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winter bullred fishing in Venice Louisiana
Capt. Shawn Lanier
February 8, 2016
Venice - Saltwater Fishing Report
February 8, 2016 report
We have not been out fishing a great deal since the new year started, but we never are very busy during Christmas and January. Not a lot of folks want to fish in the middle of Winter, but it can be very productive at times. It can also be very unproductive. The weather ( the wind )can really make it difficult to find places to fish, and when you do know areas to fish out of the wind and waves you hope the Redfish bite. Between the cold fronts, when things settle down, the fishing can be great at times. After all, the fish have to feed sometimes.
A couple of weeks ago I took out two young guys from New York City. Jacob and Dez wanted some Big Redfish action. I had not fished for a couple weeks before we went out, because I was on vacation in the Florida Keys. No matter, I just kept an eye on the weather a few days ahead of our trip and knew a likely area to try with the conditions we had. We ended up on a beach near the mouth of a pass off the Mississippi River and anchored down. We cast out are lures and it was on immediately. The first Redfish was 26 pounds. Jacob caught it. We caught some more, then Dez caught the biggest of the day at 33 pounds. After a while the bite slowed, so we stopped at a point a few hundred yards away and found the Redfish again. We ended up with 26 Redfish released. All of them lived and swam away. We missed about 15 more. It was a good bite that day.
Last week I had two older fellows from Pennsylvania down to lodge for three days of fishing. Tony and Bill. Super nice guys. Plenty of fishing experience. The first day was calm, but foggy as can be. We caught 9 Bull Redfish and made it back in alive through the fog. The second day we went further down river with no fog, but windy. We boated three big Redfish early and that was it. The third day it was super windy and we did not boat any fish. Not even a bite. I hate those days. I am glad that doesn't happen often. They said they enjoyed the whole "shooting match". They said they would be back. They know how it goes sometimes. These guys had all kinds of stories to tell about their military days. I really enjoyed hanging out with them.
Anyway, that's what is going on with us. I start getting busy fishing again later this month. I sure hope the weather is not windy, not foggy, the fish are biting and everything is great and easy.
Target Species:
redfish, bullred
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