Louisiana Sportsman

Audrey’s Venice yellowfin

September 18, 2023 Field Reporter

Audrey Andrus caught this yellowfin tuna out of Venice on Aug. 12, 2023.[…]

Bailey Trosclair’s tuna

August 15, 2023 bubba.himel

Bailey Trosclair with a yellowfin tuna caught off the coast of Venice on Sept. 10, 2022.[…]

Team Tuna and their monster yellowfin tuna that weighed almost 250 pounds.

Group of friends work together to boat big yellowfin

July 1, 2022 Kinny Haddox

A group of friends were on a fishing trip with Capt. Nick Campos out of Venice when they hooked into a 238.2 pound yellowfin tuna.[…]

Venice has plenty for fishermen to choose from in July

July 1, 2021 Will Martin

Venice offers the angler everything from the very best inshore fishing in the Gulf of Mexico to world-class offshore action.[…]

Wahoo, tuna are Venice’s offshore targets

December 27, 2020 Dora Lambert

According to Katie Duplass, January is when the offshore pivots towards migrating pelagic fish such as wahoo and larger yellowfin tuna.[…]

Venice yellowfin unmatched in 2020

December 11, 2020 Dora Lambert

Capt. Martha Spencer of Southern Catch Outfitters said 2020 has been a banner year for yellowfin tuna out of Venice.[…]

Big Venice yellowfin

December 4, 2020 Joseph Palmisano

This 202-pound yellowfin was caught out of Venice at the Lump with Homeric Charters in March by John Morello, his wife Nicole, sons Bruce, 12 , and Jake, 8, and friend Steven Peyronnin.

Offshore action out of Cocodrie should be great

August 27, 2020 Dora Lambert

Offshore is going to be the main focus in September at Cocodrie, according to Todd Black, a charter captain and owner of Fish Heads LA.[…]

Hot weather fishing in August around Grand Isle

August 13, 2020 Dora Lambert

According to Owen Belknap, who runs the Michi offshore charterboat, just about everywhere you turn in Grand Isle in August, the fishing can be excellent.[…]

Family tuna fishing at heart

August 11, 2020 louisianasportsman

Capt. Josh Howard with Deep South Charters takes a family fishing for yellowfin tuna about 60 miles south of Venice using mostly pogies for bait.[…]

Tuna Time with Captain Josh Howard

August 7, 2020 louisianasportsman

Capt. Josh Howard of Deep South Charters shares some video from one of his latest tuna trips and explains what bait and equipment he’s using.[…]

Fresh Tuna Salad, Cajun style

July 27, 2020 Nathan L. Judice

This isn’t your cafeteria tuna salad. This version is made with fresh or frozen yellowfin tuna since Louisiana has some of the best tuna fishing.[…]

Tuna tips with Capt. Josh Howard

July 16, 2020 louisianasportsman

Capt. Josh Howard share some tips on catching more tuna. Take a few minutes to make sure you are rig right for these large fish.[…]

Big yellowfin tuna have been common around rigs about 50 to 70 miles south of Venice this season.

Venice’s bluewater fishing looking up

June 25, 2020 Dora Lambert

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.[…]

This yellowfin was caught about 45 miles south of the South Pass of Venice by Maurice LeBlanc of Cecilia in mid-May.

Species spotlight: Yellowfin Tuna

June 9, 2020 Brian Cope

Yellowfin tuna swim throughout all the tropical and subtropical oceans of the earth. These big, bluewater fish are fun to catch and quite tasty.[…]

Mike McElroy III (far right) was on the rod when the crew of the Hook N Bull (from left, Mike McElroy II, Ryeley Jacobs and Luke Myers) landed a 236.6-pound yellowfin tuna out of Pass Christian, Miss., that appears to be a Mississippi state record. (Photo by John Michael Gory)

Mississippi anglers deck state-record yellowfin

April 15, 2020 Bobby Cleveland

A giant tuna, officially caught by Mike “Mikey” McElroy III of Hattiesburg, will soon be certified as the Mississippi state record.[…]