Venice 12/1 Tuna report

[Captain Mike Ellis]

I did a fun trip on Thursday looking for some mullet run tuna. With the hurricanes the gillnetters numbers are down. So more mullet are making it to the gulf to spawn. But I did not find one school all day while offshore. I only had to make two throws of the net to load the livewell with 12-18" mullet. I fished all of the rigs that produce this time of the year. The first spot was a rig that I put a 130 and eight other tuna in the boat a few days ago. The sharks have taken over the rig. The first couple of mullet didn't last long at all. We did manage to pick up a couple of blackfin tuna. But we lost more to the sharks than we landed. From there we made a 20 mile run to the west only to find the same thing SHARKS. The next rig was only eight miles away and proved to be the least shark infested rig we hit. We put two yellows in the 30lb range in the boat on live hardtails. While the mullet went untouched. Broke out the jigs and quickly put eight blackfin in the boat and a bouns dolphin. We invited his two remaining buddies to join him but they were not interested. With the end of the day near we went in to try and find a few grouper. Well as you guessed it SHARKS again. So it was now time to head to the barn. There was one last rig on the way in the usualy holds some amberjack. They were there big time and hungry. We quickly put a four man limit in the boat. The big yellows eluded us that day. But it was sure nice to be on the water and fishing. The winter lump season is just around the corner. Now is the time to get your crew together and call to save your desired dates.

Capt. Mike Ellis

[Deep_Sea_Gull]

Great report Capt Mike. I'm glad that you are fishing again.

[Captain Mike Ellis]

The first charter after the storms brought tears to my eyes. It is good to be back in the saddle again. After the hurdles mother nature threw at us here in La.
Capt. Mike