TEAM JO-JO:
Today, I had the pleasure of fishing with two mates: my regular fishing companion, Big Rudy, and a new mate, Big Roger, whom we met at Team Jo-Jo’s Fishing Curriculum Session last Saturday. During our gathering, we hit it off with Big Roger and decided that a fishing trip was in order to properly introduce him to the wonders of Delacroix.
We chose today, Thursday, May 23th, 2024, for our adventure, as the conditions seemed perfect for a productive day on the water. Our mission was not only to show Big Roger the best spots in Delacroix but also to hopefully catch a few Silverwonders and Redwarriors along the way. It was the ideal opportunity to share the beauty and excitement of Delacroix’s fishing grounds with a new friend.
The camaraderie and shared enthusiasm made the day special, and we looked forward to seeing what the waters would yield.
SIGNS:
· Good night sleep, got 4 plus hours
· Up at 3 AM for our 4:30 meet up at Waffle House in Oak Harbor
· Big Rudy showed up first then Big Roger right behind him.
· Transferred all gear into FORD transporter.
· No wildlife sightings along Hwy 11 or 90
· No boats on Hwy, gas station, and/or boat launches
· Took out time going down, discussion wind speed on the way down, it seems to be lot higher than predicted.
· Just before reaching the home of the Bay Flat Sr, gave me thirty second safety speech , re: crossing Hwy & open space between boat & dock, told Big Roger (5) fisherperson have already stepped off and into water.
· Team made quick of transferring gear from FORD transporter to Bay Flat Sr.
· Yamaha Dream Machine fired up with ½ turn of key, she always be a hot lady for me.
· Passed on Lionel’s had all we need on board.
· Off to spot # 5 to start our day.
· Was not looking forward to ride across little lake, is was so choppy, me asked Big Rudy to come and set along side of us in back of Bay Flat Sr, bumpy ride it be.
CONDITIONS:
· Perfect
· Wind: E.S.E. 14-16, S.S.E. 17-20, S. 6-8, S.S.E. 14-16 mph, steady she blew today
· Water status: little ripples, slight chop, heavy chop
· Sky: sunny & clear
· Temp: cool, mild, warm, hot
· Water level: down 4”
· Water Temp: 82.04 F
· Salinity: 1.4
· Specific Conductance: 2660
· Pressure: 29.95 F
· Water clarity on a scale of 1-7: a 6plus
· Caernarvon Outfall: 465 ft3/s
· Tide: Rising all day
· Peak tide: 01:23 L 0.33’
· Peak tide: 14:19 H 1.64’
· Major Feed Time: 06:48 / 17:20
· Minor feed time: 05:15 / 19:50
· Tidal Coefficient: 79
· No birds diving.
· No bait in water
· Fish Activity
· Very high Activity
· Boats out and about: None in area we be fishing
· 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.
· Introduce Big Roger to all that our Disney World known as Delacroix had to offer.
· See if spots # 5, 6, 14, & 15 still holding Silverwonders
· Locate, find, and concentrate / fish areas with a water clarity of a 5 plus.
· Bring some fish home for Big Roger & family.
· Find a spot # with the seven fundamentals / criteria of catching:
1 WIND AT YOUR BACK: (This be our challenge for the day, it be bad, and in a little different direction form our last time out, but it assisted us with the Oka River Troll technique, kept bugs off us, and kept us cool at times)
2 MOVING WATER: (Rising all day, tide & wind had us with a pretty strong current line to fish, water moving to fast for spot # 6)
3 WATER CALRITY: (Ares we in looed good 6 to a 7 plus, cannot get any better than that any day)
4 HOLDING FISH: (Team Jo-Jo spot #6, 5, 14,15 ,2A, & spot # 9)
5 PATIENTS: (At honey hole at 6:21, 6:29 Big Roger in bring in first Silverwonders of the day, slow but we had action to keep us in the game / art of catching.)
6 SKILL: (Oak River troll technique, along with tight lining technique)
7 LUCKS: (Cathcing today lucks had a lot to do with it)
· Oneofthepack ‘S repertOIRE of TECHNIQUES / PRESENTATIONS:
· Anchor up cast & retrieve slowly along the bottom, with a twitch every now and then, tight lining…………………………………(8) Silverwonders.
· Drift with the wind cast & retrieve (DWWC&R)……………DID NOT TRY
· Oak River Troll (ORT)……………….All other fish caught this way
· 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 Shots: 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……………Caught 8, salt strong power prawn, was on its game today.
· 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 …..Big Rudy had some good success today with this rig, and 2 power prawns for lures . He almost had me convince me needed to rig one up.
AREAS / SPOTS / NUMBERS ON THE MAP FISHED:
Spot # 6 (7)t, #5 (4)t, 14 (1)t, 15 (2)t, #5, (1)t, 6 , 2A (2)r, 17, 21, 23, #9 (5)t, (1) r, 8, 5, 6, 15, 14 (1) t, called it a day at 11:48.
OUR REWARDS:
· Lived to fish another day.
· (21) Silverwonders, 17 Miniwonders
· (4) Redwarriors
· (2) Drum
· (1) Fresh water drum
· (1) Gar
· (5) Gaff Tops
· (1) Fresh water cat
· (2) Popped lines BIG fish (1) extra poles
· (3) Sticks
· (1) Bushel of grass
· Being on the water with 2 of the best fisherpersons me know , be Big Roer & Big Rudy
· On the way home we stopped at Penny’s restaurant, today buffet fried chicken, she has some of the best around.
· Lessons learned:
§ Oak River Troll technique still producing a lot of fish, wind helped us a lot
§ Tight lining technique was a little off today, wind did not help us
§ Clean water , (a 6 plus on a scale of 1-7) in Point Fienne and close surrounding areas, we stayed in clean water area.
§ Team Jo-Jo spot # 9 holding fish, and water looked great with a great current line to set up on
· Best fishing trip of my life, until the next one.
FISHERPERSON OF THE DAY:
Oneofthepack was a spectator, me caught a few but crew did it all.
Big Rudy as usual did his thing, had 2-3 doubles, caught biggest Silverwonders, caught biggest Redwarriors (2) of them, caught a drum, and managed to fish with out getting all tangled up with Big Roger. However all his efforts for today fell a little short today, me think he came in a close second.
Big Roger caught first fish of the day., (extra points), brought in (2) drum, had (1) Redwarrior, had to delete few points for knocking Big Rudy’s BIG Redwarrior of his line with net. But when it came o the Oak River Troll techniques, Big Roger was a natural, he had (6) in the boat before Big Rudy & Oneofthepack knew what happen. Oak River Troll success gave the honors today, Big Roger fisherperson of the day.
SUGGESTIONS:
Suggest live shrimp and / or dead shrimp be on board to help keep the action going, not that me would use it.
PONDER OF THE DAY:
This new fishing day has greeted us with no rules, unconditional opportunity. Do not dilute the power of this new day with hardship of yesterday. Greet this day the way it has greeted you, with open arms and endless possibility.
Q&A:
It’s “Treat Yourself” day. What impulsive tackle purchase are you making?
TEAM JO-JO’S future stratagem:
Nothing plan, nothing schedule, might just take a few days off form fishing……..not, Loveofthepack be gone all next week, be on lookout for first mates soon.
Good Fishing
Team Jo-Jo & Oneofthepack
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