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Son of a lifelong Metairie fisherman, weekly Venice fishing report from the Gulf Coast

Inshore

May 28, 2026

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6 min read

Five fish on Memorial Day. Four again on Tuesday

Bosworth bumped the snapper limit for the long weekend. Cajun Canyons starts in five hours. Full Moon Sunday.

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Inshore

+10

May 21, 2026

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5 min read

Louisiana's first 2026 red snapper number: 0.9 percent

8,307 pounds in three days. Plus a neap-tide weekend and the menhaden package finally cleared.

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Inshore

+10

May 14, 2026

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5 min read

Frenette's bull reds and a 46-inch tape.

Plus all three menhaden bills passed the Senate Tuesday. HB 757 heads to the governor.

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Inshore

First clean offshore window since the opener.

May 7, 2026

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5 min read

First clean offshore window since the opener.

South wind, neap tides, no front. The boats that sat out May 1 finally get their Saturday.

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Venice, LA

Apr 30, 2026

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5 min read

One window before the front

Thursday into Friday morning, then Saturday closes the offshore game until Monday.

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Apr 23, 2026

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5 min read

The opener lands on the full moon

Red snapper opens May 1. Same night as the Flower Moon. Eight days out.

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Cypress Cove changed hands. Here's what we know.

Apr 16, 2026

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5 min read

Cypress Cove changed hands. Here's what we know.

The river is low, the wind is up, and Sunday is your only offshore window.

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Apr 11, 2026

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4 min read

The weekly Venice fishing report starts here

Why this newsletter exists, who's writing it, and what you can expect every Thursday at 6am Central.

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