Bull Redfish. Venice, LA August 7-10

 

Had the opportunity to fish with my brother and a good friend in Venice, LA for bull redfish during August 7 through 10.  We were guided by Captain Keith Kennedy of Born To Fish Charters.  We have fished with Capt. Keith numerous times, and he knows where the fish are.  Keith provides everything from accommodations to tackle.  My brother, Bill, and I flew out of Chicago to New Orleans where we met up with friend Gary Clark.  We rented a car for the 1.5 hour drive to Venice.  The weather was extremely hot to say the least!  The winds were down, and little rain was in the forecast.  Upon arriving Keith prepared a delicious Cajun crawdad meal.  Keith is a fantastic cook!  Throughout our stay we fished mostly plastics behind Blabber Mouth popping corks.  

Throughout the week the bite was off.  A couple of reds were caught each day.  Billy and I tied for the largest bull of the trip pushing the scale to 28 lbs.  One day we ran into a huge school of sharks which were fun to battle but always wound up cutting our braid.  Other guided boats were also experiencing poor results.  I do not know why the bite was off as August always produced high number of catches in the past.  Maybe El Nino is causing issues?  If you looking to get into big bull reds for a great price, give Keith a shout as am sure the bite will pick up very soon!