bullreds of Venice Louisiana
Capt. Shawn Lanier
May 6, 2016
Venice - Saltwater Fishing Report
Venice Louisiana Fishing report
May 6, 2016.
Hello, we have been out on the water fishing just about every day and we have been catching some nice fish, but some days have been challenging due to the windy weather and high Mississippi River. The Mississippi River stage has been fairly steady at 11 feet in New Orleans, but it is predicted to slowly start falling and hopefully clear up. We are used to a high river this time of year, and have learned to deal with it, because the fish are still here. The wind is just hard to deal with at times, because it eliminates so many good areas to fish, but May is here and things should start calming down and making my job easier.
Over the last few weeks I have taken out clients from Texas, Indiana, Oregon, Arizona, Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Washington State. Half of them have fished with us before, and it has been great, but we have had to work hard most of the time and burn some fuel to find some biting fish. We have mostly targeted the big "BULL" Redfish up to 38 lbs., but we have also targeted Speckled Trout. When my clients want trout, then it is a good idea to go to the live bait place and buy some live Shrimp. It is more challenging to use artificial lures to catch Specs, but live Shrimp is more reliable, especially if we have kids or inexperienced anglers.
The fishing is getting better and better here around the Venice area as the year progresses, especially the Speckled Trout bite, and the big Redfish are roaming around killing and eating. The weather just needs to be tough only on my days off, which are not many …
Target Species:
redfish, red fish, bullred
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