Bullred fishing in Venice Louisiana
Capt. Shawn Lanier
March 12, 2016
Venice - Saltwater Fishing Report
Venice Louisiana Fishing Report.
March 12, 2016.
With all the rain and flash flooding in Louisiana the last few days the Mississippi River will be rising, yet again. The Mississippi River stage in New Orleans is currently at 13.1 ft. today and is forecasted to be at 13.5 ft. in five more days. Fortunately, most of the local flooding in southeast Louisiana does not dump in the Mississippi River. What does all this high river mean as far as fishing? I really don't know. We might as well get used to it. I am used to it. The Spring rise in the river could happen any day as well. The current in the river is faster. I don't like the trees and trash floating in the rising river, especially if it's foggy. It's rare we get the perfect conditions to go fishing around the Venice area anyway. It really comes down to if the fish want to bite or not. Will the fish be happy or not .
The fact is the big, bad ass, powerful, mighty "BULL" Redfish really don't care about the high river. They are not happy all the time, but you can get them mad at a fishing lure most of the time. They like roaming the waters off the passes of the biggest river in the United States. What I don't like is the wind, because it gives me less places to target the big Reds. If they are not happy where I am fishing I like to move elsewhere. Windy days make moving tricky. I guess I could really challenge myself and sharpen my skills by buying some live Shrimp and go where all the boats are piled up and fish for 15 inch Speckled Trout. Na. I would like to hook a 15 inch Speck in the back and throw him out and have my rod about pulled out of my hand by a big killer Redfish. The big Redfish are just so much fun to fight, and if they are under twenty pounds they are good on the grill.
Last week I took out Tim and Sherry from Indiana for two days of Redfishing in tough conditions. They caught nine the first day and five the next day. Several Reds were over thirty pounds. I told them the fishing was tough. They told me it was one of the best fishing trips they had ever been on. I took out Pete from Utah last Monday. He flew in for one day of fishing. He is a pilot and gets free airplane rides. He caught eight big Redfish. I told him the fishing was tough. He said he had a great time and that this type of fishing could be addictive. To me, this time of year, 15 to 20 big Redfish is a solid day. Not a good day, but solid. Check the picture out.
Target Species:
redfish, red fish, red drum, bullred
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