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Yellow/Black fin Tuna
(January 1 thru March 31)3 per person 27inch min.
Every year both yellow fin and black fin tuna migrate across the mouth of the Mississippi to a
place called the Mid Night Lumps. It is an under water reef that is about one square mile. The
north side is over 300ft deep, the south side over 400ft deep and the center of it right at 200ft
deep. In an hour and a half from the dock with very little fog to fight we can make it there, anchor
up and start fishing. I suggest booking during the week to beat the crowd. Here you will have
your chance of catching a 150+lb tuna. I have caught 3 yellow fin over 150 in one day, (made it in
a little late that day). Normally we are using cut bait and chumming off the back of the boat. The
bite can be fast and up close, however some days the bite is slow for everybody. If you want you
chance at a trophy tuna this is the time to come. Make sure you have warm close and are ready
for a fight of a lifetime.
(April 1 thru September 31)
This time of year the tuna are more predictable. The average size is 60 to 80lbs with an
occasional 100+lb being caught. These fish put up quite a fight sometimes lasting over an hour.
We are running between 70 and 100 miles offshore to fish giant floating oil platforms with no
pressure from other boats. We fish anywhere from 1,000 to 6,000 foot of water. During this time,
we switch to using a lot more live bait and do some kite fishing. On over 90% of our trips this
time of year everyone on the boat caught at least one nice tuna and a lot of the trips two a piece
along with one or two other species.
Also, this is the time to take a 24 hour trip. Most nights we stay out at the platforms well lighted
and fish until the boxes are full. This is the best trip we have to offer, and we can almost
guaranty fish. Lots of the nice size yellow fin are caught on top water plugs at night. I have been
doing this for a long time and nothing gets me more excited than seeing an 80lb tuna explode on
a top water plug off of a casting rod.
(Oct.1 thru Nov.31)
The tuna seem to spread out more in open water this time of year. We fish a lot of trawl boats
and use live mullet around the mouth of the river. The run is not as long and the fish are bigger.
We start to fish our shallower platforms. The tuna are chasing schools of bait fish along the
continental shelf. It may be anything from ballyhoo, mullet, poggies, or others, if you get on the
right school you can catch there all day.
(December) We normally take the boat out of the water to get it back to 100%.
However, if you can bare the cold and the weather is good we can put the boat in
the water just for you!

Wahoo
(Jan,1 thru April 31)and(Sept.1 thru Nov.31)No Limit
This time of year the fish are bigger. Averaging around 40lbs. We do a lot of high speed trolling
around rigs, reefs, and wrecks, mainly with artificial baits. This time of year the fish are very
active. We have several triple and quaddrople hookups. The action can be fast and furious. We
had more than ten fish break 90lbs in 2006.
(May 1 thru Aug 31)
The action stays hot but the average size fish is a little smaller on average. We catch a lot of the
fish around grass lines, oil rigs, and floating debris. These fish are well known for their initial run,
screaming drags and total chaos first thing in the morning is always good. Be ready to reel,
because these are one of the fastest fish in the Gulf of Mexico.

Dorado
(Jan 1 thru March 31)No Limit
The water is a little cold but you do catch one on occasions. Most of the fish are in warmer water
way offshore.
(Apri 1 thru Nov. 31)
The smaller chicken dolphin show up first with a few bulls also. The action stays hot all summer
long. These fish put on quite a show, jumping clear out the water several times. We do a lot of
trolling chumming and live bait fishing for them. They are one of the most beautiful fish and very
tastey. If there is a good rip or grass line they will be on it. These fish grow faster than just about
any other species. At times when you hook one fish, dozens will follow it to the boat. This makes
easy pickens as long as your ready when they get there.

Sailfish,Blue,White, Marlin
(Jan thru March 31)
The water is still a little cold but I have caught one on New Years Day before. While this is not the
best time of year for billfish, they are still out there.
(April 1 thru Nov.31)
You may not catch one everytime you try but, dedicate a whole day to billfishig and you will have
a good chance at one. There is no other excitement better than having a thousand pound marlin
ripping drag , splashing everywhere, and jumping clear out the water over and over again. Most
of our fish are caught trolling. In 2006 we landed a 200+ lb marlin on a 50lb leader live baiting for
tuna. In 2005 we landed a Blue marlin that weighed over a thousand pounds. Most of our action
is around the full moon so if you want to chase the big one letus know ahead of time so we can
give you the best chance at a trophy of a lifetime. We do practice catch and release so make sure
your camera is on board.

Red Snapper
(April 31 thru Oct.31)limit 4 a person 16inch min.
The first couple of weeks is always the best for giant snapper. The fishing stays steady through
the whole season. It picks up again in October a lot of times if we have a bad storm season. We
use both dead (poogies, sardines, mackeral, cut bait) and live bait. There are hundreds of rigs
and wrecks loaded with snapper. A lot of my friends dive these areas all season long. They try
and keep me informed on where the hot spots are through out the summer. We fish anywher
from 60ft to 220ft. depending on the current and water temperature.

Mangrove Snapper
(Jan 1 thru Nov 31)limit 10 a person 12inch min.
These fish are caught year around mainly on light tackle. Very fun to catch when you don't want
to run way offshore. There are lots of different methods to catch them. We use both live and cut
bait, mainly fishing rigs.

Gag, Scamp, Black, Warsaw, Snowy, Yellow Edge Grouper
(Jan 1 thru Nov 31)
There are many different species of grouper. April is probably the best month, but they are
caught year around. Fishing for these species is very similar to snapper fishing. Live or dead bait
on the bottom, sometimes a jig may entice them also. We have caught quite a few of the top ten
state record groupers including a recent world record. It may seem like your reeling in a car, but I
promise there will be a fish on the end of the line.

Cobia, Ling, Lemon Fish
(Jan 1 thru March 31)
There are still some around but they like the warmer water.
(April 1 thru Nov 31)
These species migrate from the Florida Coast in late March and stick around the rest of the year.
We do a lot site casting with jigs or live bait. They put up a good fight and are very tasty. Be
ready to move out the way when we throw one of these in the boat.

Amberjack
Caught year around, limit one a person. Pound for pound one of the hardest fighting fish in the
gulf. If the fish aren't bitting, a live hard tail at one of our secret spots will make sure you don't go
home empty handed.

Shark, King Mackeral, Spanish Mackeral, Trigger fish, Rainbow Runner,
White trout, Speckle Trout, Red fish, and many others.
All though we do not target these species on a daily bases, we do catch them and enjoy eating
some of them.