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winter redfishing in Venice louisiana
Capt. Shawn Lanier
January 2, 2015
Venice - Saltwater Fishing Report
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 changes in our strategy for finding the fish. We look at the weather and figure out where we definitely don't want to go based on the seas, and go where we can fish without the boat bouncing around really hard. We get to the area and start fishing and looking for any sign of the fish. If we don't have any luck with the fish, then we go to plan "B" and hope the fish are there. I always like it better when plan "A" works.
January can be a difficult month to fish because of the heavy winds that come with the cold fronts. When things settle down we have to be concerned about the fog. Thick fog on the Mississippi River. The fishing can be terrific during this time, so I make myself available to stand up to the challenge of winter fishing.
The Mississippi River stage in New Orleans is currently at 3.7 ft. and in five days it's supposed to at 4.6 ft. So the river is rising, and I don't care. The Reds don't leave and go to Alabama because the river gets high. They are here, swimming around. Some days they bite great and some days they don't and some time during the day they might bite better than other times.
Anyway, went out today in heavy fog with some Colorado guys and did good on the "BULL" REDS, and earlier in the week with a family from Ohio who had a ball. It's the time of year when business slows some and I will enjoy some time off, but after a few days I am ready to get back out on the water even if the weather looks tough. I look forward to the new year. I hope we all have a great year.
Give me a call to book your next trip. Now is the time: more choice of dates to accommodate you!
Happy New Year!
Target Species:
Red Drum, Red Fish, Bull Red
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