Skunked down in Delacroix

TEAM JO-JO:

🎣 Team Jo-Jo Trip Log – Tuesday 4/8/35 🎣Mission: Hunt for Silverwonders & Redwarriors

Team Jo-Jo finally got what we've been prayin’ for—a day where the wind gods decided to take a nap. So naturally, the crew assembled like clockwork. Big Rudy, Big Ronnie (aka Indian Ron), and yours truly, Oneofthepack, all set sights on our beloved Disney World of fishing—Delacroix Island, for what we hoped would be a memory-making day aboard the Bay Flat Sr.

The plan? Simple but mighty.Target: The elusive and ever-glorious Silverwonders and the tail-thumpin’ battlers known as Redwarriors.Attitude: Optimistic, enthusiastic… borderline overconfident in Big Ronnie’s case.

He came aboard with a sparkle in his eye and declared boldly, “We goin’ for the limit today, boys!”Me? I just smiled and said, “Well, at least if we don’t, you won’t be disappointed.”He grinned back and replied, “Sure.”That there was a classic pre-trip dance—hope vs. experience.

But then came a slight hiccup—our seasoned first mate, Big Rudy, had to bow out last minute. Life tossed him a curveball that needed immediate handling. Not ideal, but that’s how the tides roll. Still, we missed his presence, his net skills, and that steady hand on the deck. Trip without Big Rudy feels like gumbo without the roux, but we pressed on.

With the Bay Flat Sr purring like a kitten, rods rigged, gear stowed, and that familiar hum of the Delacroix marsh filling the air, we launched into what we hoped would be a productive and peaceful springtime pursuit.

Wind down? Check.Spirits high? Check.Fish ready? To be determined.

Stay tuned… more to come from the water’s edge as we recount what unfolded next on this fine Tuesday adventure.

SIGNS:                            

·         Me no fish at Monday night card game, breakeven to me that is a winner.

·         Late night I got to bed around mid-might, up at 4:30 Am for 5:30 AM meet up at Waffle House in Chalmette

·         No wildlife sightings along Hwy 11 or 90

·         Not many boats no Hwy, gas stations, and/or boat launches

·         Huston we have a problem, FORD transporter low air  light came on, right front re at 32#’s all other tires at 44#

·         Big Ron early he be waiting for me

·         We made a run to gas station put some air in tire, tire still holding pressure, looking good it be

·         Check point Alpha water level in canal at junction, down 4-6” water level 4.6’

·         Check point Bravo tide slack in Reggio canal

·         Reached home of Bay Flat Sr, loaded her quickly

·         Yamaha Dream Machine fired right up

·         Passed on stopping at Lionel’s had all we needed on board.

·         Sweetwater passed on live shrimp, big Ron feeling lucky today

·         Off to spot # 51C to start our fun day on water.

CONDITIONS:

·          Perfect

·         Wind, W.N.E. 10-12 mph

·         Water status / conditions: calm, slight chop, heavy shop

·         Sky, sunny & clear snowbird day

·         Temp, cold, had jumpsuit & rain jacket on

·         Water level, down 4-6”

·         Water Temp , 61.0 F

·         Salinity,  .80

·         Specific Conductance 1260 

·         Pressure,  30.06 R

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

·         Mississippi gauge: 6.8’

·         Caernarvon Outfall:       946      ft3/s

·         Tide, slack, rising

·         Peak tide, 00:02  H  1.02’

·         Peak tide,  10:53  L  .46’

·         Peak tide 21:33 H .89’

·         Peak tide  L .089’

·         Major Feed Time: 01:19 / 13:49

·         Minor feed time:  03.27 / 14:19

·         Tidal Coefficient:   62

·         Fish Activity

·          Average Activity   

·         Boats out and about 3, very lonely on water

·      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.

·         See if fishes still biting tight lien technique

·         Find mother lode of Silverwonders

·         Bring some fish for petite Gloria

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

1 WIND AT YOUR BACK: (Blowing but no problem, use (2) Cajun anchors to get the right angle to have wind at our back)

2 MOVING WATER: (Not much seems to be slack in morning and at every spot we tried)

3 WATER CALRITY: (This was our challenge for this day, water a 1 all over Delacroix, could not find any clean water to fish & catch in.

4 HOLDING FISH:  (Kenny’s Seafood)

5 PATIENCES: (Blew all me had today)

6 SKILL: (Knowing when to fold)

7 LUCKS: (Tire have no leak / hole, all be good)

·      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)……………DID NOT TRY

·         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……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……………Nothing

·         3” Chartreuse Glow Beetle, matched up with H&H ¼ oz. round white head w/gold hook………….Nothing

·         Matrix Shad Lemon Drop, matched up with H&H ¼ oz. round white head w/gold hook……………Nothing.

·         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……………Nothing

·         Salt Strong Power Prawn (added 10-25-24) matched up with: Nothing:

§  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, ……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 spot #51C,A, 51k, r12, r8,7a,b,c,d,I,51c,a,53,54,15,14,5,6,25,24,22,21,16, 2a, called it a day around noon 30.

60 plus miles running around checking out what other spot numbers looked like, and clarity of water had a 1 on a scale of 1-7 bad it bee.

OUR REWARDS:

·         Lived too fish another day.

·         (0) Silverwonders

·         (0) Redwarriors

·         (2) Freshwater cats

·         Me skunked, not even a bite

·         Me so much wanted to feel the tap, but after (3) hours without a bite. Me feel the only way to feel a tap was to ask Big Ronnie to tap the tip of my pole which he did, not the same but it will have to do.

·         Being on the water with one of the best fisherpersons me know, that be Big Ronnie

·         Peanut butter & jelly sandwich along with some Zaps potato chips. Thanks, Big Ron & petite Gloria me needed that.

·         Snowbird day, sunny & clear, cold, low water & dirty water all over from Grand Lagoon to North/South pipeline & Oak River, we ran over 60 miles trying to find clean water to fish & catch. These conditions are not my favorite by any means.

·         Lessons learned:

§  Grand Lagoon can have dirty water too, it was a 1 plus on a scale of 1-7.

§  Lake John, Four Horse, By Shallow, Bay Fausan, and north/south pipeline very dirty, a solid  1 on scale of 1-7.

§  Water fell 2.61, very high winds, all contributed to all the dirty water we encountered e today

·         Confirmed me hast a west wind, any kind of a west wind, which we had some today.

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

FISHERPERSON OF THE DAY:

It hurt to lose honors today by (2) catfish, but so it be Big Rin fisherperson of the day.

Oneofthepack got skunked, again, nothing new, use to it!!!!!!

SUGGESTIONS:

Might want to wait till water clarity improves.

PONDER OF THE DAY:

"The fish sees the worm, not the hook; a man sees not the danger, only the profit."

Q&A:

What is your catching language? 

TEAM JO-JO’S future stratagem:

Big Rudy be on board the Bay Flat Jr , Lake P troll is on the menu for Wednesday, until then:

Good Fishing

Team Jo-Jo & Oneofthepack

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