TEAM JO-JO:
Me wanted to just do a duo trip today, so texted me Sr. first mate Big Don see if e wanted to make a joinery to Delacroix, in search of the elusive Silverwonders & Redwarroies. Explain to him we would be running round tying to gain intel on Team Jo-Jo’s zines 1 & 2, and to see what water clarity looked like, and the possibility of catching a few fish. So t be Big Don & me for today’s trip.
SIGNS:
· Me no fish at Thursday night card game down big time, made a comeback lost a few. Just like fishhg need patients to make it happen
· Friday rest & relation
· Early to bed
· Up at 4 AM for me 5:30 meet up with Big Don at WH in Chalmette
· No wildlife sightings along Hwy 11 or 890
· Boats all over Hwy 11, 90, gas stations, and boat launches must be a Saturday.
· Big Don right on time. Quick load of is ear and we on or way
· Check pointe Alfa water in canal at junction now 8-10”
· Check pint Bravo water pouring our at Reggio canal
· Fisherpersons all line up along Delacroix Hwy, St Bernard fishing pier already had 2 crews fishing off of it.
· Made it to the home of The Bay Flat Sr, she be looking great, like she be smiling at us
· Quick load of gear
· Yamaha Dream Machine fired right up, no foreplay needed with her, she be hot & ready
· Made a stop at Lionel for go juice, “HUSTON WE HAVE A PROBLEM” no fuel, me figured me had 8-10 gallons in tanks, so we just went out with adding any fuel, me like to have 2 full 12 gallon in tanks to run around with.
· Off to spot # 64, but Big Don’s words had us going to Spot 21 to start our day
CONDITIONS:
· Perfect
· Wind, E. 8-9, E.S.E. 6-8 mph
· Water status / conditions: flat calm, little ripples , very slight chop
· Sky, sunny & clear, snow bird day
· No rain
· Gnats not that bad
· Temp, 71.78 F
· Water level, down 8-10”
· Water Temp ,
· Salinity, 2.0
· Specific Conductance 3780
· Pressure, 30.3 F
· Water clarity on a scale of 1-7,
· Bait all over in current line, mullets & shads jumping out of water
· Tide, tail end of falling start of a rising tide
· Peak tide, 05:49 L -0.33’
· Peak tide, 18:13 H 1.64’
· Major Feed Time: 09:10 / 21/39
· Minor feed time: 00:38 / 10’39
· Tidal Coefficient: 54
· Fish Activity
· Average Activity
· Boats out and about, (7) Boast in line wing for spot # 21, they be there for hours so where we.
· ONEOFTHEPACK’S REPERTOIRE OF TECHNIQUES / STRATEGIES
· Be safe
· Have fun
· This be me daily therapy for ALL me aliments
· Put some run time on the Bay Flat Sr and the Yamaha Dream Machine
· Gather Intel for future trips, and to share with fisherperson, (on Facebook) to help assist them in their choice of areas to fish, lures to use and presentation of same to the elusive Silverwonders.
· Catch what catch can
· Learn what learn can
· Bring home some salad topping for petite Lucy’s fish salad
· Cruise around Team Jo-Jo’s zones 1 & 2 check out water clarity, activity, possible catching possibilities
· Check out old routes make sure still clear
· Find a spot # with the seven fundamentals / criteria of catching:
1 WIND AT YOUR BACK: (This criteria not problem not much wind at all, plus it was an east wind all me spots numbers good for east wind0
2 MOVING WATER: (Tail end of falling quick turnaround to rising, don’t get any better than that)
3 WATER CALRITY: (Various Point Fienne Bat had the beast with a 6 plus, all we need to do now is locate where the NMR’s are feeding & hiding
4 HOLDING FISH: (Spot # 21)
5 PATIENTS: (6:33 to 8:10 when Big Don caught first Redwarroies, slow day catching, but a great day for fishing)
6 SKILL: (Tight lining, Oak River Troll, both techniques & presentations paid off today)
7 LUCK: (Lived to fish another day, another way)
· Oneofthepack’s repertoire of Techniques / presentations:
· Anchor up cast & retrieve slowly along the bottom, with a twitch every now and then, tight lining…………………………………(8) Caught this way
· Drift with the wind cast & retrieve (DWWC&R)……………DID NOT TRY
· Oak River Troll (ORT)……………….Biggest NMR Silverwonder, & Biggest Redwarrior, me like this
· Reverse Oak River Troll (RORT) ………..DID NOT TRY
· Oak River Skim (ORS) ……………DID NOT TRY
· Cork …….Nothing
· Lake P Troll (LPT)…………….Did not try
· Drop shot: Did not try
· Dead bait……None
· Live bait……………… (
· Oneofthepack ‘S repertOIRE of LURE DU JOUR:
· 3” H&H Purple Beetle, matched up with H&H ¼ oz. round white head with gold hook……………Did not try
· 3” Chartreuse Glow Beetle, matched up with H&H ¼ oz. round white head w/gold hook………….Did not try
· Matrix Shad Lemon Drop, matched up with H&H ¼ oz. round white head w/gold hook……………Did not try
· Matrix Shad Lemon Drop, matched up with H&H 3/8 oz. round white head w/gold hook……………All fish caught with this rig
· Matrix Shad Lemon Drop, matched up with H&H 1/2 oz. round white head w/gold hook……………DID NOT TRY
· Matrix Shad Lemon Drop, matched up with 3/4 oz. round lead head w/ 2 trailers, ……Did not try
· Tandem rig, ¼ oz. round H&H jig head with gold hook, matched up with Matrix Shad Lemon Drop …..Did not try
AREAS / SPOTS / NUMBERS ON THE MAP FISHED:
Spot # 21 1t-2r-60A, B 23, 16 1T, 2A 1R, 14 1R, 15, 6, & 5, stopped fishing around 1:45 PM
OUR REWARDS:
· Lived to fish another day
· (3) NMR Silverwodners, missed one at boat
· (7) Redwarroies, 3 Ratworriers
· (1) Clam
· (1) Oyster shell
· (1) Bushel of grass
· (2) Bottoms 2 popped lines
· Finding clean water in Team Jo-Jo’s zone 1, this be a good sing and real nice for fishing & catching for next 2-3 months.
· Being on the water with one of the beast fisherpersons me know, that be Big don
· Lessons learned:
§ Water clarity, (scale of 1-7) in Team Jo-Jo’s zone one looking good
· North / south pipeline & Oak River a 3 plus
· Ponte Fienne a 6 plus
· Team Jo-JO spot # 14 & 15 a 4
· Team Jo-JO spot # 5 & 6 a 3
· Tight lining technique presentation working / producing
· Oak River troll technique presentation working / producing
§ Chalmette green bridge closures, April 19-22 & May 3-6, will have to go long way around through New Orleans, and/or avoid weekends.
§ Big T-Don and is crew Big Pablo & Big Bob had a good day, 20 Silverwodners, (17) Redworries & (3) drum, out and about Delacroix in Team Jo-Jo’s zone # 1)
· Best fishing trip of my life, until the next one.
FISHERPERSON OF THE DAY:
Big don drew first blood with a nice Redwarrior, then added another one to the box, but after that it was shut down time, not due to lack of effort, cause he and me kept throwing and retrieving all day, steady we go, but he feel short for today’s honors.
Oneofthepack got the Oka River Troll working, and me tight lining techniques too where on game, bites far and between, me took advantage of opportunity that came me way, me be fisherperson of the day.
Big T-Doc and his crew aboard his Sea Chaser, disquieted as they be using live shrimp.
SUGGESTIONS:
Delacroix water clarity looking good inside, just hope it stays that way, fishing should be getting better & better through mid to late June, get out and do your thing.
PONDER OF THE DAY:
"Most of the world is covered by water. A fisherman’s job is simple: Pick out the best parts.”
Q&A:
Can you list five red flags that you look out for when meeting new friends or potential fishing partners?
TEAM JO-JO’S future stratagem:
Nothing plan, but this never stop us before, until then:
Good Fishing
Team Jo-Jo & Oneofthepack
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