Fresh Venice Fishing Reports

The red grouper bite is still hot. We have also had no issue rounding the box out with lanes, vermillion, and mangroves. The kingfish are in so we have the option to do some slow trolling in a little bit shallower water for them as well. The red snapper are on fire and we have been seeing a ton of really good size, we are getting close to that time of year so start planning your summer red snapper trips now before its too late!

This fun family fished out of Venice and had an awesome morning catching great numbers of Redfish. After a quick run from the dock we put the trolling motor down and as we moved along the shoreline immediately started catching fish. For most of the morning it was a great Redfish bite mixed in with a few periods of Snook and Snappers.

What a great morning with a fun family< The kids did a great job of reeling in a bunch of Redfish, Sheepshead, Black Drum and Redfish and even left a few for the adults to reel in. After a couple hours of fishing we headed to one of the local beaches where they found a bunch of fossilized shark teeth and shells to end the day.

The cooler waters have really made the fishing great lately. This morning my clients caught a bunch of Redfish, Sheepshead, Snappers, Black Drum and even a few small Flounder as we fished our way around some structure in the south bay. Clients were looking to take home just enough fish for a meal and the rest were safely released back into the waters.

The boys wanted to try for Tarpon but the peak of Tarpon season is over and targeting them can be difficult at times. I moved is into an area of backcountry shoreline where I have been seeing some smaller tarpon rolling recently. Immediately we saw the first few fish roll and eventually landed a couple of these fun sized Tarpon. Afterwards we made our way north towards Sarasota Bay and the remainder of the morning targeted Snook and Snappers along structure and ultimately finding a large school of permit which produced double after double hook-ups for the remainder of the trip.

Fishing out of Venice, Florida it was non-stop action with lots of Redfish, Snook, Snappers, and Sheepshead bending rods and pulling drag all afternoon long.