Features from September 2021
- Avoiding insects is all part of taking to the woods when hunting season arrives. Here are the creatures awaiting your arrival.
- Soft mast is a favorite deer food; hunters in the Carolinas need to recognize and hunt around it.
- September teal season offers waterfowl hunters a chance to warm up on speedy birds that arrive early in migration.
- Where should public-land hunters go for 2021-22 deer action? Biologists point deer hunters to a double-handful of Louisiana WMAs.
- Grass means bass, but you have to figure out how to make the connection. Here’s how to get through the grass to the fish.
- Availability of bait causes seasonal changes in speckled trout behavior. Choose their favorite season foods and catch more fish.
- Adam Shields has a strategy to intercept a speckled trout’s transition this month by using travel routes and baitfish habits against them.
- When it comes to getting bites from crappie, this north Louisiana guide has some new ideas on catching them in the fall.
Columns - September 2021
- Decide which sight suits your hunting situation and budget, buy it and learn exactly how it works to ensure your success.
- Every season, hunters pass up bucks in the hope they will be trophies in a year, but will they really grow any larger? This year, maybe so.
- Louisiana guide Charlie King said the Mister Twister Sassy Stingum will really put the crappie in the cooler.
- Camouflage kayaks are available and ready to serve double duty as fishing and hunting vessels for a cast and blast this month.
- The king mackerel is a speedy, sharp-toothed brawler and a favorite of many anglers along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts.
- Don’t go looking for September speckled trout schools; scattered fish are going to be your primary targets.
Outdoor Updates - September 2021
- Nearly 1,000 manufacturers and businesses displayed fishing gear at the ICAST annual show. Here are a few of the writer's favorites.
- Andrew Godley and his crewmates won “best boat” at St. Thomas More Catholic High School’s fishing rodeo on Aug. 6-7 at Cypremort Point.
- A drawdown has been set for Indian Creek Lake for aquatic vegetation control, reduction of organic material, and fish habitat improvement.
- The Lake Commission has approved a boat launching fee structure to maintain and improve D’Arbonne Lake and its facilities.
- The Coast Guard is reminding operators of boats less than 26 feet in length of a new nationwide kill switch law.
Hot Spots - September 2021
- Shane Stelly has been fishing the Atchafalaya Basin for sac-a-lait since he was a small boy. Here are some of his fishing tips for summer.
- Frank “Boo” Grizzaffi looks forward to fishing Flat Lake in September, when bass start moving from the inside cypress trees to outside trees.
- Bill Lake will focus all his efforts this month targeting redfish in the deeper holes and channels around Dularge.
- September brings a break from the heat. Higher water and lots of grass will have Toledo Bend bass regulars happy.
- As we enter September, Capt. Adam Jaynes shares his best tips for sight-casting to cobia, aka ling, in southwest Louisiana.
- Juanita Lachney, who helps manage Yucatan Landing, shares some tips for catching slab white perch (crappie) on Yucatan Lake in September.
Field Notes - September 2021
- Make sure your holdover deer stands are ready well before opening day. Cleaning out and fixing them is a must on preseason to-do lists.
- Jeremy Cable and his family operate Lite ’em Up Bowfishing, a charter service that specializes in nighttime fishing excursions in Cocodrie.
- LSU-S’s Tripp Bowman and Blakely Young qualify for national college bass-fishing championship on New York’s St. Lawrence River.