re: Venice, LA Fishing - when and where to go, advice needed

I consider October and November the best time of the year down there typically. You can catch all the reds you want and most years by mid October you can find a great trout bite pretty easily. However NORMALLY the trout are eating trout or a little larger, First full moon in May is when to target the big trout.

That being said I had a trip last fall with four 6-7 lb trout in the same day in November. So you can find big trout most of the time down there.