Target Species
Offshore
Our expertise lies in organizing deep sea fishing charters departing from Venice, LA, renowned for its abundant and diverse fisheries, making it a prime yet undiscovered global fishing destination. Venice stands as a top choice for those seeking charter and deep sea fishing adventures, conveniently located just a brief journey away from the vibrant city of New Orleans.
Swordfish
Swordfish are large, powerful fish with a high, angular dorsal fin and sharply forked tails. Their most distinguishing feature, however, is the enormous bill or “sword” — hence the name.
Much longer and wider than the bills of Marlins and Sailfish, swordfish are prized as much for those special bills, as for their tasty meat and good fighting capability.
Making a day drop on the way in from the tuna grounds can be the perfect way to finish your trip of a lifetime!
The best months for Swordfish are in the Spring and Summer, and … daytime sword fishing is a fun treat for the anglers that just have to see and experience it all.
Yellowfin Tuna
In contrast to fishing locations elsewhere in the world, Louisiana's coastal waters offer consistent fishing opportunities for Tuna throughout the year. The prime seasons for targeting Big Yellowfin Tuna fall during the autumn and winter months.
The remarkable aspect of pursuing Tuna is their swift and social behavior in large schools. What does this mean for you? It translates to a thrilling and demanding tuna fishing experience, ensuring plenty of action for all anglers.
Blackfin Tuna
Big yellowfin may get the lion’s share of offshore glory, but blackfin tuna also put up a heckuva fight — and they taste great, too. As far as sporting value, Gulf blackfin running about 18 to 25 pounds allow you to scale down from the gorilla gear needed to stop a yellowfin four to five times that size — yet still enjoy the reel-sizzle for which tuna are known.
Wahoo
The wahoo is the biggest, baddest, toughest mackerel that swims in the ocean. These torpedo-like carnivores travel at speeds in excess of 60mph and can slice their way through any prey. They are aggressive, fierce, and relentless pelagic predators that will put your angling skills to the test.
Venice, LA offers world class wahoo fishing due to the abundance of deep water oil rigs and pumping stations – an oasis of structure that provides productive feeding grounds for wahoo of all sizes. Paradise Outfitters utilizes high speed trolling, vertical jigging, and live bait tactics to catch monster wahoo every year.
Wahoo fishing in Venice, LA is incredibly consistent as these fish are present year round and hang tight to the oil rigs. .
Red Snapper
Juvenile red snapper occur over sandy or mud bottoms. Sexual maturity is attained at age 2. Red snapper feed on crustaceans and fish. Snappers will take soft-bodied jigs, bucktails and spoons. Adult red snapper may live more than 20 years and attain 35 pounds or more. Season changes year to year. Still boasting the Red Snapper world record (an impressive 50 pounds, 4 ounces), Louisiana has excellent Red Snapper fishing opportunities.
Cobia
Both inshore and nearshore inhabitating inlets, bays, and among mangroves; frequently seen around buoys, pilings, and wrecks. Common to 30 pounds. Spawns in spring and early summer; feeds on crabs, squid, and small baitfish.
Mangrove Snapper
Venice, Louisiana offers abundant resources for mangrove snapper, a delectable fish species found in oil platforms. Fishing in the Gulf of Mexico can be fast and furious, with fish reaching up to 20 lbs and averages 7-8 lbs.
Kingfish
King Mackerel (Kingfish) fishing in Louisiana varies slightly throughout the year. High season is April to August. Low season is January to February and October to December. There is no closed season.
Triple Tail
Found in bays and estuaries to offshore waters. Associate strongly with floating objects such as buoys or channel markers. Often found near structure and when hooked will seek to escape by heading hard for shelter. Found primarily during spring, summer and fall. Tripletail may look like an oversized freshwater panfish, but it’s a true saltwater classic with a reputation to match the best game fish in our waters.
Inshore
If you're an inshore fishing fanatic, why not cast your line in the unofficial inshore fishing capital of the world? Louisiana inshore fishing charters offer year-round adventures for anglers of all skill levels. One of the things that makes the Bayou State so special is that it has the highest acreage of marshes and wetlands on the Gulf Coast.
Redfish
There’s only one rule when it comes to Louisiana inshore saltwater fishing – it’s all about Redfish! The state counts itself as one the best places in the Northern Gulf of Mexico to hook into this species. That should come as no surprise, considering Louisiana’s landscape is made up of wetlands and countless inshore canals that these fish prefer to call home.
Speckled Seatrout
Live in shallow coastal and estuarine waters over sandy bottoms, oyster reefs, and seagrass beds. They can tolerate a range of salinities, including hypersaline areas. Live in shallow waters during the warm summer months, move to deeper pockets of water in estuaries during the cooler months. Rarely migrate far from the estuary in which they were spawned.
Blue Catfish
Blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus) are native to the Mississippi, Missouri and Ohio river basins. They’re typically the biggest catfish species in most states, including Louisiana and Mississippi, and the largest species of catfish in North America. Blue cats are sometimes misidentified as channel catfish, especially when the fish is in the 5- to 15-pound range. They can grow to more than 100 pounds and can live 20 or more years in the wild.