Redfish Again: Do I sound like a broken record?

Report Date: June 22, 2002

ADVENTURE SOUTH GUIDE SERVICE-Buras/Empire/Venice---

Had Mr. Clarke Van Sickle and his wife Kaye down to Venice this morning. I spoke with Mr. Clarke yesterday and told him that they had their choice. Either we could go look for trout, or I could take them to go CATCH some reds. I hardly got the words out of my mouth before he responded, "Reds? We like to catch reds." That is all I needed to hear, so I got them to the dock this morning around 5:00 with the hope of beating the Saturday rush. As we headed down river from Venice in the pre-dawn darkness, I could tell that there was already some pretty ominous clouds building to the south, and I was hoping that we did not encounter any rain before we reached our destination. It's no fun running into a wall of rain in the dark!!!

When we got to our first stop, the wind direction was perfect so as to allow me to position the boat so that Mr. Clarke and Kaye could cast straight down wind off the bow. I did not even have the anchor set before Kaye hooked up with the first redfish of the morning. After that, it was ON!!! They filled their limit of 10 reds before any of the other boats who have been fishing in the area even made it down there and they caught and released upwards of 40 more in the same spot. No telling how many fish my crew could have pulled out of that spot, but another guide friend of mine was having a slow morning, so we moved out to let him and his clients have it. It did not take long for us to find some reds in another location, where we caught several before we decided to head in at around 10:30 ahead of what seemed to be the next big thunderstorm of the day. The only bad mark on the report card today was that I forgot my rain gear at home this morning and was soaked to the bone before the sun even got up over the horizon. Can you say Dummy?

For the second day in a row, it did not matter what we used. Deadly Dudley Terror Tails, Spot Removers, Stink Crickets, they all worked. If you want to get in on some of the best fishing in the world, give me a call at home (504) 392-1700, or on my cell (504) 382-2711. July is booking up fast, and you do not want to miss any of that hot topwater or night fishing action. With the river falling more and more every day, July should be awesome as usual in Venice. I Guarantee Fish and Fun!!!

And remember, when fishing with Adventure South Guide Service, you will catch your own fish. I will not catch them for you. Think about it. If you come in with 100 trout, and your guide caught 70 of them, how much fun is that for you and your party? Did you pay him to put you on the fish, or to watch him catch fish?

Until Net Time, Catch Em' Up!!

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