Lake P Troll vs. Lake P

TEAM JO-JO:

🎣 Team Jo-Jo Trip Log – Destination: Lake P (by Big Rudy’s Due Diligence)

Once again, the lines of communication stayed tangled like a backlash on a windy day — trip planned, gear prepped, rods loaded, but no one knew where we were headed. Me? I just sat back, waiting on the final word from my first mate Big Rudy.

And sure enough, after doing his homework like a true Silverwonder scholar — checking the weather, tide charts, barometric pressure, peak tides, and even the mythical bite times — Big Rudy emerged from his lab with a declaration:

“We goin’ to Lake P today!”

With that, the Bay Flat Jr pointed its bow toward the legendary trestles, and our journey was underway.

SIGNS:                            

·          Relaxing weekend

·         Early to bed

·         Up at 4:00 AM for our 5:00 AM meet up at The Pointe

·         Had a little trouble hooking up Bay Flat Jr to FORD transporter, not a good sign

·         No bunny rabbit seen along road, not a good sign

·         Big Rudy right on time

·         No tailer in parking lot, not a good sign

·         Took 8 pulls to start Yamaha Nightmare Machine, not a good sign

·         My expectation of catching went from 8 to 4, but when Yamaha nightmare machine had a hard time starting it went to 2 Silverwonders for the day.

·         Off to trestles to start our fun day on water. 

CONDITIONS:

·          Perfect

·         Wind, S.S.W. 4-6 mph

·         Water status / conditions: Little ripples, calm. Nice it be

·         Sky, sunny & clear

·         Temp, Hot all morning, stopped fishing at 10:30 AM

·         Water level, down 4-6”

·         Water Temp ,  86.0 F

·         Salinity,  2.2

·         Specific Conductance 4090 

·         Pressure,  29.4 R

·         Water clarity on a scale of 1-7,

·         Mississippi gauge: 9.09’

·         Caernarvon Outfall:        767     ft3/s

·         Tide, falling turned and came in

·         Peak tide, 03:25 L 0.13’

·         Peak tide, 17:27 H 0.56’

·         Major Feed Time: 09:33 / 21:49

·         Minor feed time:  10:20 / 22:49

·         Tidal Coefficient:   79

·         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 a trip in before bad weather comes heading our way

·         Practice our Lake P Troll technique / presentation

·         Physic ourselves for Monday night card game

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

1 WIND AT YOUR BACK: (This criterion was a none factor, just a calm day.)

2 MOVING WATER: (Tail end of falling , slack, beginning of a rising tide, cannot get any better.)

3 WATER CALRITY: (A 6 still looking a little sandy looking)

4 HOLDING FISH:  (Spotty it be, one here and now, but fish none existence our pass mile marker 174)

5 PATIENCES: (Needed plenty today, slow action and even less bites, but we pass the time taking strategy of pass trips & for future trips)

6 SKILL: (Lake P Troll technique / presentation)

7 LUCKS: (Meet Big Nick & Donna, made two new fisherperson friends on the water)

·      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 this way.

·         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 this rig / lure/s.

·         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, from north draw out to mile marker 174, west side of trestles, trolled north back and forth.

OUR REWARDS:

·         Lived too fish another day.

·         (7) NMR Silverwonders, big girls they be

·         (2) Missed 20” plus big girls trying to flip them in Bay Flat Jr.

·         (2) Missed reeling in

·         (4) Strikjes missed

·         I saw 2 crabs swimming with a tide of good sign of this be.

·         (2) Rocks

·         (2) shells

·         (2) old lines with lure attached

·         (9) hang ups

o   Lost 3 complete rigs.

o   Lost (2) pre-rigged trailer, talk about nice all you need to do is unwrap spare trailer and snap-on jig head you ready to go, we save having to tie (4) knots on water.

·         Got me snickers bars.

·         Got to meet Big Rick & Petite Donna, they are out fishing too, we gave them all our fish, they are happy, we are happy, we are happy, we are happy, we are happy, we are happy, we are happy, we happy don’t have to clean them.

·         Be on the water with one of the best fisherpersons me know, Big Rudy

·         Only having 4-5 boats out and about

·         Calm seas

·         Lessons learned:

o   Seems we catch more fish when it is rough, cloudy days.

o   No fish / strikes pass mile marker 174.

o   May have to rethink flipping big girls into Bay Flat Jr, might have to go to net,

o   Big Donna a very patient lady, who stayed in the same spot from 6:15 to 10:30 AM, was still there when we left.

o   Bites / action very slow along trestles

o    

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

FISHERPERSON OF THE DAY:

Big Rudy on a dry spell, managed a couple for the day, but the day itself was a little off too.

Oneofthepack had a slightly better day, missed more than me caught, but like me said before when fishing with Big Rudy, a win is a win, and I am happy to take honors today, because it does not happen to often when fishing with Big Rudy.

SUGGESTIONS:

🎣 Team Jo-Jo Field Report Summary 🎣

Despite a variety of classic presentations in action today—live shrimp, tight lining, sliding corks, Carolina rigs, drop shots, and even free lining—the bite was overall slow and scattered across the board. Most anglers were left scratching their heads, wondering what the Silverwonders were up to.

But once again, the Lake P Troll technique proved its worth and quietly outperformed the rest, bringing in 7 NMR Silverwonders. This further cements its place as a go-to method when others fail.

✅ Moral of the story:**When bites are off, don't just sit and soak—**switch gears, troll the zone, and let the Lake P magic work.

📣 Join us this Saturday at Team Jo-Jo’s Fishing Curriculum Session!🗓️ Date: This coming Saturday📍 Location: Fatty’s Seafood on Gause Blvd, Slidell🕚 Time: 11:00 AM (Dutch treat)

💡 Come get the first-hand breakdown of the Lake P Troll technique—learn when, where, how, and why it works when other techniques fall flat.

Bring your curiosity, questions, and your appetite. Let’s talk trolling, tactics, and tight lines.

PONDER OF THE DAY:

"Lost in the serenity, found by & on  the water. 💦

Q&A:

What was the best fishing prank you’ve ever pulled 

TEAM JO-JO’S future stratagem:

Tuesday trip with Captain Don, (aka Perchwhisper himself) always love this trip it be a relaxing one, and the scenery is beautiful too, along with the great company and first mate, until :

Good Fishing

Team Jo-Jo & Oneofthepack

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