Plan a Fishing Trip to Venice, LA

45 guidesBest months: May, June, July, April

What's Biting in Venice Right Now

Jack Crevalle
ExcellentVarious
Hogfish
ExcellentVarious
Sheepshead
ExcellentVarious
Black Drum
GoodVarious
Spotted Seatrout
GoodVarious
Flounder
GoodVarious
Grouper
GoodVarious
Sauger
GoodVarious
Scamp Grouper
GoodVarious
Grunt
GoodVarious
Gag Grouper
GoodVarious
Goliath Grouper
GoodVarious
Black Grouper
GoodVarious
Blackfin Snapper
GoodVarious
Blueline Tilefish
GoodVarious
Golden Tilefish
GoodVarious
Jolthead Porgy
GoodVarious
Lane Snapper
GoodVarious
Sheepshead Porgy
GoodVarious
Snowy Grouper
GoodVarious
Vermilion Snapper
GoodVarious
Northern Pike
GoodVarious
Yellow Jack
GoodVarious
Yellowfin Grouper
GoodVarious
Yellowfin Tuna
GoodVarious
Yellowtail Snapper
GoodVarious
Tiger Grouper
GoodVarious
Barracuda
Goodsaltwater
Trolling, Casting, Live Bait Fishing
Red Grouper
GoodVarious
Schoolmaster Snapper
GoodVarious
Silk Snapper
GoodVarious
Skipjack Tuna
GoodVarious
Cubera Snapper
GoodVarious
Dog Snapper
GoodVarious
Graysby
GoodVarious
Gulf Flounder
Goodsaltwater
Bottom Fishing, Drift Fishing, Live Baiting
Horse-eye Jack
GoodVarious
Knobbed Porgy
GoodVarious
Mangrove Snapper
GoodVarious
Mutton Snapper
GoodVarious
American Eel
GoodVarious
Bigeye Tuna
GoodVarious
Burbot
GoodVarious
Red Snapper
GoodVarious
King Mackerel
FairVarious
Redfish
Fairsaltwater
Bottom fishing, Trolling, Jigging
Warmouth
FairVarious
Red Porgy
FairVarious
Coney
FairVarious
Black Marlin
FairVarious
Bonito
FairVarious
Cobia
FairVarious
Tripletail
FairVarious
Gray Triggerfish
FairVarious
Halfbeak
FairVarious
Hickory Shad
FairVarious
Kingfish
FairVarious
Warsaw Grouper
FairVarious
Longbill Spearfish
FairVarious
Roosterfish
FairVarious
Southern Flounder
Fairsaltwater
Bottom Fishing, Drift Fishing, Live Baiting
Speckled Hind
FairVarious
Striped Marlin
FairVarious
Tarpon
FairVarious
White Marlin
FairVarious
Whitebone Porgy
FairVarious
Yelloweye Snapper
FairVarious
Palometa
FairVarious
Pigfish
FairVarious
Pumpkinseed
FairVarious
Queen Triggerfish
FairVarious
Rock Hind
FairVarious
Frigate Tuna
FairVarious
Greater Amberjack
FairVarious
Houndfish
Fairsaltwater
Casting, Trolling, Fly Fishing
Ladyfish
FairVarious
Mackerel
FairVarious
Nassau Grouper
FairVarious
Needlefish
FairVarious
Almaco Jack
FairVarious
American Shad
FairVarious
Blackfin Tuna
FairVarious
Blue Marlin
FairVarious
Cero Mackerel
FairVarious
Lesser Amberjack
FairVarious
Spanish Mackerel
Fairsaltwater
Casting, Trolling, Live Bait
Opah
LowVarious

What to Bring

Check with Venice guides about what gear is provided. Here's a recommended packing list:

Essentials

  • Sunscreen (SPF 50+)
  • Polarized sunglasses
  • Hat or visor
  • Weather-appropriate clothing
  • Non-marking shoes or deck shoes

Food & Personal

  • Water and drinks (stay hydrated)
  • Snacks or lunch
  • Cooler for your catch
  • Motion sickness medication (if needed)
  • Camera or phone (waterproof case recommended)
  • Valid fishing license (confirm with captain)

For inshore / offshore / freshwater Fishing

  • Rain jacket or windbreaker
  • Layered clothing (it gets cooler offshore)
  • Bug spray
  • Rain gear
  • Light rain jacket

Louisiana Fishing License

License: Louisiana Fishing License

In Lake Ouachita and its tributaries, the daily take and possession limit for black bass (largemouth, spotted, smallmouth, and Guadalupe bass, singly or in combination) is 6, only one of which may exceed 17 inches total length.