Mississippi River Delta Tournaments
The Mississippi River Delta schedule with winning weights as printed.
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Every Mississippi River Delta line traces to a trail, club or rodeo page, since LDWF publishes no tournament list.
Mississippi River Delta scoring as listed: two-angler team, five-bass limit.
Host pages linked in each row; retrieved October 2026.
The fine print behind the Mississippi River Delta dates
Fishers of Men Louisiana South, Venice (2026-12-12) (2026-12-12 to 2026-12-12): water as printed: Venice area waters; fish that count: bass; format: two-angler team, five-bass limit.
Details exactly as printed on each host page linked in the tables; retrieved October 2026.
Organized fishing days on Mississippi River Delta, Louisiana
Mississippi River Delta counts 2 scheduled events on this Louisiana list (1 not fished yet) and 0 published results. The Mississippi River Delta fields are staged by Cane Pole Fishing Rodeo and Fishers of Men National Tournament Trail. Start points printed by the hosts: Venice Marina and Cypress Cove Marina.
Fishers of Men Louisiana South, Venice (2026-12-12) is the first one up, on 2026-12-12.
Mississippi River Delta dates not yet run
| Date | Event | Organizer | Takeoff | Parish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-12-12 | Fishers of Men Louisiana South, Venice (2026-12-12) | Fishers of Men National Tournament Trail | Cypress Cove Marina | Plaquemines Parish |
Read from organizer pages in October 2026.
Earlier dates on Mississippi River Delta
| Date | Event | Organizer | Takeoff | Parish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-13 | Cane Pole Fishing Rodeo, Venice (2025) | Cane Pole Fishing Rodeo | Venice Marina | Plaquemines Parish |
Mississippi River Delta for Louisiana anglers fishing on their own
Mississippi River Delta counts as a delta of Plaquemines Parish on the GNIS list. Passes within 12 miles: Bienvenue Pass, Bruquiere Pass, Buoy Pass, Cadro Pass and Cheniere Pass. The LDWF Artificial Reef Program lists 3 reefs within 25 miles, the closest South Pass 37.
Fishing ports within 20 miles: Venice. NOAA station Pilottown (8760721) printed a water level of 0.51 ft MLLW on 2026-10-28. The launch inventory shows 2 boat launchs. Fishers of Men list these dates as "Venice area waters"; Venice sits on the Mississippi River Delta, so they are grouped on this page with the printed name kept in each row. South of the LDWF saltwater line an angler 18 or older carries a Basic Fishing License plus a Saltwater License: $17 and $15 for residents, $68 and $60 for nonresidents.
GNIS, LDWF boat launch inventory and Artificial Reef Program, NOAA CO-OPS; retrieved October 28, 2026.
What LDWF lets you keep on Mississippi River Delta
| Species | Daily limit and size | Season |
|---|---|---|
| Cobia (ling or lemonfish) | 1 daily per person; no more than 2 per vessel; 36" min fork length | Open year-round in state waters |
| Black drum | 5 daily per person – bag and possession; no more than one over 27" max total length; 16" min total length; 27" max total length | Open year-round in state waters |
| Red drum (redfish) | 4 daily per person – bag; none over 27" max total length; 18" min total length; 27" max total length | Open year-round in state waters |
| Southern flounder | 10 daily per person | Open year-round except no possession allowed from Oct. 15 – Nov. 30 |
| Spanish mackerel | 15 daily per person; 12" min fork length | Open year-round in state waters |
| Striped mullet | 100 lbs. daily | Open year-round in state waters |
| Spotted seatrout (speckled trout) | 15 daily per person with no more than 2 over 20" max total length; 13" min total length; 20" max total length | Open year-round in state waters |
| Sheepshead | No daily limit | Open year-round in state waters |
| Tripletail | 5 daily per person; 18" min total length | Open year-round in state waters |
| Black bass (largemouth and spotted) | 10 daily | Open year-round |
| Striped or hybrid striped bass (or any combination thereof) | 5 daily; no more than two over 30" total length | Open year-round |
| White bass | 50 daily | Open year-round |
| Yellow bass | 50 daily | Open year-round |
| Sunfish (bream) | No daily limit | Open year-round |
| Crappie (black and white) | 50 daily; 100 fish possession limit | Open year-round |
| Bowfin (choupique) | No daily limit; 16" MLL | Open year-round |
Limits and seasons as printed in the 2026 Louisiana Recreational Fishing Regulations (LDWF pamphlet, updated September 21, 2026), page 19 (pamphlet PDF); confirmed on the LDWF saltwater finfish page October 28, 2026.
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Trailer launches on Mississippi River Delta
- Venice Marina on Tiger Pass3-lane concrete ramp, public, Venice
- Cypress Cove Marina on Tiger Pass3-lane concrete ramp, public, Venice
Who stages events on Mississippi River Delta
Parishes on the Mississippi River Delta schedule
- Plaquemines Parish
Tackle for a Louisiana event on Mississippi River Delta
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Redfish and speck rods
For marsh ponds
Popping corks
For speckled trout
Tarpon tackle
For the rodeo big-game classes
Venting and dehooking
For snapper and grouper
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Louisiana tournament pages away from Mississippi River Delta
- Atchafalaya Basin5 events
- Barataria Bay54 events
- Caddo Lake1 event
- Caney Creek Reservoir5 events
- Cross Lake1 event
- D'Arbonne Lake5 events
- False River2 events
- Grand Bayou Reservoir2 events
- Henderson Lake1 event
- Indian Creek Reservoir1 event
- Lake Bruin1 event
- Lake Claiborne2 events
- Lake Concordia1 event
- Lake Des Allemands5 events
- Lake Verret, Grassy Lake and Lake Palourde5 events
- New Orleans City Park3 events
- Toledo Bend Reservoir26 events
Lakes and bayous close to Mississippi River Delta, pictured
Photo: Billy Hathorn at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Photo: Alabama Center for Ecological Resilience, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Lakes and bayous by Mississippi River Delta, pictured
Photo: Louisiana Sea Grant College Program, CC BY 2.0
Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region, CC BY 2.0
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Photo: Anne Marino, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain
Photo: NOAA Photo Library, CC BY 2.0
Ahead of mailing a Mississippi River Delta entry fee
What number of dated Louisiana events does Mississippi River Delta carry?
2 on the Louisiana list, 1 coming up, next to 0 published results.
Is a Mississippi River Delta event coming soon?
Fishers of Men Louisiana South, Venice (2026-12-12) on 2026-12-12.
How big is a typical winning Mississippi River Delta sack?
No one-day five-bass winning sack has been printed for this water.
Which Louisiana organizers schedule Mississippi River Delta?
Cane Pole Fishing Rodeo and Fishers of Men National Tournament Trail.
Which landing hosts Mississippi River Delta weigh-ins?
Starting points named by the hosts: Venice Marina and Cypress Cove Marina.
Whose name heads the newest Mississippi River Delta standings?
No standings for this water are posted by the hosts read.
What Louisiana license does a Mississippi River Delta entrant need?
South of the LDWF saltwater line an angler 18 or older carries a Basic Fishing License plus a Saltwater License: $17 and $15 for residents, $68 and $60 for nonresidents.
What is the way into a Mississippi River Delta field?
Fees and deadlines sit on each host page, linked from the event name.
Can a Louisiana host send its Mississippi River Delta contest here?
Choose Add a tournament near the top and paste in the Louisiana host link with the date.
Run Mississippi River Delta in practice first
One click away: the launches and the LDWF rules for this water.
Know a tournament that is not listed?
Send it here with a link to the organizer’s event page or schedule. Weekly and monthly ones only need to go in once. If that page shows the name and the date (or the day of the week), it goes on this page right away. If not, we check it by hand within a week.
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