Skunked Delacroix Way

TEAM JO-JO:

We had ourselves a little “we’ll show you how it’s done” mission today.

Last Saturday, (8-2-25)  Big Rudy, Big Mark, and Oneofthepack caught some reds, the crew of Big Hugh & Big Mike from Team Jo-Jo listened closely to our intel and game plan. They took that info, headed out Sunday (8-3-25) to the same “Disney World” zone we recommended… and didn’t get so much as a nibble. Not one. Not even a courtesy bump.

Now, that’s just not acceptable in our book. So, in true Oneofthepack fashion, I scheduled a remedial field trip for today, Sunday (8-10-25) — not to rub salt in the wound, but to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that it can be done and the Redwarriors are indeed out and about, ready to be invited to dinner… preferably on the half shell over a hot BBQ pit.

Armed with both first & second mates, we all jumped aboard the Bay Flat Sr before sunrise, with a plan, a purpose, and just a little swagger. Our mission:

·         Head to the same exact zone that betrayed them last week.

·         Work the tide, wind, and structure with precision.

·         Prove of all that, in the right hands, Disney World delivers magic every time.

The morning started with that perfect combination of anticipation and a light breeze — the kind of weather that makes you think the fish can sense you’re coming. Rods were rigged, drags set, and eyes locked on the water for that first tell-tale swirl of a Redwarrior in feeding mode.

Let’s just say… the results will look mighty fine on a BBQ grill tonight.

SIGNS:                            

·         Lazy Saturday

·         Good night sleep.

·         Up at 3:30 Am for 4:30 Am meet up with Mike at our abode.

·         Big Hugh already down in Delacroix slept at his camp.

·         Loaded up Big Mike ger into FORD transporter.

·         No wild lie sightings along Hwy 11 or 90

·         Not many boats in Hwy, gas stations, and/or boat launches.

·         Check point Alpha, water up in canal at junction 8-10”

·         Check point Bravo tide slack in Reggio canal, BF net in upright position, shrimp seasons open tomorrow, if you are looking for fresh dead shrimp stop at Reggio canal and buy them form BF man.

·         Delacroix Hwy had a couple of fisherpersons set up before daylight.

·         Reached the home of the Ba Flat Sr, gave me 20 second safety speech re: crossing Hwy & open space between Baty Flat Sr and dock, had 5 falls in already did not want to have a 6.

·         Big Hugh was already there, as a crew we loaded up the Bay Flat Sr quickly.

·         Off we got, no more stops had all we needed on board, wait someone had to go, so we made a stop at Sweetwater for relief & deposits.

·         Off to Team Jo-Jo spot # 6 to start our fun day of fishing & catching.

CONDITIONS:

·          Perfect

·         Wind, N.E. 12-14

·         Water status / conditions heavy chops, slight shop, little ripples:

·         Sky, overcast.

·         Got wet, caught a short shower overhead, rain suites on

·         Temp, mild, warm.

·         Water level, up 8-10”

·         Water Temp , 85.6 F

·         Salinity,  1.8

·         Specific Conductance 3350 

·         Pressure,   29.99 F

·         Water clarity on a scale of 1-7, 3 plus average

·         Mississippi gauge:  5.68’ getting lower Delacroix water clarity should improve.

·         Caernarvon Outfall:        405     ft3/s

·         Tide, rising all morning.

·         Peak tide, 02:25  L  0.07’

·         Peak tide,   17:31  H  0.82’

·         Major Feed Time:  07:33  / 19:50

·         Minor feed time:   07:07 / 20:20

·         Tidal Coefficient:   94 high

·         Fish Activity

·                    Very  High Activity   

·         Boats out and about,  one boat in areas we fished.

·      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.

·         Prove to crew catching can be done down Delacroix way.

·         Bring home fishes for crew.

·         Have some dead shrimp 3#’s for crew in case action slows.

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

1 WIND AT YOUR BACK: (Wind not a factor, we had plenty spot numbers for a northly wind)

2 MOVING WATER: (Tail end of falling start of rising perfect it be especially for Team Jo-Jo spot # 6)

3 WATER CALRITY: (A 3 plus all over, looked good, should have put a hurt on them)

4 HOLDING FISH:  (Kenny’s seafood)

5 PATIENCES: (Needed terribly slow day, but we all hung in there and gave it our best effort)

6 SKILL: (Knowing when to stop for the day, and beat the rain in)

7 LUCKS: (Getting wet kept us cool, Big Hugh dancing with a submarine)

·      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 ……..Nothing!

·         Lake P Troll (LPT)…………….Did not try.

·         Drop shot: Did not try.

·         Dead bait……All fish caught with this bait!

·         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……………1 submarine

·         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

·         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 :   Nothing! 

§  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 …..Nothing!.

AREAS / SPOTS / NUMBERS ON THE MAP FISHED:

Team Jo-JO’s spots number 6, 5, 25,24,21 (1)sub, 22,, 60B, 60B, 17,2A, 14, drum hole, called it a day around 10:30 AM headed in to beat rain.

OUR REWARDS:

·         Lived too fish another day.

·         (0) Silverwonders

·         (0) Redwarriors

·         (1) Submarine, aka big ass drum

·         (3) crabs

·         (2) Fresh water cats

·         (5) Gaff tops

·         (6) Hardheads

·         Some finger licking fried chicken for crew, thanks to Big Hugh we needed that.

·         Being on the water with (2) of the best fisherpersons me know, be Big Hugh & Big Mike

·         Overcast day kept us cool all day, we stopped fishing at 10:30 AM

·         Moher Nature even gave us some liquid sunshine to ensure we stayed cool.

·         Lessons learned:

§  Me made a mistake, did not have Big Rudy on board, re: catching, we would have had different results f he be abord.

§  Me felt me had crew no believers.

§  Water clarity looks good all over average a 3 plus.

§  Conditions where perfect, had to be a sure thing.

§  No such thing as a sure thing

§  Lures where not the fishes choice today, me got skunked.

§  New GPS broke, survived this trip, but feel next trip it will join Davey Jones locker for sure.

§  I just could not make it happen, MY BAD!!!!!

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

FISHERPERSON OF THE DAY:

Big Mike was on fire, dominating ,Gaff top, freshwater cats, & hard heads, even had a crab to his credit, but these efforts fell short for honor today.

Oneofthepack could not be stopped !!!!!!, because he never got started, me got SKUNKED, not one bite, not one tap, but learned a lot, no chance for honors today.

Now we have Big Hugh, start out with he brought the finger licking chicken for all to enjoy, had is fare share of catfish of all categories, lead the crab division, but his number one catch pf the fay was the Submarine, aka big ass drum.

SUGGESTIONS:

Don’t do what we did!!!!!!!

But “You got to go to know.”

PONDER OF THE DAY:

"The fish that is being chased does not tire."

Q&A:

Do fisherpersons have an obligation to help others or should fisherpersons be responsible for helping themselves?

TEAM JO-JO’S future stratagem:

Nothing planned, but that never stopped me before, until then:

Good Fishing

Team Jo-Jo & Oneofthepack

釣り先生

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