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