Report submitted by 'HWK'
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Venice Inshore/Offshore Report
Venice, LA
March 13th-14th, 2010
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With a decent weather window forecasted, me, Brian, Fred and Dale
meet up in New Orleans on Friday afternoon, and head down to Venice. After
arriving and unloading our gear we find out that the wind has picked up and
our run offshore isn’t going to happen. Brian jumps on the phone and
get’s a inshore trip set up. We meet at Venice marina bright and early
and head out in search of reds.
After a killer boat ride thru the marsh, we drop the trolling motor
and start fishing in blind bay. Not but a few minutes later we start hauling
in red after red. We had our limit quick, and the bite was none stop.
We stayed in the same spot for most of the morning, and moved to a
more shelter spot around noon to get out of the wind. As soon as we get set
up Fred lands a nice flounder, and we continue to catch the hell out of the
reds.
I would guess we caught 120 plus reds in those few hours we were fishing.
Capt Chris Wilson is a great guide and knows where to put you on the fish.
http://www.riversendoutfitters.com/
Sunday morning is looking better for running offshore, so we all were
back at the marina at 5:30 AM ready to roll, and meet up with Capt. Eddie
Burger. After loading the boat with ice we are on our way. After the 20 mile
run out of the southwest pass and down the Mississippi, we get out into the
gulf and find pretty good conditions. It was a pretty sporty ride but nothing
his 36ft Palmetto couldn’t handle. After a short ride we pull up to
the first rig and start jigging.
On the first or second drop were all hooked up with blackfin and box
a few before heading on. We continued to stop at rigs and catching nothing
but blackfin, so we head further north in search of bluewater. Capt. Eddie
get’s us to a rig some 65 miles offshore that looks promising.
The water cleaned up and things are looking up. We drop back some
hoo lures and make a pass or two, with no hook ups so we start dropping jigs.
Once again we start slaying the blackfin, with no yellows to be found.
We start heading south, and stop at a rig 6 miles from the pass and
drop back the mann’s stretch 50’s. On the first pass we are instantly
hooked up. Dale reels in a nice AJ, and we get the lures back in the water.
This time we have a double hook up and me and Brian make short work
of a identical pair of AJ’s.
Drop’em back again and Fred is doubled over on a nice AJ. He
get’s him almost to the gaff when a 180lb mako comes up and explodes
on his AJ boat side.
What an intense moment !!! After he ate the tail he circled back around
for more. Fred leaves the jack in the water and teases the mako to give Capt.
Eddie time to rig up a shark leader.
He get’s a blackfin strip riged and tosses it back. Hooked up,
well the hook pulls and the mako disappears into to green water. We keep
throwing chunks of jack in hopes that he shows back up. Dale spots him circling
the boat, and a big chunk of jack is drifted back behind the boat. A few
minutes later Capt. Eddie sets the hook and hands the rod to Dale. He puts
the heat on this magnificent predator and has him to the boat in around 20
minutes.
Some where during that time he wrapped up in the leader and comes
in tail wrapped. The decision was made to harvest him, since he was not in
good health. Congrats Dale on a beautiful mako !!!
For crappy conditions we still managed to catch some decent
fish, and Capt. Eddie http://www.fishvenice.com/index.htm is by far one of
the best offshore guides I have fished with.
- HWK
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