TEAM JO-JO:
Today, (Monday) be a special day, as we had one of our crew , (Big Jon) from our Team Jo-Jo curriculum Session from last Saturday abord the Bay Flat Sr, joining us was Big Rudy the fish catcher for our adventure today, (Monday) down in our favorite fishing area, Delacroix Island.
Big John had indicated he was going on a Monday trip with a friend, we suggested they come jump on board the Bay Flat Sr. I am not a fan of going out in two boats, so we all could fish off the Bay Flat Sr.
The trip was set, Big John’s Friend could not make it, but we did a threesome, worked out well, easy to fish 3 not four.
SIGNS:
· Team Jo-Jo had a great meeting with 20 plus attending same, and we had 4 new crew came out to enjoy all the offerings / sharing in the art of fishing & catching we had.
· Loveofthepack & Daughterofthepack off to Mexico Sunday be back next Monday, while cat away the fisherperson will fish.
· Took Granddaughterofthepack Big Vienne to see Beetle Juice, great play it be. Afterwards we went to dinner, a great date with a great lady.
· Up at 3:30 for 4:30 meet up at Waffle House in Oak Harbor
· Saw a bunny rabbit while running to Waffle House good sing this be.
· Had a few boats on Hwy, gas stations, and boat launches.
· Check point Alpha water level in canal at junction about the same.
· Check point Bravo water tide in Reggio canal pouring in
· Reached the home of the Bay Flat Sr gave me safety speech re: crossing Hwy & open space between dock & boat, already had 5 fisherpersons fall in
· Crew made quick work of loading up By Flat sr.
· Yamaha Dream Machine fired right up.
· Made a stop at Lionels for go juice.
· Where to go be the question, me felt based on actual conditions, Team Jo-Jo’s spot # 21 on map was the one to go to, off to # 21.
CONDITIONS:
· Perfect
· Wind, S.E. wind 23-25 mph.
· Water status / conditions: ripples, slight chop. Heavy chop coming back across Litte Lake
· No rain
· Sky, Overcast day, me like this condition.
· Temp, mild, warm.
· Water level, about same, gauge 6.81’
· Water Temp , 74.30 F
· Salinity, 9
· Specific Conductance 15400
· Pressure, 29.88 F
· Water clarity on a scale of 1-7, 3 plus
· Mississippi gauge: 3-6’
· Caernarvon Outfall: 185 ft3/s
· Tide, falling all day, hard it be.
· Peak tide, 02:44 H 1.97’
· Peak tide, 14:10 L .66’
· Major Feed Time: 06:05 / 18:37
· Minor feed time: 09:04 / 19:07
· Tidal Coefficient: 77
· Fish Activity
· Average Activity
· Boats out and about, 4 boats in area we be fishing.
· 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 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 John:
§ All that Delacroix has to offer for fishing & having a fun day on the water.
§ Team Jo-Jo’s:
o Techniques
o Presentation
o Rods & reels that we use.
o Lures
o Spot numbers
o Routes in & out
o How many rods/rigs should u bring.
§ Big John had one, not good, when we switched from Tigh line to corks he had to ring, then we change back to tight line. Best to have (3) 1 rigged w/cork, 1 rigged w/ a ¼ oz. jig head, and 1 with a 3/8 oz jig head.
· Convince Big John it was worth coming to Team Jo-Jo’s Fishing Curriculum Session!
· Bring home some dinner for Big John and his family)
· Find a spot # with the seven fundamentals / criteria of catching:
1 WIND AT YOUR BACK: (This was our challenge for the day, we stayed at spot 21, just about all day, wind was at our back, but very strong it be.)
2 MOVING WATER: (Plenty moving water all falling, water & wind fighting one another, created some real choppy waters to deal with.)
3 WATER CALRITY: (A 3 plus not bad, it was a 3 plus in all areas we fished.)
4 HOLDING FISH: (Team Jo-Jo spot # 21 & 22)
5 PATIENCES: (At honey hole at 6”37, fish on at ^;42, it was a slow morning, but we waited them out. It seems every time I called (3) cast rule we would catch one and make us stay. Me like conditions ,we had all (7) of the criteria of catching at this spot.)
6 SKILL: (Tight lining & Popping cork technique / presentation)
7 LUCKS: (Making right decision on where to fish, because me had spot 17, 51K, & 51 J running around in me head.)
· Oneofthepack’s repertoire of Techniques / presentations:
· Anchor up cast & retrieve slowly along the bottom, with a twitch every now and then, tight lining…………………………………(17( NMR’s Silverwonders
· 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 ……..(12) Silverwonders
· 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……………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……………(17) Silverwonders
· 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 : (12) Silverwonders
§ 3/8 oz. jig head :
§ Tandem Rig:
· 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.
AREAS / SPOTS / NUMBERS ON THE MAP FISHED:
Sopot # 21 (22)t, 22 (6)t, 60A, 60B, 60 (1)t, 61, 17, 2A, called it a day around 11 AM too much wind & current.
OUR REWARDS:
· Lived to fish another day.
· (29) Silverwonders, 2 Miniwonders
· (1) Redwarrior
· (4) Croakers
· (2) Oyster shell clusters
· (1) Bundle of grass
· (3) Popped lines fish
· (3) Tangled lines
· Fun day on water
· Beig on the water with 2 of the best fisherpersons me know, they be Big Rudy & Big John
· Lessons learned:
§ Little Lake can get rough.
§ Noted new landmarks to help me get around and cross Little Lake, both going out and coming back.
§ Tried some of our old fishing spot numbers nothing in them.
§ Team Jo-Jo spots:
o # 21 hot spot today
o #17 Silverwonders MIA
§ Grass was plentiful as it was going out with tide.
§ Tide fighting wind all day, not a good mix of conditions to be fishing with 22 plus mph wind.
· Best fishing trip of my life, until the next one.
FISHERPERSON OF THE DAY:
Big John was a natural, catching his share of the Silverwonders, but not enough to get honors today, next time out me sure he will be in running for same.
Oneofthepack lead the croaker division & Redwarrior category, even had a few Silverwonders to his credit, but me to fell short.
As usual Big Rudy was on, on, on, on, on both tight lining and popping corks techniques / presentations, Big Rudy be fisherperson of the day.
SUGGESTIONS:
Windy days they be biting, “You got to go to know” Just do it!
PONDER OF THE DAY:
“We never dreamed about catching, we worked for it.”
Q&A:
What lure/s work best for you?
TEAM JO-JO’S future stratagem:
Getting ready, (Tuesday 09:33) to make a run to Lake P with Big Rudy, until then:
Good Fishing
Team Jo-Jo & Oneofthepack
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