Fishing Reports by Capt. Shawn Lanier

Bullred fishing in Venice Louisiana - May 27, 2015 report. With all the rain in the Midwest and everywhere the Mississippi River is on a slight rise again, but when the wind settles down the water clears up. The Mississippi River stage in New Orleans is at 11.2 feet and five days from more...
Capt. Shawn Lanier - Venice

Foggy days and redfishing in Venice Louisiana - April 3, 2015 Report. The fishing here in Venice has been more difficult for the last week and a half for me anyway, but we have still caught some really nice fish. The Redfish bite has been off somewhat. The Mississippi River stage in New Orleans more...
Capt. Shawn Lanier - Venice

bullreds in venice Louisiana - March 24, 2015 report The Redfishing down river of Venice has been pretty good here lately. I have had folks from Florida, Massachusetts, and Utah fishing with me the last week and a half and we have had solid catches of BULL Redfish as well more...
Capt. Shawn Lanier - Venice

Spring fishing in Venice Louisiana - March 15, 2015 report. We have had to move around a good bit to find fish, but the Redfish are around. The big issue around here in Venice is the weather that we have had the last week. The wind has not been bad, but the rain has been steady, an more...
Capt. Shawn Lanier - Venice

winter redfishing in Venice louisiana - February 21, 2015 report. The big BULL Redfish cooperated with us last week in a big way. I took Jim, Eddie, and Mark from East Tennessee out fishing for three days last week. We caught 25 to 35 big Redfish each day with two largest at 30 lbs. a more...
Capt. Shawn Lanier - Venice

bullreds in Venice Louisiana - January 22 , 2015 Report. I did not fish for the last week, but I have been getting some fishing progress reports from a couple of my guide friends that have been out fishing the last couple of days. They have had some good days later this last we more...
Capt. Shawn Lanier - Venice

winter redfishing in Venice louisiana - January 14, 2015. Report. It is January, which is typically the slowest month of the year for me as far as fishing charters, but we have been out a few days locating the big Redfish. In January the cold fronts bring strong winds which make fishing more...
Capt. Shawn Lanier - Venice

winter redfishing in Venice louisiana - January 02, 2015. Report. I have some good news from down here in the Venice, Louisiana area: The Redfish are still here in 2015. It seems as if they are hitting the same lures we were using in 2014.  We don't have to make any major chan more...
Capt. Shawn Lanier - Venice

winter redfishing in Venice louisiana - December 24, 2014 Report. The big Redfish bite this December has been outstanding down the Mississippi River around the end of the passes South of Venice. October and November were good, but the fish really turned on this December. I never know wh more...
Capt. Shawn Lanier - Venice

Winter Venice Louisiana Redfishing - December 10 , 2014 report. The big BULL Redfish are still hitting good down here in the Venice, Louisiana area. We have had folks fishing with us the last couple of weeks from Tennessee, South Carolina, Florida, Louisiana and North Carolina. They more...
Capt. Shawn Lanier - Venice