Venice in February?

Play'N Hooky · 01-23-2008, 09:39 PM

Was planning on a trip down to Venice around the middle of February. Was wonder what the tuna, wahoo,swordfish, etc..situation is around that time. Is bait plentiful enough during that time or should I stock up before I go?Haven't been down there yet, but it looks like it might happen this time.

Sig · 01-24-2008, 07:32 AM

Depending on what the weather is doing the tuna and whaoo should be going off... I fished the lumps the past three years in mid february and will be there again the 15th 16th and 17th. We always come home with plenty of fish...

Play'N Hooky · 01-24-2008, 01:38 PM

That is actually the weekend I was planning on being down there.

What can I count in the way of live bait (bonita, hard tails, menhaden, etc)?

Captain Woody Woods · 01-24-2008, 07:54 PM

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alanbarck (1/23/2008)Was planning on a trip down to Venice around the middle of February. Was wonder what the tuna, wahoo,swordfish, etc..situation is around that time. Is bait plentiful enough during that time or should I stock up before I go?Haven't been down there yet, but it looks like it might happen this time.

Plenty of tuna yearround Venice in February. Depending on the weather/time of the month, they have moved off of the lump and back onto the drillships and floaters. PM Capt. Eddie for the latest on what the Venice tuna are doing. Last trip I decked for him towards the end of February last year, we actually saw a boat hooked up to a little ol' rat blue...in February!! It was wild.

Sig · 01-24-2008, 08:03 PM

I fish with Captain Gary Bryant on the Redeye and we usually chunk pogies, menhaden, and bonita. Take the advice of The Blue Hoo and PM Capt. Eddie. He is one of the pros and could give you better advice...

Play'N Hooky · 01-24-2008, 10:30 PM

Thanks gentlemen for the advice. I'm looking forward to the trip. Hope the weather cooperates.

TOBO · 01-24-2008, 10:32 PM

Your best bet is to try and find some mullet. Swordfishing is off b/c weather can jump on you this time of year, not many staying out over night. There are always tuna somewhere around there, the Lump should still be good but thats no guarantee.

The Raven · 01-24-2008, 10:49 PM

It would be really interesting to see if we could get a few crews of six together for a road trip to Venice sometime in the next month or two. I'll bet there are a lot of guys who would love to get a six-pack together.

Play'N Hooky · 01-28-2008, 07:41 PM

Are the bonita and other bait fish pretty plentiful or would it be best to go stocked up with some frozen bait to get started off with?

Harry Brosofsky · 01-28-2008, 09:43 PM

You can buy pogies down there.Get 50-100 lbs to start. As you start catching bonito, start chunking them and use bigger chunks...bigger bait catches bigger fish. When you start catching blackfin, chunk the smaller ones, again using even bigger baits...too big for the blackfin is just right for YFT.

Harry

01-23-2008, 09:39 PM	#1
Play'N Hooky Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Andalusia, Alabama Posts: 1,009	Venice in February? Was planning on a trip down to Venice around the middle of February. Was wonder what the tuna, wahoo,swordfish, etc..situation is around that time. Is bait plentiful enough during that time or should I stock up before I go?Haven't been down there yet, but it looks like it might happen this time.

01-24-2008, 07:32 AM	#2
Sig Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 235	RE: Venice in February? Depending on what the weather is doing the tuna and whaoo should be going off... I fished the lumps the past three years in mid february and will be there again the 15th 16th and 17th. We always come home with plenty of fish...

01-24-2008, 01:38 PM	#3
Play'N Hooky Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Andalusia, Alabama Posts: 1,009	RE: Venice in February? That is actually the weekend I was planning on being down there. What can I count in the way of live bait (bonita, hard tails, menhaden, etc)?

01-24-2008, 08:03 PM	#5
Sig Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 235	RE: Venice in February? I fish with Captain Gary Bryant on the Redeye and we usually chunk pogies, menhaden, and bonita. Take the advice of The Blue Hoo and PM Capt. Eddie. He is one of the pros and could give you better advice...

01-24-2008, 10:30 PM	#6
Play'N Hooky Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Andalusia, Alabama Posts: 1,009	RE: Venice in February? Thanks gentlemen for the advice. I'm looking forward to the trip. Hope the weather cooperates.

01-24-2008, 10:32 PM	#7
TOBO Senior Member Snapper Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 448	RE: Venice in February? Your best bet is to try and find some mullet. Swordfishing is off b/c weather can jump on you this time of year, not many staying out over night. There are always tuna somewhere around there, the Lump should still be good but thats no guarantee. __________________ 19ft Cape Horn " Something Catchy "

01-24-2008, 10:49 PM	#8
The Raven Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 351	RE: Venice in February? It would be really interesting to see if we could get a few crews of six together for a road trip to Venice sometime in the next month or two. I'll bet there are a lot of guys who would love to get a six-pack together.

01-28-2008, 07:41 PM	#9
Play'N Hooky Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Andalusia, Alabama Posts: 1,009	RE: Venice in February? Are the bonita and other bait fish pretty plentiful or would it be best to go stocked up with some frozen bait to get started off with?

01-28-2008, 09:43 PM	#10
Harry Brosofsky Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 232	RE: Venice in February? You can buy pogies down there.Get 50-100 lbs to start. As you start catching bonito, start chunking them and use bigger chunks...bigger bait catches bigger fish. When you start catching blackfin, chunk the smaller ones, again using even bigger baits...too big for the blackfin is just right for YFT. Harry

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