Fishing Hotspots
Colder temperatures mark big Venice tuna
Blake and Lakelynn Devine of Devine Sportfishing Company seize the moment to provide charter trips yielding big Venice tuna this month.[…]
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Columns
Kayakers take on the Gulf with extra care
When you want to take your kayak fishing to the next level, get some friends together and plan a mothership offshore trip.[…]
Fishing Reports
Swollfest win for Karoline Garvin
Karoline Garvin, 14, caught this beautiful tuna for Swollfest in Grand Isle.[…]
Newsletters
Billfish Classic brought big fish, big boats, big dollars to Grand Isle, Venice
The Louisiana Gulf Coast Billfish Classic, part of the Sport Fishing Championship Series, brought big fish to south Louisiana May 3-7.[…]
News Breaker
Alexandria man cited for charter and tuna violations in Plaquemines Parish
LDWF enforcement agents cited an Alexandria man for alleged charter guide and tuna fishing violations in Plaquemines Parish on May 29.[…]
Newsletters
Giant bluefin tuna weighed in during Billfish Classic
Josh Tice of Orange Beach, Ala., landed a 683.5-pound bluefin tuna during the Louisiana Gulf Coast Billfish Classic on May 2.[…]
News Breaker
Bluefin tuna angling category Gulf of Mexico incidental trophy fishery is closed
NOAA has closed the Bluefin Tuna angling category fishery for incidental take of large, medium, and giant “trophy” BFT in the Gulf of Mexico.[…]
Fishing Reports
First tuna trip
Steven Bellot scored big when he caught his first tuna in the Gulf of Mexico on May 6, 2020.
Fishing Reports
Monster Venice tuna
Katie Duplass of Pelican Charters caught this tuna on live bait while fishing 70 miles offshore of Venice, LA.
Newsletters
Tuna showing up out of Venice
The big yellowfin tuna are making their initial appearance of the year, with Capt. Scott Leger of Paradise Outfitters boating a 230-pound yellowfin.[…]
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.[…]
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.[…]
News Breaker
Three men cited for tuna violations in Venice on Sept. 9, LDWF says
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited three men aboard the commercial fishing vessel “Jasmine” on Wednesday for alleged tuna violations in Plaquemines Parish.[…]
News Breaker
Tuna fishing on The Lump inconsistent, but looking up
Tuna fishing requires a very logical approach for the process to be consistently effective, especially during the winter. […]
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Grand Isle’s yellow October
Kim Fouquier had the nose of our 29-foot Twin Vee Catamaran in the armpit of the huge 90-foot steel shrimp trawler, putting our bow tightly into the spot on the metal beast where its big outriggers sprang from its hull. […]
Offshore Fishing
Tuna Town: Head out of Cocodrie for some first-class tuna fishing
Every school has its legends.
In the hallowed halls of Metairie’s Ridgewood Prep, deep in the dusty corners of painted hallways, amidst the clanging of slammed locker doors, the faint echo of one name still resonates.[…]