Lake P+ Lake P Troll + Trestles, = NMR's Silverwonders

TEAM JO-JO:

Trip Log – Oneofthepack's Monday Mission: Secured

After facing the sting of rejection from Big Rudy (who opted to ride with Big Barrett chasing bait slicks out on Lake P), Oneofthepack remained cool, calm, and collected — politely declining the invite to join their crew. As is long-standing Jo-Jo protocol: me don’t fish out of other fisherpersons boat. Appreciation was extended, but the line was drawn.

Cue the opening of the First Mate Log:

🔍 Status check:

·         Big Don = OFF the IR list ✅

·         Petite Lucy = Out of fish for her signature salad 🥗🐟

Solution? Simple.Fire off the ol’ faithful fishing flare via text:

🕔 "Lake P, 5 AM — troll mission — you in?"

⚡️Response from Big Don: “Sounds good.”

🎣 Just like that, the Bay Flat Jr. is fully crewed and Monday-ready.

Mission Details:

·         Objective: Silverwonders via Lake P troll technique

·         Vessel: Bay Flat Jr.

·         Time of Departure: 0500 hours sharp

·         Crew: Oneofthepack (Captain) & Big Don (First Mate)

·         Motivation: Restock Petite Lucy’s salad supply & soothe the sting of Rudy's rejection with Silverwonders satisfaction

Tight lines, smooth drifts, and a trolling course for redemption — let the hunt begin! Let me know if you'd like a weather/tide report or some intel on Loon sightings or current water clarity.

SIGNS:                            

·         Saturday Delacroix trip left us hungry for catching

·         Father’s Day was great, lots of food, drinks, company and gifts, the best one in my life, until the next one.

·         Made it to bed at 00:20,up at 04:00 for our 05:00 meet up at The Pointe

·         Big Don a little late, me was ready to head back home,  but he showed up

·         Big Don backed Bay Flat Jr down in water

·         Yamaha Nightmare Machine too k one pull to start now that be a good sign

·         Off to trestles to start our fun day of fishing

CONDITIONS:

·          Perfect

·         Wind, S. 4-6, S.W. 8-9, S.E. 7-9 mph

·         Water status / conditions: slight chop

·         Sky, sunny & clear, then rains came

·         Temp, mild, warm

·         Water level, 8-10” down

·         Water Temp , 84.7 F

·         Salinity,   1.4

·         Specific Conductance  2650 

·         Pressure,  30.01 R

·         Water clarity on a scale of 1-7, a 4

·         Mississippi gauge: 11.24’

·         Caernarvon Outfall:        795     ft3/s

·         Tide, tail end of falling turned to rising

·         Peak tide,  04:53  L  0.13’

·         Peak tide,  18:36 H .062’

·         Major Feed Time: 22:44 / none

·         Minor feed time:  09:18 – 23:14

·         Tidal Coefficient:   61

·         Fish Activity

·          Average Activity   

·         Boats out and about,  8-10

·      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 Flat Jr and the Yamaha Nightmare 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 Don off (IR) and back in action

·         Bring home some salad mixings for Petite Lucy

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

1 WIND AT YOUR BACK: (Not a factor, direction was somewhat protected by trestles.)

2 MOVING WATER: (Tail end of falling, start of a rising tide, very good was it, but not much strength)

3 WATER CALRITY: (A 4 looked a little sandy)

4 HOLDING FISH:  (Mile marker 174 south to second FB)

5 PATIENCES: (Took about 22 minutes to catch first Miniwonder)

6 SKILL: (Lake P Troll technique / presentation)

7 LUCKS: (No get wet, Bay Flat Jr got a good washing in the down pour on way home)

·      Oneofthepack’s repertoire of Techniques / presentations:

·         Anchor up cast & retrieve slowly along the bottom, with a twitch every now and then, tight lining…………………………………DID NOT TRY

·         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)…………….All fish caught with this technique / presentation.

·         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……………DID NOT TRY

·         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, ……All fish caught with this lure / rig.

·         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:

Lake P trestles, mile marker 174 south to 2nd FB, stacked up all along same

OUR REWARDS:

·         Lived too fish another day.

·         (38) Silverwonders

·         (5) double hooks ups, lost one on 2 of the doubles

·         (4) NMRs lost at boat

·         (3) NMR’s lost when line untied

·         (5) Flounders

·         (1) Hardhead

·         (9) Piling hang ups

·         Lost (2) Trilling rigs

·         Lost (3) trailers rig

·         If fish god, (she be good to us today)  gave me (30) minutes to write a script of / for a perfect trip, me could never have imagine a trip likes this, it just all came together like magic. We even made it back before storm & rain, even the rain was good, Bay Flat Jr got a much-needed wash.

·         Lessons learned:

§  Big Ron off (IR), and he be a little rusty with Lake P Troll Technique

§  Big Ron indicated he never had this much slime on his hands since his wedding night

§  Lake P trestles still holding some nice Silverwonders & Flounders

§  Water clarity a 4 plus a little sandy looking

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

FISHERPERSON OF THE DAY:

Big Don been on (IR) just came off cold, no Lake P troll this year, dominated catfish division, brought a few Silverwonders, had two double hook ups, did a great job as first mate, but all efforts fell a little short today for honors.

It was me day!!!!!!!!!!!

SUGGESTIONS:

Silverwonders still out along trestles, go out and get you some, not as BIG, but lots of action and fun it be)

PONDER OF THE DAY:

“The use of Matrix Shad lures has become ubiquitous, with fishers of all ages using them to both fish and catch.”

Q&A:

"Keep your eyes wide open before marriage to a fisherperson, half shut afterward."

TEAM JO-JO’S future stratagem:

No plan, but plan to change that, until then:

Good Fishing

Team Jo-Jo & Oneofthepack

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