Lake P Trestles Silverwonders Catching

TEAM JO-JO:

Me crew, (Sr. first mate Big Don)  for today has been on (IR) for the last 3-4 months, had surgery and recovery took longer than expected. But me knew one thing that  would help expedite recovery some and that is the BIG girls along the trestles, so when he indicated he thought he could make a trip that be where he wanted to go.

Me had some concern about  Big Don bouncing around in the Bay Flat Jr in Lake P and causing him some pain. Me other concern was that Big Don has not done the Lake P Troll in over a year, was wondering if he remembered how to do it. He assured me it is like riding a bike, you never forget, both how to do it, and how it feels when they hit your trolling rig.

SIGNS:                            

·         Me BIG fish Monday night card game, down 1.6 “C” notes, got me scales ruffled.

·         Late night got to bed around 2 AM

·         Up at 5 AM for our 6 AM meet up at the point

·         Big Don was almost on time

·         He & I destroyed the bow running light, me was showing him what not to do, and me do it, broke light when it hit concrete.

·         We borrowed some tape and put it back together, but when we were taking of bracket we broke it again, overboard it went.

·         Big Don backed own the Bay Flat Jr, no problem it be

·         Yamaha Nightmare Machine took one pull to start, that be nice

·         Off to FB 2 to start our fun day of fishing.

CONDITIONS:

·          Perfect

·         Wind, N.E. 4-6, N. 6-8 mph

·         Water status / conditions: little ripples, flat clam

·         Sky, sunny & clear

·         Light fog AM

·         Temp, mild, jumpsuit came off around 10:50

·         Water level, down 8-10”

·         Water Temp ,  59.18  F

·         Salinity,    8.75

·         Specific Conductance  14900 

·         Pressure,   30.29  R

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

·         Mississippi gauge:   2.4’

·         Caernarvon Outfall:  111         ft3/s

·         Tide, rising, slack, falling perfect it be

·         Peak tide,  08:11  H  1.21’

·         Peak tide,   20:03  L  .07’

·         Major Feed Time:  05:23  /  18:29

·         Minor feed time:    08:41  /  18:59

·         Tidal Coefficient:     78

·         Fish Activity

·              High Activity   

·         Boats out and about,  35-45 along trestle’s

·      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.

·         Reeducate Big Don:

§  Operating FORD transporter

§  Backing down boat in water

§  Riggin Team Jo-Jo Lake P Troll rigs

§  Doing Lake P Troll technique / presentation

§  Catch some fish to fill Petite Lucy’s freezer back up with fish

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

1 WIND AT YOUR BACK: (This criterion not a factor we be trolling all day)

2 MOVING WATER: (Best of the best, rising, slack, falling perfect it be)

3 WATER CALRITY: (A 7 plus, looked great, cannot get any better)

4 HOLDING FISH:  (FB4 – FB 5, then FB6- FB9, west side of trestle, trolling north to south)

5 PATIENCES: (Rigs in water at 6:57, bam at 07:00 Big Don brings in NMR for box, action was on, on, on, until we go boxed by other fisherpersons.)

6 SKILL: (Team Jo-Jo Lake P Troll technique / presentation)

7 LUCKS: (Had running lights)

·      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)…………….Caught all fish.

·         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:

§  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, ……Caught all fish

·         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:

 FB2 out to FB 10, troll up and down north to south, west side of trestles.

OUR REWARDS:

·         Lived to fish another day.

·         (44) Silverwonders

·         (2) caught 2 sets of double NMRs, nice that be, still looking forward to brings in (3) at one time.

·         (2) BIG NMRs missed at boat

·         (3) Flounders

·         (1) Big channel cat

·         Hung up on pilings , (Tide falling, you need to play Russian Roulette with pilings, or you know catch, plus that be where the BIG Girls are at the pilings) 6-8 times only losing (3) trolling rigs

·         Got to eat half of a hamburger, it was cold & dry, but it was the  best tasting hamburger me ever eat, thanks Big Don me needed thatLoons where all over the place, find the Loons find the fish.

·         Being on the water with one of the best first mates & fisherperson me know, that be Big Don for sure.

·         Lessons learned:

§  Need new bow running lights, between Big Don and Oneofthepack we destroyed it, and threw it overboard

§  Stern light works well

§  Big Don still can make it happen with Team Jo-Jo’s Lake P Troll technique

·         Main bites between 7 and 9:30 AM

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

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

FISHERPERSON OF THE DAY:

Big Don being on (IR) for 3-4 months had him a little rusty, but once he calmed down, he was on, on, on, even with extra point for hamburger, me feel he was a little short for honors today, but tomorrow will be a totally different story.

Oneofthepack was on his game, even brought in (2) sets of doubles, 15-16” Silverwonders, fun that be. Me take honors today, but tomorrow will be different for sure, we have more competition that will be aboard Bay Flat Jr.

SUGGESTIONS:

Now is the time, need to get out there and stake your claim, they had boats all the way from north shore to south shore, it was a little hard to find an area where we could roll. But the Silverwonders are out there for sure, live shrimp may improve your catching too.

PONDER OF THE DAY:

“You cannot catch in water  by fishing it over in your mind, To begin, fish”

Q&A:

Why do fish live in saltwater? Because pepper water makes them sneeze!

TEAM JO-JO’S future stratagem:

Wednesday journey with Big Do & Petite Lucy will be joining us too abroad the Bay Flat Jr for a stroll / troll along the trestles in the AM, until then:

Good Fishing

Team Jo-Jo & Oneofthepack

釣り先生

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