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Spring redfishing in Venice Louisiana
Capt. Shawn Lanier
April 19, 2016
Venice - Saltwater Fishing Report
Venice Louisiana Fishing Report.
April 15, 2016
We have been busy fishing since the beginning of April running two to three boats a day. Our fishing guests have been from various states like Michigan, Ohio, Missouri, Tennessee, Florida, South Dakota and Georgia. All these folks have a lot of fishing experience when it comes to Walleye, Small Mouth Bass, and Northern Pike, but not Bull Redfish. Even the guys from Florida had not caught many Redfish more than 10 pounds. So, they all loaded up their trucks and headed down here to where the big Reds live all the time. The only problem is that sometimes the Reds don't bite good and the weather can be terrible. The weather this April has really made my job difficult. The wind has been strong and that usually brings thunderstorms. We have been limited in our fishing areas due to the high seas rolling in. The good thing is that we have caught some really nice big Redfish this month, but we have not caught big numbers of them like I want to and what I am used to. Everyone has had a good time and seemed very satisfied, even excited. They just don't know how good it can really get at times, even most of the time. In March and April we just have to work harder for the fish due to the tougher unstable conditions. The fish are here, but we can't always get to them.
Last week we had a calm seas morning and the guys from Ohio wanted to target Speckled Trout, so we bought some live Shrimp. We caught 35 nice Specks between two boats that weighed 2 to 3 pounds along with 32 Sheepsheads. We were on them for almost two hours until the wind kicked up and ruined it. Point is, the Specks are around if you're a live bait person. I had a spare rod with soft plastic rigged and we caught some trout on that as well when I was re-rigging the live bait break offs.
April is not the best time to fish, but you can have some good days and have a good time. You just need to stay tough and work at it.
Target Species:
redfish
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