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spring bullred fishing in venice louisiana
Capt. Shawn Lanier
April 21, 2016
Venice - Saltwater Fishing Report
Venice Louisiana Fishing report.
April 21, 2016
The wind down here in Venice, Louisiana is finally giving us a break and is settling down. That means we have more places to fish and gives us a chance to find more fish. We need less wind badly, especially after last week when a group of guys came down and two out of three days were bad. I actually canceled the third day due to bad weather. This week has been pretty good. We had Bart and Jared from Texas here at the lodge for a couple of days. The first day we targeted some Speckled Trout and that worked out. We almost had the ice chest full of Specks. The next day they wanted to go after the big Bull Redfish. I took a chance on picking a location where I thought some of the big boys were. I knew if they were not there it would be a long way for plan "B" because the seas were still rough around the corner. Fortunately, the big Redfish were around swimming in the muddy water. We caught about fifteen big Reds from 20 to 35 lbs. The largest was 35lbs. These guys had a great time. I wish every trip was great, but they aren't. I wish I had been able to put Jim, Bob, and Gordon on the fish last week like I am accustomed to doing, but the weather can sometimes throw a monkey wrench in our plans. We just can't totally trust what the weather people predict and I can't work miracles. I hope they will come back and give it another try.
The Mississippi River stage in New Orleans is steady at around 11.5 ft., so if the wind lies down we will be in good shape for the rest of April and May and June look good. If you want to have a chance at catching some nice fish give me a call and pick some dates out.
Target Species:
redfish, bullred
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