BEST TIME TO FISH in louisiana

Year Round

The yellow fin and black fin tuna bite in Venice is year-round, the difference is the size of the fish

October-March

The big Tuna start showing up. These tunas are for not the faint of heart. It is not unusual to fight a big tuna for a 1 ½-2 hours. The big tuna is usually caught with live bait or chunking (dead bait)

January

The wahoo bight starts heating up. These are usually caught pulling a artificial bait at various speeds

May

Usually opening of RED SNAPPER season. Louisiana has some of the best red snapper fisheries, and are plentiful at the oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. Red Snapper season usually last from May to the end of  August, depending on how fast the state quota is met. These dates book quickly so book your dates in advance

June-August

Mahi-Mahi start showing up, red snapper season, cobia, mangrove snapper

September

This is a variety of species month tuna, cobia, mangrove snapper tripletail and more

Gulf Fishing- Venice Louisiana