The Waypoint at Venice Marina

08/01/2019

Wow!! It’s August already!! June and July were great months for us here in Venice. We’ve had a lot of folks come through our doors making life long memories. I would have to say one of the highlights was hosting the Louisiana State Freediving Championship. Hurricane Barry pushed storm surge into Port Fourchon causing the tournament to search for an alternate venue. With Venice Marina gearing up for Feax Pas Rodeo the pavilion was not an option. I was asked if the freedive tournament could do their awards and weigh in here at The Waypoint. I have long supported them and happily obliged. Their crew put on an amazing event. They made the lodge look great and everyone had a wonderful time. Some even hinted at wanting to do it here again next year. Also an added bonus was my buddy Bryan winning King off my boat. Give us a call if you are looking for awesome lodging in the heart of Venice Marina. September and October dates are filling up quickly. Enjoy the rest of the summer!!

04/05/2019

Schoolies in session!! It’s that time of year again. Lots of action on smaller fish. We had 11 on Wednesday. It’s looking like we should have a great spring season.

05/29/2018

Summertime is here!!!! Had an amazing Memorial weekend with the Fairbanks group. These guys have been fishing Memorial weekend with me for eight years now. And we always have a blast! Not forgetting the other trips they take here during the year as well!!
With tropical storm Alberto bearing down on us for the weekend we made the decision to take a quick Friday afternoon trip and not run offshore on Sunday. Friday afternoon we made a quick limit of mangrove snapper and headed back to the lodge for dinner. On Saturday we ran off shore in search of tuna. In the morning we added a couple of black fin tuna to the box then made a short stop to catch our limit of Amberjack. We then headed to pull trolling baits on the rip line. We ended up catching 114 pounds of what was left of probably a 150 pound yellowfin tuna that the sharks decided to take a few bites out of. Calling it a day after some great fishing we headed back to The Waypoint for a crawfish boil that evening. By this time tropical storm Alberto was making his presence known in Destin and far away from us. Even though it was too rough to go offshore on Sunday Captain Rok of Venice Guide Service Took the guys out inshore fishing for redfish. And they had a blast quickly catching their limits between two boats by 11 AM.

We hope everyone had as wonderful of a memorial day weekend as we did here in Venice. The summer is just starting and we have a few months left of some excellent fishing give us a call to get in on the action!

Capt Brett Ryan
Venice, La

04/04/2018

This February and March has been some of the toughest fishing I’ve seen in the 10 years I’ve been in the business. In late February we crushed the tuna for about 2 days and then they just shut off. The bite is finally now improving and the winds should start to lay down over the next few weeks. Summer dates are booking up quickly as well as prime dates for the fall. Give us a shout to get in on the action!! Enjoy the pics!!

02/06/2018

We are back to fishing now that duck season is over. These pics are from January. We had a crew come in and hunt for four days. Shooting limits almost every day between six guys. Big thanks to Captain Boola and the Reel Tite crew for helping me run the duck hunts. The following week after duck season was over we went to chase the tuna. We caught a few tuna but the big surprise was catching some nice bull Mahi Mahi in January!!

Give us a call to get in on the fishing action. The fishing is heating up in the lodge is booking up quickly!!!

12/31/2017

12/03/2017

Closing out the first split of duck season in style! See y'all in two weeks after the split!

11/15/2017

Duck season is in full swing down here in Venice. Captain Jason Lowrance shot the first hog at the new lodge. Come on down! The fishing is steady and the hunting is on fire!!

09/17/2017

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09/11/2017

Great weekend doing some gator hunting with my buddies!!