long crew, and we went 3 for 3 on 20-30lb. Mahi-Mahi, all of them hit the blue and white Ilander. We did have a couple of billfish come up in our spread which consisted of different colored ilanders, but they were only after the chicken dolphin that were harassing our baits. We tried trolling a few chicken dolphin but had no luck on Marlin. So it should be excellent fishing over the next few weeks for these species. The tuna bite has been steady but it has been fast. It was usually first thing in the morning and then it would shut down until later in the afternoon. Most days if you didn't have them by 10:00 a.m. you were out of luck. But, there are a lot of Tuna out there and if that is what your targeting you should have no problem at all. Most of our Tuna are being caught on live bait, but, if you can get the right cast in some are hitting top-water lures. Most of the tuna fish were catching are averaging between 90-and 100lbs. and so you definitely know you have something on the other end. Some days they were in fairly close (25 miles out) and other days you had to make the longer runs (40-60 miles out). Red Snapper are as plentiful as ever so no problem there. For those of you who like to fish for reef fish species, such as mangrove snapper, grouper, and cobia the bite has been very good for them as well.

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Tuna,Tuna, and more Tuna
Every year you never really know for sure what the offshore fishing is going to be like and you never know which species of fish is going to be the most abundant. Last year it was Tuna, and once again this year it is Tuna as well. The Yellow fin tuna are thicker than ever offshore right now. Though they are plentiful, they can sometimes be very tricky and hard to catch. Some days have been better then the next, but there is no doubt your in the right place while your fishing for them if you see them crashing all around the boat. But like I said, they have been tough to catch some days and other days, easier than ever. There are some Mahi Mahi mixed in but they aren’t here just yet in the numbers we will have in about a week or two, a few wahoo here and there, plenty of Marlin. There seems to be a Marlin caught just about everyday by someone offshore. The rip lines are starting to form up real nice, there is a lot of sargassum offshore right now so there are going to be some huge rip/grass lines which should be holding a lot of fish. Around the rigs Red Snapper are going to win the prize for being the most abundant (no surprise there) and good thing is the season opens up this Friday (June 1 and for those that don’t know the last day is July 10, 2012). There should be a lot of big snapper brought in. Cobia, Mangrove Snapper, and grouper are all abundant as well. One thing to mention is that the amount of bait in the passes and moving offshore is just incredible (including menhaden, mullet, and herring), and the amount of flying fish, hardtails, and bally hoo offshore are the most I have seen this early in the year. My best guess to why the species are so abundant is a very warm winter and a low river for this area. We have been fishing a lot over the past week and have had groups from all over the Southeast, Texas mainly, but all have gone home with their personal best on one species or another. The main target for every group has been Tuna so we have had some very good days. Last Sunday I had the Womack crew from Mississippi and Florida. Their goal was to catch Tuna on a popper and although they haven’t really been that affective lately, for some reason on Sunday, top water poppers really produced for them. They were good casters and had the energy to persistently throw poppers and it paid off. Joe Womack had his personal best 80lber. on a popper and his day was complete, all smiles from then on out. The rest of the crew converted and missed a few but it was non-stop action. Capt. Alex and Capt. Will both had a very productive week and lots of fish were brought in.


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Offshore Venice, La.--Super Strike Charters
We fished the Krieger crew from Plantersville, TX. for the past two days and it was productive. They booked for two days and they wanted one day of Blue-Water Fishing , Tuna being the main target and one day of rig fishing with Mangrove Snapper and Cobia being the main target. Tuesday was one of the nicest days I have been offshore in a while. It was slick calm seas and you could go anywhere you wanted in these conditions. We started out about 40 miles offshore, the water was blue-blue, almost purple and upon pulling up we were greeted with Tuna busting all over the place. We had a live-well full of live bait and we were ready. However, it hasn’t been as easy as you would think lately, and with the amount of fish all over us I was hoping that it was going to be our lucky day. Busting about 70 yards away on all sides of the boat, the tuna were everywhere. Two lines out with live bait and we waited for the first strike, 30 minutes later, still waiting. The tuna are busting all around us but no strikes. Finally, about 40 minutes into it we got our first fish on and it was about a 35lb. Yellow fin. Got him in fairly quick and we had some meat in the box. We had plenty of Tuna around us, but they weren’t feeding on what we had. Now this isn’t that uncommon when it comes to tuna fishing because most days they are feeding on certain species and that is all they want. They have been feeding on minnows in grass patches, about half the size of your pinky finger, not much more to them than a sparkle in the water and way to small to use as bait. Usually, when you find a school of Tuna busting like this they will eat most live bait presented to them. Most of the time you can wait them out and eventually they will eat what you have or you can go and find another spot and hope that they are feeding more aggressively there. So we reeled our lines up and ran another 20 miles out and pulled up to more Tuna fishing busting the surface and eating those same small tiny fish. We gave them an hour and tried a few different techniques that usually works but no takers. We then went back to where we started and the fish were still going crazy. We made a couple of drifts with no luck. As we are sitting there with the baits out, I look over in the water and there is a huge brown stain in the water with what looked like a bunch of jelly fish in it and other tubular shaped marine species. It basically looked like something big had taken a dump or vomited. Five seconds later a big school of chicken dolphin and rainbow runners were darting to the platform and usually when this happens there is a Marlin in the area. Sure enough something big crashed on the surface. We didn’t get a chance to see what it was but figured it was a big billfish or big Tuna. The guys casted a surface popper in that direction and sure enough about a 300lb. lit-up electric blue Marlin smacked the popper and stayed hooked. We had him on for about 5 minutes, made a huge run and pulled the hooks. We go back to Tuna fishing and about 15 minutes later we got a solid Tuna to eat, which weighed in at 105lbs. We gave it another 45 minutes and no takers so the crew decided they wanted to put some Amberjack in the boat since it was getting late and we went 2 for 9. They were just mouthing the live bait we had and weren’t really smashing it like they usually do. We couldn’t keep them hooked, so we had a little action on that and called it a day. Day Two: The crew wanted to try something different, this was their first time fishing for any of these species so they decided they wanted to go after some of our reef fish species. Fishing for Mangrove snapper has somewhat of a learning curve to it because they can easily run you into the pipes of the rig breaking you off. After a lot of trying they finally got the hang of it and put a few in the boat, they were also able to catch their limit of Cobia using the same technique, so they finished up with 8 Cobia and 8 Mangrove Snapper. They had to get on the road for a 12 hour drive so they decided to call it day. So for a group of guys that have never been fishing in this area, they went home with three 120 qt. ice chests full of fish. They had the marina cook up a few slabs of Tuna the night before that they had caught and said they had no idea how good fresh tuna is. I am sure they will say the same when they cook up the Cobia.

Here is the situation right now offshore out of Venice. We’ve got plenty of fish and they seem to be just about anywhere you go in the Canyon. However, they aren’t feeding that great on the bait that we usually get them on. It could change tomorrow or it may be another week before they start eating like they normally do. Most important thing is to be there when they decide to eat what you have. The fish are all sizes right now and they have anything from 40-50lbers. To 150+lbers. So, we’ve got plenty of Tuna in the area. The Mahi Mahi have been showing up one day and gone the next. The rip lines really aren’t forming up that great, mostly just big grass patches. As soon as we get some current out there we are going to have some huge rips that should be holding plenty of Mahi-Mahi, Wahoo, and Marlin. So far there have been a lot of Marlin caught and it is only mid-May.. It is shaping up to be a great summer for that. Around the rigs, all the action you can ask for. Red Snapper season opens on June 1 and you can catch them anywhere you go and they are going to be big ones this year. We caught and released a few yesterday and we never fished deeper than 20ft. All of them were over 10lbs. So the avg. weight of the snapper this year will most certainly be up there. Cobia, Mangrove Snapper, and Grouper are abundant as well. The cobia are really here in big numbers, yesterday we had them thicker than ever. The weather has been great and the fish are here so if your looking to get offshore and fish now is the time to go.

Capt. Damon McKnight
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Offshore Fishing..Venice, La. Super Strike Charters
The fishing the past several weeks has had its ups and downs for sure lately but it isn’t from lack of fish. There are a lot of fish offshore right now including Tuna, Mahi-Mahi, and Marlin. For the past few years we really weren’t getting the mahi and marlin this early in the season (spring) but when you don’t really have a winter in the Northern Gulf then the summer season does tend to start early. It is going to be a very good month offshore because of all the bait, huge patches of grass that will form some great rip lines, and the amount of fish we have in the area...it is going to be a good summer. This past weekend the weather was great and we had customers down from all over the country. Most of them have fished offshore in the Gulf and other areas, but none of them have ever fished this area, and as usual they all got their personal best and now know what fishing off the La. coast is all about. There were a lot of tuna offshore over the weekend at just about any location you went to, however, they were somewhat finicky. Blame it on the Super Moon or whatever, for the amount of tuna out there you would have thought it would be as easy as tossing out some bait and fish on, but it was a little tougher than that. Fish were still caught but it took patience. The largest tuna came off of the 32ft. with Capt. Will, which weighed in at 160lbs. caught by Michael Ellebracht from St. Louis. They had acres of tuna around them slow rolling, most in the 100+lb. class, but the one bite they got did not come easy. Usually when you see the tuna slow rolling or sometimes what we call porpoiseing, they aren’t feeding very good. If you wait them out they will usually turn on at some point. Just about everyone out there this weekend had tuna fish all around them so there is definitely no shortage, probably the most I have seen in a long time. The bite wasn’t that great until yesterday when it finally went off and they started feeding like they normally would. Could have had something to do with the approaching front, which has it fairly windy down here this morning. I am definitely looking forward to the next couple of months. It should be excellent fishing. June 1 snapper season opens so you can add that to the box as well and we still have a boat available for that Friday(opening day). So after a day of catching tuna, mahi-mahi, and other pelagics we can finish of the day with an easy limit of Red Snapper.

We’ve got three boats to choose from…Two 32’ Twin Vees and a 33’ Freeman. All of them are perfect for fishing this area and we’ve got availability this month and next.

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Offshore Venice, La.--Super Strike Charters
Every year you never really know what your going to get when it comes to fishing offshore, especially during the winter months. The weather can be downright brutal and keeps you at the dock most of the month (Feb. 2012) or it can be just the opposite with mild temperatures, not much wind and very enjoyable, out on the GOM(March 2012). Year after year it seems to bounce back and forth between Feb. and March as being the best weather month or fishing month. Well this year it was March for both, and as we continue into April the weather hasn’t been that bad but we are starting to see a few more windy days so far. The tuna fishing is still very good along with a few wahoo. The rip lines are forming up early this year and that is where most of the wahoo are coming from as well as some early spring dolphin. It looks as if May is going to be this years June if the weather and fishing stay on the same track it is on now. So we are mainly catching Tuna at the floaters right now although some days they are in closer. A lot of the action should be on top-water plugs and live bait, and with the warmer water this year bait should be easy to find. Amberjack, Cobia, and Mangrove Snapper will be our main targets around the shallow water rigs. This is shaping up to be a very good year for offshore fishing with the much warmer than usual temps. so if your looking to get out and catch some fish you can’t go wrong right now. I have attached a video from this past month with a lot of pictures of our customers catch along with Bob Caldwell bringing in about an 80lb. YFT, some decent shots of Yellow fin Tuna underwater that we caught and what you can barely make out in the end is a 300lb. Mako shark eating a Bonita that we thru out to him. We had him on for about 15 minutes and broke him off.

We are still running three boats. Two 32’ Twin Vees and a 33’ Freeman. All of them are perfect for fishing this area and we’ve got availability this month and next.

Capt. Damon McKnight
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Venice, La.--Super Strike Charters
Where to start on this report? The fishing has been excellent so far this year. I guess a good way to put it is consistent. If you could get out there, you were going to catch fish. Mostly Yellow fin tuna in all sizes. We are seeing a lot of small fish mixed in with the bigger fish so you could catch a 20lber. on one drift and a 100lber. on the next. Then 6 black fin tuna in a 20-minute span and then another 100lb. Yellow fin tuna, followed by a limit of Amberjack. All in one spot. This is exactly how fishing is this time of the year, which makes it about as exciting as it gets. You never know what your going to have on next. One thing I do need to mention is that the Amberjack have been thicker than ever. Sure you can always catch them when you target them by dropping down about a 100+ft. but we are consistently catching them on the surface mixed in with the tuna. It isn’t really that unheard of to catch a couple here and there throughout the winter on the surface but it is non-stop and has been that way since Feb. So right now the fishing is as consistent as ever. A lot of fish have been caught so far and it really isn’t showing any signs of letting up yet. This winter has been much warmer than usual and it looks like we are off to a great start as we move into spring. The water temperatures are already averaging about 74 degrees, which means the bait-fish should have a very good year reproductive wise, but not so much when it comes to their predators. We could see fish such as dorado and marlin earlier than usual, some chicken dolphin have already shown up and we are just half-way thru March. So far it looks like everything is shaping up for a great season. The highlights over the past 2 weeks for us was a 169lber and a 150lber. brought in by Capt. Willy B, several over a 100lbs. brought in by Capt. Alex. I also have to include the number 2 in the State of La. Yellow Fin Tuna caught by a private boat that had local Capt. Mike Pittman on board for the day. The fished weighed in at 238lbs. so congrats to Capt. Mike for being a part of that, and there were several more brought in over 200lbs. You don’t see 200 plus lb. tuna brought in often throughout the year from the GOM so congrats. to those who did get one so far in 2012. I am sure there will be a couple more brought in before the week is over.

We are still running three boats two 32 Twin Vee’s and 1 33 Freeman. All are set up perfect for fishing our area. All of our weekends are booked thru March but we still have some weekdays left. If your looking to get in on the action give us a call to reserve a boat or two. The pictures along with this report are recent pictures of our customers and their catch.

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Venice, La. So far in 2012
It has definitely been a while since our last report. Weather has been tough to deal with so far in 2012 with a limited number of days on the water, but it looks like it is finally starting to stabilize some. The fishing has been outstanding the past couple of weeks. Tuna and Wahoo have been the main catch, but the Amberjack seem to be so thick we are catching those as well on surface baits. Wahoo and Black fin Tuna have been the most plentiful with a few Yellow fin mixed in. That is the normal pattern of how it happens every year. Wahoo and Black Fin first, then you get your mixed size class of large to x-large/xxlarge Yellow Fin, followed by about a two week strong Yellow Fin migration, then back to a mix of Black fin and Yellow fin, then mainly black fin again. When that happens you know the winter bite is just about over and you start fishing spring-time patterns which means running further offshore and using different techniques. Every year it is a little different but this year looks like the end of Feb. beginning of March will be the best as far as catching numbers of big Yellow fin tuna. Our highlight so far this year was having Mark Melnyk come down, to film an episode of Reel Fishy Jobs for World Fishing Network. Capt. Alex and deckhand Rene L., along with Daryl Carpenter (LCBA President) took him and his crew out. They definitely accomplished their goal with a 150lb. Yellow Fin Tuna. The episode will air about 50 times or so on WFN beginning in April. Definitely one to see.

We are still running three boats two 32 Twin Vee’s and 1 33 Freeman. All are set up perfect for fishing our area. All of our weekends are booked thru March but we still have some weekdays left. If your looking to get in on the action give us a call to reserve a boat or two. The pictures along with this report are recent pictures of our customers and their catch.

Capt. Damon McKnight
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Venice, La. So far in 2012
It has definitely been a while since our last report. Weather has been tough to deal with so far in 2012 with a limited number of days on the water, but it looks like it is finally starting to stabilize some. The fishing has been outstanding the past couple of weeks. Tuna and Wahoo have been the main catch, but the Amberjack seem to be so thick we are catching those as well on surface baits. Wahoo and Black fin Tuna have been the most plentiful with a few Yellow fin mixed in. That is the normal pattern of how it happens every year. Wahoo and Black Fin first, then you get your mixed size class of large to x-large/xxlarge Yellow Fin, followed by about a two week strong Yellow Fin migration, then back to a mix of Black fin and Yellow fin, then mainly black fin again. When that happens you know the winter bite is just about over and you start fishing spring-time patterns which means running further offshore and using different techniques. Every year it is a little different but this year looks like the end of Feb. beginning of March will be the best as far as catching numbers of big Yellow fin tuna. Our highlight so far this year was having Mark Melnyk come down, to film an episode of Reel Fishy Jobs for World Fishing Network. Capt. Alex and deckhand Rene L., along with Daryl Carpenter (LCBA President) took him and his crew out. They definitely accomplished their goal with a 150lb. Yellow Fin Tuna. The episode will air about 50 times or so on WFN beginning in April. Definitely one to see.

We are still running three boats two 32 Twin Vee’s and 1 33 Freeman. All are set up perfect for fishing our area. All of our weekends are booked thru March but we still have some weekdays left. If your looking to get in on the action give us a call to reserve a boat or two. The pictures along with this report are recent pictures of our customers and their catch.

Capt. Damon McKnight
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Offshore Tuna Fishing...Super Strike Charters
The offshore fishing continues to be steady. The weather has been about as good as it gets for this time of year. A little hot but not that bad out on the water. The tuna fishing is also about as good as it gets in the GOM. As usual in the month of July and August the YFT cooperate for the most part. Of course some days are better than others. There are still a few Mahi Mahi that are coming and going and there is always a good chance that you could hook into a Marlin. Blue-water is pushing in and out everyday but even if the water isn’t blue it is still very clean. Around the rigs we are targeting Mangrove Snapper and Cobia. The mangrove snapper bite has been the best I have seen since I have been fishing offshore. They’re smart, but, easily attainable. The cobia have been coming in and going out of our area. Most of them seem to be concentrated to the east and west of our general fishing area but they will be here in big numbers. Usually Aug. Sept. an Oct. are the best months. A.J. opens Aug. 1 and that will be easy pickens. The fishing is definitely good so if your ready to get out and catch some fish give us a call. We’ve got three boats to choose from so if you have a large group we can accommodate you. I have included our pics. from the past few days along with a video of the Buck crew catching Tuna.. Capt. Alex actually had a sports celebrity yesterday from New Orleans. Kevin Mmahat who pitched for Tulane and later went on to play with the NY Yankees. This was a while back but some of you may remember him.

Damon Mcknight
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Offshore Venice La.--Super Strike Charters
The offshore fishing this past week was very good. Weather was a bit tough to deal with but we still managed to get offshore and have some very productive days. It looks like we are now getting back into a more normal weather pattern and will start to dry out. Although, it wasn’t bad having cloud cover and fishing in the shade all day. The snapper bite of course was wide open and was a very good season. As most know yesterday was the last day of snapper season for the summer, but it looks like we may have a short Fall season as well. Amberjack reopens on Aug. 1 and should be just as easy to catch as before the season closed. The Tuna are definitely here and the bite has been very good. Of course, dealing with tuna, some days are better than others, but the opportunity is there. Mahi-Mahi have been starting to show up also, it could be from the strong push we are getting from the southern Gulf, but whatever it is, we’ll take it. The fishing has been excellent and is very typical for this time of the year. Our main target for the next couple of weeks will be tuna and dolphin offshore and Mangrove Snapper and Cobia around the rigs. Both are very good right now so if your looking to get out and catch some fish we’ve got open boats for the remainder of July and August. Here are some of the pics. from the past several days.

Capt. Damon McKnight
Super Strike Charters
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Super Strike Charters--Venice, La.
The fishing is good right now. The weather has been cooperating, as it usually does this time of they year, giving us flat calm seas and the opportunity to move from spot to spot comfortably if we need to. This past weekend there was not a whole lot of running needed though since everything we caught was in 1 or 2 spots. It is nice when it is like this so you can spend more time fishing and less time searching. We fished several different crews this past week. The groups were local which is typical around the 4th of July weekend, with only one group from the Texas area. However, most of the results were the same. The Red and Mangrove snapper fishing is hard to beat. Red Snapper are all over the place and although the Mangroves proved to be a little trickier than usual and the numbers didn’t seem to be there, they still made a good showing. Cobia are still easy to come by while your snapper fishing.

The Blue-Water has made its way back to us although it didn’t really make it that far out as compared to June 2009. Problem was the pelagics just weren’t there in big numbers as we are use to. The tuna are showing up more and more as well as the Dolphin. The Dolphin are starting to congregate a little better along the rip lines than they were in the earlier part of June along with a few wahoo. Capt. Alex had his first Blue of the year on Sunday, they caught him while tuna fishing. First line out early in the morning got welcomed with a lit up blue-marlin which crashed on the bait, came straight out of the water, went straight to grey-hounding and tail-walking, sounded, and a three hour fight since it was on 60lb. mono. Leader. The angler who was fighting him has a lot of experience halibut fishing in Alaska and figured he was ready for the task at hand. The crew couldn’t exactly figure out why he kept yelping out “This ain’t no halibut”. They got him within 15 ft. of the boat, made the leader grab and broke him off. They estimated the fish to be between 350- 400lbs. Congrats. to that crew. After the fight was over (of course jokingly) they asked him why he kept saying this ain’t no halibut and he said because that was no halibut. Got It. The tuna fishing has picked up and should continue on this trend as we move later into the summer. We’ve got open days left to fish in July and plenty of days in August. Remember Amberjack season reopens on Aug. 1 so our main targets will then be Tuna, Cobia, Mangrove Snapper, and Amberjack. That will fill a box fast.

Capt. Damon McKnight
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