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Louisiana - Venice & the Gulf of Mexico
Capt. Damon McKnight
February 6, 2007
Venice - Saltwater Fishing Report
Venice offshore fishing
The offshore fishing is still going along steady. This year is definitely better than last. There are a lot of big fish out there, so far most have found a way to either come unhooked or break the line. The weather has been less than desirable but the fishing has made up for it. This past Friday we had the Darryl Allen group and friends from all over the country, the anticipation was running high, and I could sense the excitement in his voice every time he called. I wanted nothing less than an incredible day offshore to show these guys what fishing down in Venice was all about. We had two boats out and ended the day with several black fin tuna. The weather was the contributing factor to such a slow day along with plenty of king mack's. On Sunday and Monday we had the Al Brown group. Sunday started out fast and furious. I saw something on Sunday that I have never seen before while fishing. Al jr. asked me how he would know if a fish hit the line, and I told him, trust me, you will know. Not 5 minutes later he had a fish hit and I have never seen anyone run to the other side of the boat to get away from a drag screaming reel. It scared the holy living bizetite out of him. Here is the best part, he breeds huge snakes for a living. How do you handle snakes all day and get jumpy. In amazement he made it back to the reel and still couldn't believe how fast the line was zipping off the reel. This was our first fish on which was about a 110lber. After about a 20 minute fight we had him in the boat. Next fish hit, Al jumped again but only a quick hand movement into the air, locked down on him and then for some reason our luck took a turn for the worse. The next 3 fish were all huge tuna, one we almost got in the boat, the other two broke the line after about 10 minutes into it. Yesterday, we finished the day with 6 black fin tuna, another lost fish, a hammerhead and a black tip. An hour of time was taken up yesterday during our hottest bite. We got a huge run on one of the reels, which almost took us down to the spool. We chased him down and the fish basically just sat there after we were able to get some line back on him. First thought was this has got to be a shark, but they usually don't spool you and are fairly easy to bring to the boat. Long story short, fould hooked a hammerhead in the dorsal fin. A few choice words and we got back after it. Capt. Bob K. had the other boat out with Eddie Brown. Eddie has been fishing with us for long time now. They caught a nice 155lber. and several other tuna. We have had a lot of lost fish the past 5 trips. Sometimes it is just fishing, but most have been operator error. Just a couple of lost 100lbers. can make or break a fishing trip. You only get so many chances. The main problem the anglers are having is the proper technique. We do what we can to teach it, lately it has been extreme hands on training. It is not learned in a one day fishing trip on a 100+lb. tuna fish, but takes time. It is just like learning a new sport. Ever seen someone play golf for the first time. The fish are out there and the action has been steady. The sea conditions have been moderately rough. This has about been the pattern since early January. Back at in on Thurs.
Damon McKnight/Super Strike Charters/1 800 318 1720
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