Fishing Hotspots
Run with the bulls in Venice
Inshore action out of Venice has been consistent this summer, and may be one of the best parts of the state if you’re looking to battle bull redfish.[…]
Venice
Bass Fishing
Tackle organization bolsters efficiency
Wherever you hunt largemouth bass, opportunities can rise and fall quickly, so preparation is paramount. An important element of your readiness is the organization of, and easy access to, your terminal tackle. Hooks, weights, swivels, etc. all need to remain conveniently reachable, lest you miss your chance.[…]
Bass Fishing
Busting Delta marsh bass
With morning glories blooming across the canal, Capt. Cody Obiol was pushing away from the dock as I waited for his boss, Capt. Ryan Lambert to launch his Skeeter bay boat. Obiol was after bull reds that morning, but he knew my mission involved something much different, so his gracious salutation stoked my optimism.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
20th Faux Pas Lodge Rodeo set for July 26-28 in Venice
The 20th Annual Faux Pas Lodge Rodeo is set to kickoff Thursday morning out of Venice Marina, but if you’re not registered yet, unfortunately you’re out of luck: Registration is closed for this year.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Rip lines provide lots of options out of Venice
Summer is in full swing, and that means rip lines and red snapper.[…]
Fishing
Take your pick out of Venice
Offshore, Venice fishing got off to a slow start in 2018, but almost halfway through the year things are finally turning around. […]
Sidebars
A fisheries football
Red snapper management has been a fisheries football kicked back and forth between federal and state managers, snapper fishermen and environmental groups since 1990, when the first serious regulations were imposed on recreational fishermen.[…]
Sidebars
Keep it legal
Inshore fishermen making their first foray offshore for shallow water red snappers should be aware that simple Basic and Saltwater Recreational Fishing Licenses are not enough to bring red snapper back to the dock.[…]
Sidebars
The new Port Eads
For one thing, the modern and comfortable facility set in the middle of the world’s most fertile fishing grounds is not simply Port Eads. It’s now called the Port Eads Marina.[…]
Mackerel
Load the well with a day’s worth of live baits
Everyone appreciates a packed livewell, but minding the details of kingfish bait collection can advance your trip’s success. […]
Features
Sting the king
Lean, mean biting machines, king mackerel pack a mouthful of sharp teeth that’ll make short work of monofilament or even fluorocarbon line. These fish are also notorious for snipping baits in half and missing single hook-rigs.[…]
News Breaker
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. […]
Inshore Fishing
New Sportsman TV tonight: Bull reds and trout out of Venice
This week the Sportsman TV crew gets twisted with Fin Twisters Guide Service in Venice, where Capt. Walter Heathcock took host Greg Hackney and Bowie Outfitters’ Lee Benoit on a grand tour of the coast. […]
News Breaker
Body of missing Baton Rouge man recovered in Gulf
The body of a Baton Rouge man missing after a May 2 fatal accident near South Pass was recovered Saturday morning, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
News Breaker
Capsized boat near South Pass leaves one dead, one missing
One man is dead and another is missing after a 27-foot boat capsized in the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday morning about a half-mile from South Pass in Plaquemines Parish.[…]
Features
No rigs – Just red snappers
Without oil platforms or reefs, wrecks and rock piles on the bottom, see how this Venice guide locates red snapper in open water.[…]