Fishing Hotspots
Venice’s bluewater fishing looking up
Venice has been called the “Tuna Town.” It’s located where the Mississippi River empties into the Gulf of Mexico, which creates the ideal conditions.[…]
Offshore Fishing
Field Reports
Venice snappers
Parker Edwards with two 15-pound red snapper caught out of the south pass rigs in Venice. This trip took place on May 31, 2020.[…]
Field Reports
Flying colors
Ginny Brown with her first red snapper. She was out with Capt. Gray Long (Go Long Charters), out of Cypress Cove in Venice on June 19.[…]
Field Notes
Give sow snapper ‘the full meal deal’
Since the limit for red snapper is two per person, Capt. Robert Earl McDanie tries to get the biggest he can for his customers.[…]
News Breaker
Louisiana red snapper landing estimates through May 31
LA Creel indicates that 169,270 pounds or 22 percent of Louisiana’s 2020 annual private recreational allocation of 784,332 pounds have been harvested.[…]
Columns
Species spotlight: Yellowfin Tuna
Yellowfin tuna swim throughout all the tropical and subtropical oceans of the earth. These big, bluewater fish are fun to catch and quite tasty.[…]
Offshore Fishing
Slow Pitch Jigging for Snapper
In this video, Johnny Jigs goes slow pitch jigging in Venice, Louisiana for red snapper while offshore fishing. […]
News Breaker
Louisiana red snapper landing estimates through May 24
LDWF staff updated the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission with the latest red snapper landing estimates through May 24.[…]
Field Reports
Venice Tuna Update 6-2-20
Captain Josh Howard of Deep South Charters gives a detailed update on the tuna bit out of Venice for the week of June 1 2020. Howard and his crew caught 12 yellowfin and left them biting. They also caught a small swordfish on the way back in and released it.[…]
Field Reports
Venice Tuna Update 5-26-20
Captain Josh Howard is a busy man during the summer. His clients come from all around the globe to fish for tuna in the summer time and to consistently stay on fish, Captain Josh has to stay on his game.[…]
Cobia
Anglers catch unique cobia out of Freshwater City
Jack Romero, Mark Christenson, and Larry Richard were fishing out of Freshwater City on April 9, and the three friends caught a unique-colored cobia.[…]
Newsletters
Getting ready for red snapper season
Many Louisiana anglers will head out on May 22 into the Gulf of Mexico and enjoy the opening of the 2020 recreational red snapper season.[…]
Field Reports
Barrel Fish Save the Day
Rough waves prevented Captain Josh Howard and his clients from getting to the tuna but they made up for it by catching barrel fish and amberjack.[…]
Field Reports
Venice Tuna Report
Captain Josh Howard recently put his clients on a good Tuna bite and finally got them to bite on live pogeys.[…]
Cobia
The LWFC adopts NOI to modify the size limits for cobia
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission adopted a Notice of Intent to modify commercial and recreational minimum size limits for cobia.[…]
News Breaker
LWF Commission sets 2020 recreational red snapper season
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission announced the 2020 recreational red snapper season will begin on Friday, May 22.[…]