The boat was slicing through choppy waves many miles out to sea when the cry went out and fingers pointed the captain toward a patch of blue water, boiling with gray froth. It was a pogie ball, a ...

VENICE, Fla. — Four people are dead after a small plane crashed offshore Wednesday night near the Venice Fishing Pier, according to Venice Fire Rescue. Venice police and fire personnel responded after ...

The Jacksonville-based boat Nikki Bella was trolling for marlin late in the day on May 29 far offshore Venice, Louisiana. They were entered in the Cajun Canyons Billfish Classic, when a large blue ...

The call came at 7:15 Monday morning as I was on my way to meet Bill Butler at Venice Marina for a shot at redfish. It was Butler, and he had just one question: "You wanna catch some tuna instead?" ...

Vic Wickman, center, caught this 226-pound yellowfin tuna Tuesday while fishing with Capt. Wade Wells out of Venice. (Photo courtesy Wade Wells) An angler fishing the Gulf of Mexico out of Venice ...

David Loewen of Oklahoma caught a 41-pound blackfin tuna Friday while fishing with Capt. Joey Davis out of Venice. The fish beat the old state record by more than 3 pounds. (Joey Davis photo) Capt.

Let’s call it like it is — offshore fishing is a rich man’s game. That’s not to suggest there aren’t places where giant tuna can be caught within range of your buddy’s single-engine, 22-foot center ...

In April of 2025, a group of anglers off the coast of Galveston, Texas caught a monster-sized bluefin tuna. The previous state record was a whopping 876 lbs., but the bluefin hoisted aboard the ...