Delacroil Report!

Fishing close to New Oileans in the Big Greazy!!!

After trying to change my crews mind from hitting the water they made their mind up either they were going with or without me so Fred and his crew, Sean, David, and John jumped on board for an evening trip in 20+ kt winds as we headed out in search of some fish.
The siphon was running at nearly 8000 cfs and the winds from the west over twenty and the tide low to start with the odds were not in our favor.
Still we had a good time with David setting the hook on the first and only trout of the evening followed by a couple of drum and a ton of catfish every where we went.
The bite was as predicted but that didn’t keep the guys from having a good time discussing
job related issues relaxing and putting down a few beverages.
After cleaning out the trash bin I had enough empty aluminum cans to recycle into a good size flat boat!
As the guys wobbled back to the camp I figured they would show a little late for the next mornings trip.

Yesterday we met early at the dock and the guys were actually fired up and ready to go with the winds still stiff out the N/E we headed to an area where I thought they would have a chance at a few reds and maybe a trout or two and it didn’t take long before Fred was hooked up with a monster red that he fought for some time before putting her in the net that weighed out at 27 pounds.
After a couple of pictures the red released Fred unharmed to recover with a bottle of water and a short rest
Fred said it was his biggest to date which made me fell a little better .
John was hooked up with another monster that drug him around for a while then spit the hook!
As Sean kept the lanes clear by catching all the catfish and long tail flounder in the area John hooked up again but this time he landed a 17 pound black drum.
Once the winds settled to less than gale force we jumped over to a trout spot and Dave had the hot hand with about a dozen trout from 18 to 21″ hitting the box but it was late and the bite was at it’s end.
Managed a few nice drum in the 5# range that grill up just fine and Sean had to be back in NEW OILEANS so we headed back to the dock to clean up.
The trout were hitting the Motoroil colored plastics and the reds and drum were happy with a piece of dead shrimp.

Had a great time with the guys and they are ready for a rematch later this season.

Till next time …Take a trip and rip some lips!!