venice

[little tim]

i have a ? when is the best time of the year to catch some big yellowfin? the ole lady want to go on a raodtrip and i told her only if i can go fishin. so that leaves me to figure when we should come down any info would be nice thanks guys
timmy

[gordo35]

For numbers of fish in the 30-80#+ range I would say April through October.
For larger fish over 100# I would say November through April.
I took a trip with Capt Eddie Burger Sept of 2007 and we caught around 60 fish, mostly Blackfin and Skipjacks to about 20# on Poppers and heavy spinning gear but we also ended up with several nice Yellowfin between 50-70#.
Took another trip with him in November and fished the "Mullet Run" and caught two Yellowfin(135# and 115#) and a Blue Marlin about 250-300#. We "only" caught the three fish but we got to see several viscious topwater strikes on large live Mullet.
Here's a link to Capt Eddie's website.
World-class Venice Louisiana offshore fishing charters specializing in Yellowfin Tuna and Swordfish!

[little tim]

thanks for the info

[fishfighter]

Is your wife planning on fishing with you?If not,you could always leave her in New Orleans for some shopping or what every.Now if she is planning on fishing,there is not much to do down in Venice.No,I take that back.The only thing to do down there besides fishing is drinking!Winter months = bigger tuna,summer months = small tuna.

[little tim]

shes not planning on fishing she wants to go out and see the town ill be the only one fishin

[Blue Magic]

Originally Posted by little tim

shes not planning on fishing she wants to go out and see the town ill be the only one fishin

There is no town...the place is litterally a sh%thole.

[gordo35]

Wow!!! Kind of harsh, huh? Granted there is nothing to do in Venice except for drink and fish and work offshore, but that's a little over the top. It is what it is.

[little tim]

i was meaning she was gonna stay in new orleans

[gordo35]

Little Tim- I'm heading to the New Orleans area April 10 and fishing in Venice weather permitting with a buddy. Let me know if you will be in town by chance that day.
If not, I would recommend leaving your wife/significant other in New Orleans and fishing Venice, or heading to Grand Isle for the weekend, OR possibly fishing out of Biloxi with Rimmer Covington(more $ fishing the same waters as Venice and more $ at the casinos in Biloxi).

[capteddie]

Thats uncalled for. I would never call someone elses home a shithole in a public forum. Not much respect will be gained from that comment and much could be lost.