Fishing Report

The Tuna fishing out of Venice remains as good as I have ever seen it!! There seem to be fish just about everywhere you go, although some of the are holding plenty of fish that just wont eat what we have, as they are keyed in on some really small baits.

Some things that have changed since my last report is that the fish have moved back in close, so quick days and small fuel tickets are the norm, and at one spot the fish are BIG. The last day we fished the first two baits got crushed about 30 seconds after hitting the water. The first fish up was a solid 90 lb fish and the second was 110lb. The day before, we hooked a fish that we never could stop. We finally broke him off after about 30 minutes, and most of our spool still in the Gulf. I think he chewd through the leader. The same day Capt Trey hooked a stud only to pull the hook 2 1/2 hours later, and never even got a look at the fish.
As I said early days are pretty much the norm. Some of the guys are done by 9:00 AM. The last day we fished we hit the dock at 4:00 PM with 10 Tuna and limits of AJ's.
I really don't see how the fishing can get any better, except, Oh yea, I forgot, Red Snapper season is about to open and the rip is probably going to go off big time about the same time.
Can you say blind dog in a butcher shop?

If you havn't already done it, secure a ride and get in on some of the fun.

Capt Jerry Allen