Offshore report · Week of November 1–7, 2026
The yellowfin tuna have been absolutely firing off out of Venice as the mullet push out to the shelf. We’ve been seeing huge yellowfin back at the dock every day, with fish up to 200 pounds.
Report date: November 7, 2026. Covers the last few weeks of trips, with detail from the week of November 1–7.
200 lb
Yellowfin at the dock
Daily
Big tuna back at the dock
Shelf
Mullet pushing out to the shelf
Why now
The tuna are firing as the mullet push out to the shelf, and the bite should only improve as the water cools.
Yellowfin tuna are firing
If a big yellowfin is on your list, this is the window. Our yellowfin tuna trips run out of Venice, and you can see trip options on our Venice offshore fishing charters page.
As water temperatures continue to cool off, the offshore fishing will only get better. Now is the time to get dates on the calendar.
Make it a multi-day trip
Offshore one day, inshore the next
A lot of our guests pair an offshore day with an inshore day. We also have lodging in Venice, and duck season opens November 14 for anyone who wants to add a hunt. More updates are on our Venice Louisiana fishing reports page.
Also this week
Inshore report
Redfish & trout
Bull reds up to 40 inches and limits of redfish and speckled trout.
Nearshore report
Tripletail & cobia
About 20 tripletail a day, plus cobia off manta rays and the nearshore rigs.