TEAM JO-JO:
Team Jo-Jo:
Big Rudy is back from vacation and has been off the water with no fishing for over two weeks. Knowing it was time to get him back out there, today (Wednesday) is the perfect opportunity to hit the water for sure. Unfortunately, Big Don is on the injured reserve list and will be partaking in a procedure at one of our local fix'em places. So, it will be a duo trip to our Disney World known as Delacroix Island in search of the elusive Silverwonders, Redwarriors, and any other fish species that want to challenge us with all the lures we have to offer.
Preparation
Checking the Weather and Tid
To ensure a safe and productive trip, we’ll start by checking the weather forecast and tide charts. Favorable weather conditions are crucial for a successful fishing trip, and knowing the tide schedule helps us plan the best times to fish. We'll aim to hit the water during peak tide movements when fish are most active.
Gear Up
Preparation is key, so we'll make sure all our fishing gear is in top shape. This includes:
Rods and Reels: Check that they are functioning correctly.
Tackle and Lures: A variety of lures to match different fish preferences and conditions.
Safety Equipment: Life jackets, a first aid kit, and a VHF radio are essential for safety on the water.
Refreshments: Packing enough food and drinks to keep us hydrated and energized throughout the trip.
Fishing Strategy
Target Species
Our primary targets for the day will be Silverwonders (Speckled Trout) and Redwarriors (Redfish). These species are known for their fight and make for a thrilling catch. However, we’ll also be prepared to catch any other species that might take the bait.
Fishing Techniques
We’ll use a mix of techniques to maximize our chances:
Tight Lining Lures: This method involves letting the lure sink to the bottom and retrieving it slowly to entice bottom-dwelling fish.
Cork Techniques: Floating lures near the surface can attract different fish species that feed higher up.
By varying our techniques, we can adapt to the fish's behavior and increase our chances of a successful catch.
Locations
Delacroix Island is known for its productive fishing spots. We’ll start with our well-known hotspots and keep an eye out for areas with good water clarity and signs of baitfish. Moving around and exploring different spots can help us find where the fish are biting.
On the Water
Spot Exploration
We’ll be ready to move between different spots if the fish aren’t biting in one area. Observing signs of fish activity, like birds diving or fish jumping, will guide us to productive locations.
Staying Safe
Safety is our top priority. We’ll keep an eye on the weather for any changes and be prepared to head back if conditions worsen. Maintaining communication with each other will ensure we coordinate our efforts and stay safe on the water.
Post-Trip
Catch Management
After a successful day on the water, we’ll properly store and ice our catch to keep the fish fresh. Cleaning and filleting the fish once back onshore will prepare them for a delicious meal.
Debrief
Discussing what worked and what didn’t will help us improve future trips. Sharing the adventure and any catches with Big Don and our other fishing buddies will keep the camaraderie strong within Team Jo-Jo.
Additional Tips
Take Photos and Videos: Capturing the trip’s highlights will create lasting memories and allow us to share our adventure with others.
Log the Trip: Recording details such as weather conditions, water clarity, and lure effectiveness will be valuable for future reference and planning.
With Big Rudy back and ready to go, today promises to be a fantastic fishing adventure at Delacroix Island. Here’s to a day filled with great catches, good company, and unforgettable experiences. Tight lines!
SIGNS:
· Me not fish at table at Monday night card game, this a major accomplishment.
· Made plans to fish Wednesday with Big Rudy
· I got a text from Big Scott, he was going to fish Silverwonders with live croakers, at Freemason, on Wednesday and invited me to go because he knew me wanted to fish live croakers with him .
· Called and cancelled Wednesday with Big Rudy, invited him to go to freemason, no says he not his cup of tea
· I got a text from Big Scott’s brother cancelled out on Freemason wanted to know if me had anyone else that might want to go.
· Called Big Scott no had anyone, so we agreed to go next week when we have a full crew
· Call Big Rudy explain to him and to see if he still wanted to make a trip Wednesday, yessum say he.
· Wednesday texted Big Scott re: Freemason trip next week……. Scott
Really appreciated the trip, but just realized it is a 35-mile open water ride to Freemason, and a hour or so boat ride to islands.
I get seasick easy, have one kidney, don’t like rough boat rides, back not too good of shape either.
Thanks for offering, but I think it best for all for me to pass on trip, don’t want ruin trip for all by me being a sick & a bother.
Thanks
SF
P.S.
What day can we have lunch on?
· Up at 3 am for our 4:am meet up at waffle House in Oak Harbor
· No wildlife sightings along Hwy 11 or 90
· Not many boats on Hwy gas stations, and/or boat launches
· Check point Alpha water level in canal at junction down 10-12”
· Check point Bravo, water poring in in Reggio canal
· Reached the home of the Bay Flat Sr she be swing in he breezes
· Quick load up by crew
· Yamaha Dream machine fired right up, she be all heated up from las trip with youngings
· Off to spot # 64 to start our fun day of fishing & catching
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CONDITIONS:
· Perfect
· Wind, S.S.E. 3-4, S.E. 8-9, E/N/E/ 2-4, S/ 12-14 mph
· Water status / conditions: Calm, slight shop, heavy chop across little lake
· Sky, sunny & clear
· Temp, mild, warm, hot
· Water level, down 10-12”
· Water Temp , 89.96 F
· Salinity, 1.2
· Specific Conductance 2290
· Pressure, 30.07 R
· Water clarity on a scale of 1-7, 2 minus
· Tide, rising
· Peak tide, 0:09 L 0.33’
· Peak tide, 12:37 H 1.97’
· Major Feed Time: 09:59 / 22{24
· Minor feed time: 03:05 / 17:51
· Tidal Coefficient: 70
· Plenty bait in water
· No birds diving
· Fish Activity
· Average Activity
· Boats out and about, none, we be only ones in area we be fishing, did not see many when we ran around too, covered a lot of area, no boats
· 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
· Get Big Rudy back on water
· Scout around for Saturday trip, with Big Jeff
· Verify water clarity / condition from Grand Lake out to Four Horse
· See fi spots # 14, 15, & 2A still holding Redwarriors
· Find a spot # with the seven fundamentals / criteria of catching:
1 WIND AT YOUR BACK: (Wind not a factor, calm it be, did assist us with the Oak River Troll technique / presentation)
2 MOVING WATER: (Had plenty coming in all day)
3 WATER CALRITY: (Our challenge for the day, it was a 2 minus from Grand Lake out to Four Horse, dirty water my kryptonite it talks all the confidence out of me sails. and makes for a long trip. We called it around 9:50 AM)
4 HOLDING FISH: (Spot # 16 1r)
5 PATIENTS: (Needed plenty, we off stetted it by running around trying different spot numbers, with the hope we would find the mother load at one of them)
6 SKILL: (Cork popping technique)
7 LUCKS: (Getting opportunity to make a trip today and be on water)
· Oneofthepack’s repertoire of Techniques / presentations:
· Anchor up cast & retrieve slowly along the bottom, with a twitch every now and then, tight lining…………………………………Nothing
· Drift with the wind cast & retrieve (DWWC&R)……………Nothing
· Oak River Troll (ORT)……………….Nothing
· Reverse Oak River Troll (RORT) ………..DID NOT TRY
· Oak River Skim (ORS) ……………DID NOT TRY
· Cork ……..(1) Redwarrior
· 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……………Nothing
· 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……………Nothing
· 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
· Redwarrior caught with Power Prawn
AREAS / SPOTS / NUMBERS ON THE MAP FISHED:
Spot # 64, 64A, B, 63, 61C, 18F, G, C, 18A, 17C (1)r, 2A, 14, 15, 46, 47 , 49, 49A, 50, 51A, B, 51K, 51N, called it a round 9:50 AM
OUR REWARDS:
· Lived to fish another day
· (0) Silverwonders
· (1) Redwarrior
· (1) Gaff Top
· Big Rudy missed a big one, got him hung up on bottom and popped line
· (4) Popped lines bottom
· (1) Bushel of grass
· Made a stop at Ben’s Pizza, got me a fried potato sandwich with mayo & gravy, Big Rudy went for the Muffaletta, very good it be
· Quick trip bites off, water dirty, stop fishing around 9:50 AM
· Lessons learned:
§ Water dirty from Grand Lake to Four Horse, a 2 minus ion a scale of 1-7, not good this be
§ Team Jo-Jo spot # 64 on map has the best-looking clarity water it be a 3 minus
§ Lure fishing may be over, may need dead or live bait to attract them and get them to bite
§ Routes we normally take still open from inside to outside, aka Team J-Jo zones, 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5.
§ Need Big Pablo to be with us, he always has live shrimp, helps let us know if they any fish in areas we are fishing, they might not like lures, but will hit live or dead bait.
· Best fishing trip of my life, until the next one.
FISHERPERSON OF THE DAY:
Easy call today, Oneofthepack got skunked, Big Rudy caught and missed all fish today he be fisherperson of the day he and his Power Prawn.
On way home we got a call from Big Ron, (he b up north in Indiana) he be telling us Silverwonders caught by the trestles, but Big Rudy & Oneofthepack no better, water in Lake P like Mississippi River at best. Big Ron be back in September, me know he will be Hopedale bound for sure.
SUGGESTIONS:
Don’t do what we did today!!!!!!!
Concentrate efforts on Lake Robin side of Bayou Terre Aux Boeufs, and don’t for get live & dead shrimp.
Give Grand Lagoon a try too.
PONDER OF THE DAY:
Isn’t it nice to think that tomorrow is a new fishing day with no mistakes in it yet?
Q&A:
"It is necessary... for a fisherperson to go away by solo... to sit on a rock... and ask, 'Who am I, where have I been, and where am I going?'"
TEAM JO-JO’S future stratagem:
Planned / cancelled trip to Freemason, Saturday trip with Big Jeff he has to work, next plan to plan a trip for Saturday. May be Big Pablo or Big Tom, until then:
Good Fishing
Team Jo-Jo & Oneofthepack
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