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Bull redfish in Venice Louisiana
Capt. Shawn Lanier
August 18, 2014
Venice - Saltwater Fishing Report
August 18, 2014 Report.
There have not been any dramatic changes down here in Venice the last couple of weeks. We are still catching a bunch of Redfish. Big Redfish. The Mississippi River has fallen and has turned clear with nice slot Redfish being caught in the passes. One thing that is new for me is these schools of Cow nose Rays (that is what I am told they are). We have seen these massive commotions in the water thinking they are Redfish, so we motor over to them (leaving solid Redfish action) and they are hundreds of these 10 to 20 pound rays swimming on top of one another everywhere. We ended up foul hooking a few before we figured out what they were. They fight hard. Like any ray, I don't like them because of their stingers. I have never seen big schools of them, and really don't want to see them again. Jerry, Zach, and Adam from South Carolina thought the rays were cool, but not as cool as the 20 to 28 pound Redfish that wore them out.
The fishing here lately has been fairly easy, because the weather has been calm and the seas have been calm. The fish are always around all year, but if the seas are up we are forced to fish certain areas that may or may not have hungry fish. The fishing should be consistently good all the way through the New Year as long as a tropical depression doesn't form in the Gulf of Mexico. That would give me a depression. I still have some openings in September, October, November, and December. December is a great time to come, but hunting season and the holidays have everyone doing something else besides fishing. Anyway, the fishing is good-no lie. Come down and get in on the action.
Target Species:
Red Drum, Red Fish, Bull Red
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