Caught a limit of reds and some flounder immediately. The fishing was great as advertised

First trip to Venice. Had a great day on the water catching redfish, trout, black drum, and sheepshead. Our guide Adam worked hard to put us on fish. Son caught his PB redfish. Had a blast!

Showed up 10 minutes early at 5:15 a.m.  Stood in plain view looking like a lost charter client hoping my captain would find/see me but no luck. Had to ask around & someone finally pointed him out to me. He had already launched & was loading his boat with bait on the pier. I realize I’m a very chatty guy & maybe I was too “excited “ going gulf coast fishing after 18 months lost to the pandemic. He was very quiet & a BIT hard to get to engage in small talk. Fishing was excellent with a limit of “specks”. Finished very early but beat the real heat of the day. Perhaps I caught him on an “OFF” day & maybe he’s much more engaged with more folks aboard or families. Would have preferred to catch a mixed bag of species, reds, trout, drums, etc. I love eating all but prefer the fight of redfish but maybe tomorrow’s different charter will produce more variety.

An excellent day out on the water. It started out a little cold, so the fish weren’t biting. Captain Adam moved to a better spot and as the day warmed up, we got our limit by mid day. Adam was very helpful and made sure we caught fish and had everything we needed.