Outdoor Updates
Tuna still staging at the Lumps
Katie Duplass was fishing the lump 30 miles offshore with friend Jamie Tucker when lo and behold on the first chum drift both rods went off on the same 80-pound yellowfin.[…]
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Outdoor Updates
The Beasts of Venice Show Up
Trophy tuna are finally showing up on the lumps and the good news is they should remain there for the entire month of March.[…]
Features
Black magic
From short jokes to hand-me-downs that don’t quite fit, it’s tough being the smallest kid in the family.[…]
Sidebars
Late night delight
Anyone fortunate enough to see the Delta’s offshore waters at night, knows the incredible vision of flood lights illuminating the many oil and gas platforms. The bright stuff is intended for human safety, but fish know how to leverage this bait-gathering influence to their benefit.[…]
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Two big bluefin caught out of Venice
They say it’s better to be lucky than good.
That was the case for four captains with Mexican Gulf Fishing Company in Venice on May 3 while they were wrapping up another successful yellowfin tuna trip about 35 miles south of Port Eads. […]
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Video: Insane tuna action out of Venice now
Capt. Matt Miranda with Voodoo Charters out of Venice had a pretty amazing day catching yellowfin tuna Tuesday.[…]
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Tuna time out of Venice
With the clock ticking down and his team behind the eight ball, Capt. Zach Lewis knew desperate times called for desperate measures. […]
Sidebars
Fighting formula
Like a coach chalk-talking in the locker room, Reid McKinstry used his Venice yellowfin experience to outline a simple, yet profoundly effective method for defeating these brutal fish.[…]
Contents
Tuna Tamers
When Brian Evans left Cajun Fishing Adventures in Buras around 6:30 a.m., he knew he’d spend about 10 hours in the Gulf of Mexico. He probably didn’t expect to spend 15 percent of that time fighting a single yellowfin tuna — one that went 110 pounds.[…]
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Lafayette 8th-grader lands potential Top 5 bluefin tuna in Green Canyon
For the first time in almost 14 years, a giant bluefin tuna is poised to crack into the Top 5 of the Louisiana record books. […]
Sidebars
How to clean tuna
Yellowfin tuna are delectable table fare, but only if properly cleaned and handled.[…]
Sidebars
Best live-bait tuna rigs
Will Wall builds his tuna live-bait rigs around bent-butt rods constructed on 60-80 blanks by JPR Custom Rods of Morton, Penn.[…]
Sidebars
The best tuna chumming tool
Tuna fishing off the Louisiana coast can demand lots of chumming, especially on low-current days when the fish can only be called picky.[…]
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Venice is tuna heaven
Venice offers more access to good tuna grounds than any other port, according to Wall.[…]
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Paradise redux — Venice is still a tuna heaven
I stood in the stern of Capt. Will Wall’s offshore charter boat, peering at the white buildings of Port Eads Marina etched against the early morning’s battery charged blue sky.[…]
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Epic trip yields 14 tuna out of Venice
As the owner of the ‘Ms. Lou” — a houseboat in Venice Marina — David Baker has seen more than his share of special catches brought to the docks.[…]