I'll be honest, I have been too damn chicken to fish out of Venice. There are so many horror stories about dealing with the River and shoaling I stay away. Not to mention a lot of intangibles like lodging and restaurants, or groceries, etc... We had a camp before Katrina in the Venice Marina, a houseboat, and after that we moved up to Houma. It's a farther run out to the bluewater, but the marsh fishing is pretty damn good when it's right.

Let me know when you are coming, and it just might as well give me a good excuse to get over there and give it a shot. If nothing else, maybe we can hook up out in the deep water.

Good Luck,
Oscar