Field Reports
Great fishing as hurricane closes in!
Capt. Dustin Bounds and Todd Masson head out to Venice as the earliest bands of Delta dumped rain on them throughout the morning.[…]
Venice
Fishing Hotspots
September means river reds in Venice
Guide Pete Miller of Rodbenders Charters said he’ll continue targeting bull reds until Labor Day, then switch gears and target slot reds in Venice.[…]
Field Reports
A day of firsts
Sunday, August 2, Lieu Vo Clark caught some nice fish, including her first cobia, out of Venice through Red Pass to the West Delta Rigs.[…]
Field Reports
Speckled trout action is hot in Venice!
Join Capt. Brandon Carter with Reel Shot Guide Service as he works on a limit of speckled trout before 8:00 a.m. in Venice.[…]
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.[…]
Columns
Are trophy trout making big return to Venice waters?
Big speckled trout have made a pretty good appearance in the waters around Venice the past three years. Will it continue and/or get better?[…]
Fishing Hotspots
June in Venice: Reds and trout action should be great
Owen “Big O” Langridge, a guide who fishes out of Venice Marina, said the trout and redfish action was excellent through April and May, and he’s expecting more of the same in June.[…]
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.[…]
Newsletters
Louisiana’s No. 2 wahoo boated out of Venice
The second-largest wahoo ever taken out of Louisiana waters was boated on March 20 by a Florida angler fishing on a Venice-based charterboat.[…]
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.[…]
Newsletters
Wahoo bite out of Venice already great, should last well into charter season
Charter captains out of Venice say that great numbers of wahoo are out in the Gulf, just waiting for anglers to enjoy once deer and duck seasons end.[…]
Bass Fishing
To foil Venice’s roseau cane, tie on a G-Spo Battle Flip
Gerald Spohrer’s No. 1 destination to catch bass in December is the Venice area, and he’ll use a Beast Coast G-Spo Battle Flip with a double-wide weedguard.[…]
Bass Fishing
Venice area set up for bumper fall of bass fishing
When targeting bass in Venice this fall, anglers should know that the river has changed in more ways than just the fishing.[…]
Newsletters
Monster tripletail taken south of Venice
Tom Kallam hooked a monster tripletail weighing 35 pounds on Sept. 4 while fishing with Capt. Louis “Rok” Rossignol of Venice Guide Service.[…]
Outdoor Updates
Mississippi River finally drops — but anglers urged to use caution
After months and months of high water, the Mississippi River has finally dropped. That means fishing downriver in spots like Empire, Buras and Venice.[…]
Bass Fishing
Pull bass from Venice’s ‘jungle’
August marks the month when bass fishing begins to go bananas along the cane stands that seem endless and eternal south of Venice.[…]