Fishing Report
Feb 9th/10th 28 WahooThursday and Friday were two of my best days of wahoo fishing. Thursday we left the dock at 10 due to high winds and were headed back to the dock by 1:30 with 16 wahoo. Talked my Fridays guys into leaving at 4:45 to beat the boat show and had 6 hoos in the box [...]
Feb 6/7 2012/>After a long winter break we are back at fishing for 2012. The first two trips of the year started off with a bang. On monday we started off on the “New Lump” and made one long drift and put 15 20/25 lb blackfin in the box along with a 130lb yellowfin and a 110lb [...]
700-800 lb MarlinFriday was just one of those days that does not happen to often. We started the day off with 4 tuna right off the bat then along came the Monster Blue. He swam around the boat like he was the biggest baddest thing in the gulf. Nothing was going to scare him away, he just [...]
Sept Tuna RunThe last few weeks the tuna fishing has been up and down but were still managing to put 3-6 tunas in the box each trip. The fish have been getting bigger each week. We have had some tuna in the 130-140 lb range, on Tuesday we had a 138 on top water, talk about a [...]
August pics and reportFishing in august was pretty strong. We were blessed with good weather and great fishing. The blue water was still far out but the fish were very thick on the shelf. Most days we were fishing 12-20 miles out. This is what Louisiana Tuna Fishing is all about. We avg 4-8 yellowfin pre trip all the [...]
57 Tuna in 6 days(7/20-7/25)The tuna fishing has absolutely been on fire lately here in Venice. Over the past 6 trips, we have caught 57 yellowfin between 60 and 120 pounds, and released over 13 more legal fish due to full box and plenty of time left in the day. That comes out to equaling between 8 and 12 [...]
More pics and video of junehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fA-g9WZpqw
June Tuna,Marlin,Mahi,SnapperJUNE has been real good for us. We have been catching plenty tuna,mahi,snapper and handful of marlin. We had a few days off due to the weather but will be back at it Friday. The Marlin have showed up in full force I went 2 for 7 in a week and Capt Scott Leger went [...]
Mahi and Tuna slam May 26/27Fished friday and saturday and crushed the fish. The mahi showed up in full force. They are here in big numbers and size, I had a 52 lb mahi today along with 8 15-35 lb ones. Ran out and tuna fished for two hours and landed three and called it a day. Capt scott did [...]
Mid May pics and reportFishing has been great over the the last two weeks. Lots of action on tuna and mahi mahi. The tuna have been avg. 70 lbs with a few days of 100lb tuna being caught. The rip lins have been forming up pretty nicely over the last weeek. We had a nice 300lb blue marlin on [...]
May 5-7 ReportAfter two weeks of being blown out we were finally able to make it offshore. Thursday was pretty good. I only had one customer on board. Tuna was the target so we ran out about 30 miles and it was on. We ended the day with 4 yellow fin 1 wahoo and 1 aj. Friday [...]
April 1st & 2 Report and pics 58 yellowfin in 2 daysFriday was just another day in Paradise. We started the day off making bait and it was not long until we put the first tuna in the box. For the next two hours we were doubled up on 30-60 lb tunas. We put 15 in the box by 10 am. The highlight of day was [...]
150 yellowfin in the last two weeks!!!!!!!!!!!!The fishing has been nothing short of phenomenal the past two weeks. We just completed a 16 day stretch of fishing, with all but one day seeing over 10 tuna hit the decks. Most days we are limiting out before lunchtime, which frees up our afternoons to chase the wahoo, which have been equally as [...]
Big Tunas Are Here 2/12-2/20 reportSaturday, February 12th marked our charter since the oil spill. Excitement and anticipation of big tuna filled the air as our customers boarded the boat at Venice Marina that day. The weather was extremely good to us this past week, with most days seeing seas less than 2 feet. We had mixed groups in from [...]
NOW BOOKING TRIPS FOR WINTER TUNA FISHINGThe winter lump season is upon us again.That means its time for the big trophy tuna and wahoo. We will also be targeting blackfin tuna, mako sharks and amberjack and grouper starting Febuary 1st..  We plan on running the 32 Twin Vee Cat,31 Albemarle, the 36 Yellowfin and 31 Gravois Cat. The cost will [...]
9 more yellows / 50 YF tuna in 5 tripsHunter had Daniel and crew back in from New Orleans on Monday. These guys were scheduled to fish with us back during the “big fish” season a couple months ago, but inclement weather forced them to reschedule. The last time they were down here produced a trip for the record books, with a memorable quad [...]
11 more yellowfins todayHunter made another venture out today..they didnt see any oilthis time..they did however ride home with 11 more yellowfin tuna….Britton took Garth Webster and they picked up 5 yellowfins..sounds like an epic bite..fewer boats and fisherman is definatley helping these guys put a whippin on the fish..experts coming forward saying the fish are safe to [...]
30 YELLOWFINS IN 3 DAYSHey faithful.. Hunter picked up 12 more yellows Wednesday and 6 yellowfins today (Thursday)..all fsh 30-40 pounds but one 60 pounder from today..he also said they are seeing some oil “riplines” offshore..no huge spill like the media is telling you and no oil covered sea birds dead turtles, jellyfish or catfish..I fished the secret flounder [...]
12 yellowfins plucked from the GulfHunter had Steve Wells and the Okies today..good weather and great fishing..non stop action on 30-40 pound yellowfins..will post the deatils when I have more..With the flood of cancellations it was nice to count on your top 10% to come through and stay on the books..same crew tomorrow..Hope they send a picture..surprisingly enough there were [...]
Annual Island Bust/BlastLast week marked the in between Jazz Fest week and the Annual Breton Island scout trip with old wade fishing pals plus some new additons. We arrived at the Paradise Lodge for Sunday afternoon crawfish harvest at 4pm..By 8pm we had about 30 pounds for 6 guys..Next morning the winds were a howly 25 knots so Breton Island was [...]
Oil SpillJust a quick note on the spill.. WE ARE STILL IN THE FISHING BUSINESS Just too many unknowns..east side of the river is closed to fishing and boat traffic as precaution..That leaves Tiger Pass and the whole west side of the river and MS Canyon to fish. We are all looking to getting part time [...]
weekend of big fishWent out Friday with Ryan Rayber and the amberjack assassin’s and had a limit of ajs. Tried trolling for wahoo but only caught 20 ajs on the troll. Called it a day with 4 jacks. On Saturday I had Ken Lutch and crew down from Dallas. After a slow day out east the day before [...]
Another 200 plus yellowHunter has been on a killing spree lately..Leger also ben fishing..reports forthcoming when I get the pics to prove them..That little sneak Hunter brought in a 230 pound yellow today..effectively knocking my 229# fish (only yellow over 200 for me in my life) from 2006 out of 5th spot..he has had more 200+ pound yellows [...]
3/23 reportMade it out today with a mixed party. Had Curt and his son Matt, along with Dick and son Eric. We had a great day. Fishing was on fire. Ended the day with 8 yellowfin. The fish went 50-110 lbs. Capt Scott Leger ended the day going 4 for 10 on yellows. The fish are [...]
What a day a difference makesI made my first trip since October this past Monday March 15th.. I was so excited to have a day off work and look fwd to all the great fishing I had been hearing about.. #1 – our charter wanted wahoo, which was one of the reasons I agreed to ride along..weather forecast was good [...]
March 5th tripsOn Friday, March 5th we had a mixed group of friends from both north Alabama as well as Kentucky. We headed back to the spot where we had been doing well on the yellowfins in the previous days, and began chunking. Long story short, we chunked; we trolled, we chunked some more, and the fish [...]
The Lump is back!We were able to fish on thursday and friday of last week. On thursday we had Mitch lowery and group down from n mississippi. The seas were pretty choppy in the mourning coming out of the east so I decide to run s pass and work my way west running with the sea. Fished a [...]
three 200 plus pounders and counting!!1They bagged aniother 200 plus pounder today..a 201 which was one of three full grown yellows..the bite is on..
Another 200 pounder!!!Check out the 207 from yesterday!
Hunter does it again!I got a call from Hunter last night asking me if I could find him a forklift..My first thought was he has caught anothe rhuge mako they need to weigh it..he then tells me he didnt catch a shark but needs a forklift to get the horshoe out of his rump.. click on images for [...]
215lb yellowfin reportThursday we had Roger and company in from Houston, TX. These guys had never been fishing for tuna before, so we were super eager to show these guys a little slice of the good life. We were greeted by cold temperatures and some choppy seas, but made our way offshore regardless. A few hours later, [...]
Winter Tuna and Makos are Here (report)Weather was more on the rough side on Wednesday but with the winter tuna run heating up it was well worth the butt kicking. Both Treyand I went out. I started the day going 0-3 on wahoo loosing a 50 lber right on side the boat. It was noon and all we had was a [...]
1-26/1-28 tripsGreat trip. We chartered w/ Paradise Outfitters of Louisianna, Capt Hunter Caballero and fished 26-28 Jan, (Tue-Thur). Tue, 26 Jan, we had the good fortune of hooking up and after a two hour standup fight we had a clean boat side release of a 300#+ Blue Marlin. Hunter & Woody (deck hand) worked the boat [...]
Great article on Pelagic Fishing gear websitehttp://www.thewatermansjournal.com/blog/article/12-09-louisiana-s-winter-tuna-bite Great story about the bigeyes fropm November..the wind and weather have been terrible to us this winter..in fact the only good days in thelast 45 days have fallen in Thanksgiving day Christmas Day and New Years eve..look for reports to come as winter tuna and wahoo season starts..hopefully weather will cooperate so we can [...]
Gift certificates availablehate to sound sale-pitchey but we have gift certificates available..no cash up front necessary..we can email them or fax at last minute if need be..we will call you when the receiver calls to book thier trip..already sent out three last coule days…
Open for duck hunts this weekendThe Lodge and Capt Hunter are open for duck hunters in Venice this weekend..Last weekend before split closes 2 weeks..
Monday-Tuesday November 23-24 ReportCaptain Scott Leger had his family on board Monday. He managed to go 5 for 7 on wahoo; they ranged from 40 to 70 pounds. Still waiting on pics from his trip… Hunter had a mixed group from Mississippi and Georgia with Lane and Ken and company; first bait in the water yielded a nice [...]
Few Pics from MondayHere are a few pics from Hunters trip on Monday. Report will follow tomorrow. Hunter back at it Tuesday.
Tuna SlamSaturday Hunter had Joe Walker and son Joe for their second overnight trip this year. They made the run out to the floaters and it paid off. They quit tuna fishing at midnight with 7 yellowfin. 3 60-80 lbs and 4 100-120 pound fish. The fall fishing is in full swing and will only get [...]
Great Weekend Tuna TripsFriday Hunter had the Paul Lee group and mananged to find some tuna after twolong weeks of bad weather. They started the day off right with a 60 pound hoo before he could get the third bait out. After that it was nothing but big ajs on the troll. He went to plan B and that [...]
Novemeber catchesTuna fishing still good althoughs signs of witner as well..Hunter had a day with 5 wahoo the largest 84 pounds..164# yellowfin a few days before..redfish month as well..fish schooling at the passes..pretty crazy..
Catch of the monthWe will be adding a species specific trophy gallery as well as catch of the month section on the new site..for now this is the catch of the month! and with a few days still left in October I’d say its a lock..I look forward to getting the full story behind this day although I [...]
Tuna brawling (w/pics)Hunter called me last night all excited; he had to tell me about a crazy shark attack..if you stay in the business long enough you’ll see some outrageous to insanely cool things..turns out a mako was stalking a fish they had on the line..he estimated the attacker at 1000# plus..the mako went “great white” on a yellowfin [...]
Fishing Reports are Back!(w/ Sept pics)We apologize for the reports going down for the last few weeks..our host scrapped the guestbook they supported in response to all the tech and security problems..unfortunately we didnt get any advance notice..This is a temporary solution until we rebuild everything next couple weeks.. Tuna fishing has been off the charts with the cold weather..I [...]
