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Venice Fishing Report

Updated Fri, Oct 23, 2026 from live gauge and weather data

Venice, Florida: a Gulf inlet town whose South Jetty walkway is closed after the 2024 hurricanes, while the city fishing pier stays open around the clock.

South Jetty and Humphris Park closed. The City of Venice has kept the South Jetty walkway and Humphris Park closed since Hurricanes Helene and Milton; the Army Corps of Engineers is due to report on the jetty in November 2026. Source, read October 8, 2026.

3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Next tide
High 10:55 PM
Air / High
80 / 81 F
Wind
NE 10 mph

Sources: NOAA tides 8725889, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.

Satellite view
Friday
23
October 2026

Today's Fishing Report

Generated this morning from live readings: gauge, weather model, sun and moon. A fresh report is published here every morning.

3/5Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.

Venice lines up a genuinely fishable day across the board. Today brings clear skies, wind NE around 10 mph, steady pressure near 1016 hPa and a high of 81. Tides: high 11:04 AM and 10:55 PM, low 5:13 AM and 5:24 PM: the moving water either side of each change is when this place feeds. Water sits around 78 F for the season (estimated). With the waxing gibbous, the solunar majors run 10:06 AM-12:06 PM and 10:32 PM-12:32 AM: the windows to build the day around.

The plan, species by species

Redfish (red drum)Excellent

Spring and early summer put redfish on grass flats, shorelines and oyster bars; on the Gulf, fish below spawning age stay inside the bays (TPWD). Sight-cast to tailing and cruising fish or drift live shrimp under a popping cork.

Speckled troutExcellent

Spring brings seatrout back over shallow seagrass, and the spawning season (April to September in Louisiana and South Carolina) keeps them feeding. Popping corks with live shrimp, free-shrimping on the drift and casting to working birds are the main tools.

Tomorrow: Similar at 81 F. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.Next report: Sat, Oct 24, 6:30 AMHow this report is made β†’

Before you go

Florida requires a fishing licence from age 16, from $17.00 for residents, and salt water needs its own licence here. What a Florida licence costs and where to buy it β†’

Chasing redfish (red drum) here? Check the size and bag limits with FWC before you keep anything. The season dates for Florida, read off the agency, are on the Florida seasons page.

Water and weather

Live readings.

Tides

NOAA station 8725889 (Venice, Roberts Bay). Fish the moving water either side of each change.

Fri
LOW5:13 AM0.7 ft
HIGH11:04 AM2.0 ft
LOW5:24 PM0.9 ft
HIGH10:55 PM2.1 ft
Sat
LOW5:55 AM0.4 ft
HIGH11:56 AM1.9 ft
LOW5:48 PM1.1 ft
HIGH11:10 PM2.3 ft

Venice tide chart: the week and the month β†’

Right now

Latest readings

Air temp80 F
High / Low81 / 59 F
WindNE 10-14 mph
Pressure1015.9 hPa, steady
Sky / Rain1% cloud, 0%
Sunrise / Sunset07:34 / 18:53
MoonWaxing Gibbous, 91%
Water temp (seasonal)~78 F est.

Bite planner

Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today. Tap a bar to see why.

5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PMsunrisesunsetPRIMEPRIME

Which day to fish Venice this week

The best day on Venice this week looks like Tuesday Oct 27, at 4 out of 5, against 3 today.

Best day this week: Tuesday, Oct 27 β€” good at 4/5, steady pressure, neither help nor hindrance.

Today, Oct 23 β€” Fair

A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.

Solunar majors
10:06 AM-12:06 PM and 10:32 PM-12:32 AM
Minor period
4:26 AM-5:26 AM
Sun
07:34 to 18:53
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 91% lit
Sky and wind
Overcast, 12 mph
Rain chance
0%

Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out: how the score is built.

Species guide

The species that matter on Venice: seasons, structure and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.

Redfish (red drum) illustration

Redfish (red drum)

Best: late-summer and fall bull run; inshore all year

Red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus), called redfish across the South, is a bronze inshore drum with a black spot near the tail, fished on grass flats, oyster bars, marsh creeks and beaches from the Chesapeake around Florida to Texas. Spring and early summer put redfish on grass flats, shorelines and oyster bars; on the Gulf, fish below spawning age stay inside the bays (TPWD). Sight-cast to tailing and cruising fish or drift live shrimp under a popping cork.

Speckled trout illustration

Speckled trout

Shallow bays spring and summer; deeper water in winter

Speckled trout is the anglers' name for the spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus), a spotted member of the drum family that lives in shallow bays and estuaries from the Chesapeake to Texas. Spring brings seatrout back over shallow seagrass, and the spawning season (April to September in Louisiana and South Carolina) keeps them feeding. Popping corks with live shrimp, free-shrimping on the drift and casting to working birds are the main tools.

When to come: the Venice calendar

Activity by species and month, and how the water warms through the year. Tap any cell.

Species activity by month

1 = slow, 5 = peak. Current month highlighted.

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Redfish (red drum)
Speckled trout
SlowPeak

Water temperature through the year

Typical surface temperature for this water type; today is around 78 F (estimated, not a reading).

5060708090JanMarMayJulSepNovOct, ~78 F now

Angler reports

Real reports from real anglers, reviewed before publishing. The water log below tracks each day automatically.

No angler reports yet this weekBe the first: your report helps every angler who checks Venice today, and we feature the best catch of the week.

Water log, last days

Auto-logged from live data
Thu, Oct 22

4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Redfish (red drum) led the card at excellent. High of 81 F, wind to 11 mph.

Wed, Oct 21

4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Redfish (red drum) led the card at excellent. High of 82 F, wind to 10 mph.

Tue, Oct 20

4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Redfish (red drum) led the card at excellent. High of 82 F, wind to 11 mph.

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Before you go

License

Florida requires a valid fishing license for adults. Buy online from the state agency; one-day options exist for visitors.

Regulations

Florida saltwater fishing license. Species rules are set by FWC (eRegulations summary updated July 20, 2026); some limits differ by FWC management region, so check the region for Sarasota County waters.

Access

Venice Fishing Pier, open 24/7; Higel Marine Park boat ramp and kayak launch (1330 Tarpon Center Dr.). Humphris Park and the South Jetty walkway are closed until repaired.

About this water

A Gulf of Mexico inlet town in Sarasota County, Florida.

Fishing Venice: the full guide

South Jetty closed

The City of Venice says Humphris Park and the South Jetty walkway at 2000 Tarpon Center Drive are closed because of severe damage from Hurricanes Helene and Milton, and asks people not to visit. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which owns the jetties and bulkheads, is preparing a major maintenance report due in November 2026; the city has backed a $15 million appropriation request for the South Jetty. Sarasota County manages the North Jetty across the inlet.

Where to fish instead

The city notes that the Venice Fishing Pier is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Higel Marine Park, a city park at 1330 Tarpon Center Drive on the Intracoastal Waterway, has a public boat ramp and a canoe and kayak launch.

Tides

Tide times on this page come from NOAA station 8725889, which NOAA names Venice, Roberts Bay.

Common questions

Is the Venice South Jetty open for fishing?

No. The City of Venice lists Humphris Park and the South Jetty walkway as closed after Hurricanes Helene and Milton; repairs depend on a Corps of Engineers report due in November 2026.

Where can I fish from shore?

The city says the Venice Fishing Pier is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Where can I launch a boat?

At Higel Marine Park, 1330 Tarpon Center Drive, which has a public boat ramp and a canoe and kayak launch.

Is fishing good at Venice right now?

Check the daily report at the top of this page: it is regenerated every morning from live data. Today's read: Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.

Nearby waters

Sarasota17 miBoca Grande29 miTampa Bay47 miClearwater65 miLake Istokpoga75 miLake Kissimmee91 mi

Where this page's numbers come from

Tide predictions
NOAA CO-OPS 8725889 β€” Venice, Roberts Bay
Harmonic predictions, datum MLLW, local time. 12 high and low events returned for today and the next two days. A prediction, not a measured water level: wind and surge move the real thing.
Weather and pressure
Open-Meteo forecast model
Queried at 27.1000, -82.4500 in this water's own timezone. A model, not an observation.
Moon and solunar windows
Calculated on this site
Astronomical calculation from these coordinates and the date, not a third-party feed. How much weight it deserves.
Pages checked
The facts in the written guide were checked against these pages, from the agencies and operators that manage the water, on October 8, 2026. Anything we could not verify was taken out.
The written guide on this page
Pablo Ruiz Quintero
How this page was made. The daily report is computed by our scoring engine from live readings; nobody types it. The written text was drafted with AI assistance from the official pages listed above, and its facts were checked against those pages by automated verification on October 8, 2026; anything that could not be verified was taken out. Pablo Ruiz Quintero sets every guideline, the data-verification system and the minimum standards a page must meet to be published, reviews page structure and approves what goes live; the responsibility is his, and the AI carries out the work. We work this way because it is how one person can keep every page current with named sources. Errors are published in the verification log; the full policy is in the editorial policy.

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