Features from August 2021
- Increasing dissolved oxygen in a livewell or bait tank is the best of several ways to keep fish alive longer in the summer heat.
- Chad Hartzog explains how anglers should fish Lock One of the Pearl River Navigational Canal for August bass.
- Duck Dynasty’s John Godwin knows his stuff when it comes to crappie fishing, and one of his favorite ways to catch them is long-lining.
- Making mock scrapes can put hunters a step up on finding deer and places to hunt once the season opens. Learn from the master: Dan DeWitt.
- Gerrit “T Blu” Landry knows that late summer is prime time to catch bull reds on The Boxcar, a popular reef in Vermilion Bay.
- Wading for speckled trout is a great tactic on Lake Calcasieu and it even works during August’s heat. Here’s how one expert does it.
Columns - August 2021
- What began as a hobby to help Marcus Curry and Levi Louviere catch more bass has turned into a business to help others catch fish.
- Rod Jenkins retired from competition to focus his energy entirely on coaching and transferring his knowledge of the sport to other archers.
- Florida pompano are part of the jack family and are the smallest of pompanos, being dwarfed by African and Cayenne pompanos.
- With a little planning, you can safely and comfortably fish the peak of the hot Louisiana summer and catch some great fish, too.
Outdoor Updates - August 2021
- Gary Vitrano, a biologist with LDWF, shared an overview of the situation at Lake Cataouatche located in Jefferson and St. Charles parishes.
- Hunter Meche, a 19-year-old bowfisherman from Arnaudville, killed a colorful gar on July 10 that became a sensation on social media.
- Gov. John Bel Edwards signed HB 691, into law, changing fees for hunting and fishing licenses for recreational and commercial fishermen.
- Ben Naquin operates the Louisiana Alligator Snapping Turtle Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to breeding captive alligator snapping turtles.
- Louisiana 4-H Shooting Sports has won the 4-H Shooting Sports National Championships for the second time in three years.
- Sharon Hartzog, known to many as the Hopedale Hat Lady, has become a local personality over the years in Hopedale.
- Louisiana’s hunting and fishing community lost a companion and champion in Chris Berzas, an outdoor writer who passed away July 1.
- Capt. Donnie Jackson, Jr. hooked a massive, 309.9-pound swordfish on the final day of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic.
Hot Spots - August 2021
- According to angler Sontus Mitchell, the best time to catch a big largemouth bass on Louisiana’s Caney Lake in the summer is at night.
- Late-summer redfish in Lafitte are drawn to cool, deep water during hot days. Here's some advice from the pros at Griffin Fishing Charters.
- Damein Clements has some favorite spots along the G.A. Cut where 3-pound class bass and bigger live and help fill livewells in tournaments.
- Turn to the shallows for August bass action on Toledo Bend. It’s time for plastic frogs, Neko rigs, Tokyo rigs, Senkos and bladed jigs.
- According to Jack Payne, anglers need to fish to outer bays, deeper water, for Delacroix speckled trout and redfish in August.
- The Tchefuncte River is a great place to target tasty panfish, and local angler Jeff Bruhl knows the river like the back of his hand.
Field Notes - August 2021
- Pack a couple of ACE bandages for first aid in your tackle bag, and you’ll be ready for many emergencies without taking up much space.
- Menhaden, aka pogeys, can make an excellent bait choice when chasing speckled trout and other species at Sabine Lake.
- Wild hogs are giving plenty of Louisiana landowners, hunting camps and farmers problems. Here are some potential solutions.
- Shane Kessler is the owner of Rougarou Hog Control, a feral pig eradication outfit out of Natchitoches uses thermal optics.
- Khristian Rousseve and Shamar Pierre of West St. John become the first black anglers to win a high-school bass tournament in Louisiana.