Causeway Journey in Lake P

TEAM JO-JO:

Fishing Report – Team Jo-Jo – July 31, 2025Mission: Seek & Battle the Bullish Redwarriors of the Causeway

Once again, the calendar and the migration patterns told us it was time to pivot. With Delacroix’s Silverwonders getting shy and the summer heat pushing bait into deeper and saltier waters, the word on the water was clear: the Bulls are back at the Causeway.And when Big Rudy gets credible intel—especially from sources who still smell like mullet and sweat—we listen.

🎣 Mission Launch:

• Date: Thursday, July 31, 2025

• Team: Big Rudy (Captain), First Mate of the Day , Oneofthepack (Fishing Instigator)

• Vessel: Big Rudy’s 21’ Avid, powered by the 150 HP Yamaha Dream Machine

• Fully rigged with:

  • Side imaging sonar

  • GPS chart plotter

  • Spot-lock trolling motor

  • Cooler full of frozen water, snickers bars water and an array of lures.

📍 Location:

• Lake Pontchartrain – Causeway Bridge Zone

  
  

  Targeting zones around bridge pilings and drop-offs in 10-15 ft depths, particularly around mid-lake structure points.

🎯 Target Species:

• Redwarriors – especially the big bull-class ones, full of attitude and drag-burning potential.

• Bonus: Drum-line bruisers, and the occasional rogue Silverwonder (for good measure)

🧠 Strategy:

• Trolling motor with spot lock to hold near pilings for casting precision.

• About choice:

  • Matrix shad lures

  • 3/8 oz. jig heads

• Rods & Reels: Medium-heavy spinning setups spooled with 20 lb. braid and 20 lb. mono leader – nothing dainty when Bulls are in session

💥 Team Jo-Jo Spirit:

This wasn’t just another fishing trip—it was a call to arms.When the Bulls show up and start acting like they run the bridge, Team Jo-Jo doesn’t back down—we show up.Full throttle. Full gear. Full attitude.And if those Redwarriors want a fight?We’ve got drag to burn and hooks to set.

SIGNS:                            

·          Slow relaxing week

·         Loveofthepack out of town for 4-5 days

·         Time to play & fish

·         Bug Rudy back in town, time to go fishing

·         Up at 5 AM for our 5:45 AM meet up at Marine Del Ray in Madisonville

·         Long drive

·         Got lost

·         Big Rudy arrived right after me

·         Hooked up the Avid, launched ($20 to launch)

·         15–20-minute run to Causeway

·         Lake p nice and clam. Northerly wind helped

·         Wind laid down good

·         Reached honey hole at 6:30 AM

CONDITIONS:

·          Perfect

·         Wind, W.N.W 6-8, W 4-6, W.M.W 4-5 mph perfect it be

·         Water status / conditions: slight chops. Little ripples, calm

·         Sky, sunny & clear

·         Temp, cool, mild, warm, hot

·         Water level, down 8-10”

·         Water Temp , 86.5 F

·         Salinity,  1.6

·         Specific Conductance  7050

·         Pressure,  30.04 R

·         Water clarity on a scale of 1-7,  a 6 plus

·         Mississippi gauge: 6.29’

·         Caernarvon Outfall:       620      ft3/s

·         Tide, falling

·         Peak tide,  02:50 L .30’

·         Peak tide,  14:32 H 0.52’

·         Major Feed Time:  17:16 - none

·         Minor feed time:  12:25 PM – 23:17

·         Tidal Coefficient:   49

·         Fish Activity

·          Average Activity   

·         Boats out and about,  NONE!!!!!!!!!!

·      ONEOFTHEPACK’S REPERTOIRE OF TECHNIQUES / STRATEGIES      

·         Be safe.

·         Have fun.

·         This is me daily therapy for ALL me aliments.

·         Put some run time on the Bay Avid 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.

·         Follow up on intel / info on BULLS at Causeway.

·         Catch & release type trip

·         Verify water clarity

·         Find a spot  # with the seven fundamentals / criteria of catching:

1 WIND AT YOUR BACK: (Wind not a factor, perfect it be for Kae P causeway

2 MOVING WATER: (Think she be falling)

3 WATER CALRITY: (A 6 plus looking good, a little sandy looking)

4 HOLDING FISH:  (Causeway turn around)

5 PATIENCES: (At spot 6:31, 6:41 we had a double hook up with BULLS, 3 hours later they turn on for about 35 minutes, slow day but we be learning all day, so no patients needed.)

6 SKILL: (Tight lining lures along bottom & deep in the water column)

7 LUCKS: (Intel / info proved creditable)

·      Oneofthepack’s repertoire of Techniques / presentations:

·         Anchor up cast & retrieve slowly along the bottom, with a twitch every now and then, tight lining…………………………………Use trolling motor to move us around, hit spot lock when we found them.

·         Drift with the wind cast & retrieve (DWWC&R)……………DID NOT TRY

·         Oak River Troll (ORT)……………….Did not try. 

·         Reverse Oak River Troll (RORT) ………..DID NOT TRY

·         Oak River Skim (ORS) ……………DID NOT TRY

·         Cork ……..DID NOT TRY

·         Lake P Troll (LPT)…………….Did not try.

·         Drop shot: Did not try.

·         Dead bait……None

·         Live bait………………None

·      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……………Used Green Hornet

·         Matrix Shad Lemon Drop, matched up with H&H 1/2 oz. round white head w/gold hook……………DID NOT TRY

·         Salt Strong Power Prawn (added 10-25-24) matched up with: Did not use:

§  1/16 oz:.

§  1/8 ox:

§  ¼ oz. jig head :  

§  3/8 oz. jig head :    

§  Tandem Rig:           

·         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:

Causeway bridge, about 8-9 miles from Northshore, under turn around)

OUR REWARDS:

·         Lived too fish another day.

·         (0) Silverwonders

·         (7) Redwarriors, 5 bulls, 1 slot, 1 Ratwarrior

§  Arrived at 6:30 A, ^;41 we had a couple hook up, Big Rudy got his in, my line popped.

§  (2) Bi Boys popped our line

·         (4) Puppy Drum

·         (2) Banna fish

·         (1) Sting Ray

·         (1) Catfish

·         (2) Mystery fish lost reeling in

·         (3) Hang ups, 3 popped lines

·         (1) Snicker bar

·         All in all action was great, but after double hook up, it took 3 plus hours before our next hit, all but one fish caught between the hours of 10 and 10:35, nothing outside of that timeline did we catch.

·         Lunch at Triple Nickel in Madisonville

·         Fishing in style, 21’ Avdi,150hp Yamaha, all the electronics ever  need, and GPS spot lock trolling motor.

·         Quick, easy trip came in before it got hot.

·         Being on the water with the best fisherperson I know , be Big Rudy

·         Lessons learned:

§  Intel / info correct.

§  Water clarity a 6 plus, looked good.

§  I need to check & verify on what rods & reels I bring on a trip like this, the one I picked was low online on spool, could cast but the Big boys kept spooling me. Luckily the line on spool was tied correctly and line just popped at mono leader.

§  Ned to confirm drag set on ever trip before fishing.

§  Need to buy some matrix Green Hornets, Big Rudy was on, on, with lure.

§  Now convince GPS spot lock is a necessity

·         Best fishing trip of my life, until the next one.

FISHERPERSON OF THE DAY:

Big Rudy of course, first fish, biggest fish, most fish, his boat, and  even provided the snicker bars that is one hell of a line us for honors today.

Oneofthepack danced with 2 BULLS, 2 puppy drums, and even got a banana fish to my efforts, but not enough for honors today.

SUGGESTIONS:

Me was convinced today that a GPS / Snap lock trolling motor is the only way to go, guess me be buying one for Bay Flat Jr soon.

If you are looking for some flights to strengthen your forearms, hit the causeway and spend time with the BULLS!!

PONDER OF THE DAY:

"A woman who has never seen her husband fishing doesn't know what a patient man she married!" -

Q&A:

What’s the most important lesson you learned from a terrible fishing experience? 

§  Share so others can learn

TEAM JO-JO’S future stratagem:

Cancelled Friday trip, not sure when we be back on water, but know it will be soon, until then:

Good Fishing

Team Jo-Jo & Oneofthepack

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