Features from September 2022
Biologists share their advice on what WMAs public-land hunters should go to for deer during the 2022-23 deer season.
Dan DeWitt of Dry Prong has spent most of his life as a professional hunter, an outfitter and guide managing ranches in west Texas.
The trio of state parks, Fairview-Riverside, Fontainebleau and Tickfaw, have plenty of great fishing, kayaking, camping and activities.
Charles Thompson III of Bossier City is building a bass fishing powerhouse at LSU-Shreveport during his second full year as coach.
Most people know Big Lake, but there is also great fishing to be had in the marshes and bayous between Big Lake and Sabine Lake.
Teal hunting experts offer tips and tactics to novice hunters or seasoned duck hunters who are wanting to try something new.
Last season, bucks with palmated antlers, cactus bucks and velvet bucks were harvested by deer hunters who reported these strange deer.
Hayden Jeffries and his dad, Dan Jeffries, are one of the hottest crappie teams in the country. They are catching crappie and cashing checks.
Columns - September 2022
- Alligator meat is tasty, low in fat, and sustainable. This recipe for alligator eggrolls is sure to get your taste buds popping.
- The Delta Lures Redfish Spinnerbait has been the downfall of beaucoup redfish since Fred King and Roy LaBorde introduced it in the mid-2010s.
- Hunting other parts of the country will broaden your hunting skills and teach you lessons that can be applied to your home hunting grounds.
- Training with a group means your hunting dog gets plenty of repetition on longer and multiple marks. It also gives you insight from others.
- Using out-of-date, outmoded and an archaic management system when it comes to recreational fishermen catching red snapper.
- Although deadly year-round, fluke-style baits really excel this time of year. Kayaks are also perfectly suited for this style of fishing.
- The wood duck is one of the most colorful ducks in the U.S. and is second only to the mallard duck for popularity among waterfowl hunters.
- Autumn is the time of year to take advantage of the shrimp run and get your favorite artificial shrimp bait out for speckled trout.
- Wesley Miller, better known as “Sasquatch” of Sasquatch Outdoors, planned a fishing trip down Bayou Dorcheat.
Outdoor Updates - September 2022
- When Tim Trahan of Arcadia caught a 2.24-pound bluegill on May 30, 2022 he momentarily thought he was hooked into a sheepshead in Houma where he was born and raised.
- Sue Beiriger was fishing out of Grand Isle on July 16 when she hooked into a state record yellowedge grouper that weighed 42.95 pounds.
- David Stills caught a 13-pound Bussey Brake lunker bass while fishing with his son, Bryce, on Father's Day.
- An annual closed season for the recreational and commercial harvest of Southern Flounder has been finalized.
- Boaters should wear a life jacket, boat sober, do not ride in a vessel if the captain is impaired, and take a boater safety class.
- While fishing the Majestic Big Bass tournament on Lake Claiborne, Stockton Roberson, Tyler Lewis and Craig Kolb all caught big bass.
- David Cresson, CCA Director and CEO, said pogie boats continued to pound Louisiana’s beaches and shorelines this summer.
- Pressure from hunters and elected officials led the LDWF to reduce the area for the Chronic Wasting Disease ban on feeding.
- Two well-deserving Louisiana anglers were presented with the Louisiana Outdoor Writers Association’s 2022 Fish of the Year Awards.
- A look at the PacBak P88-MK Combo and a handful of other new freshwater products shown at the 2022 ICAST show in Orlando, Florida.
- A look at a handful of new saltwater products that were on display at the 2022 ICAST show in Orlando, Florida.
Hot Spots - September 2022
- Chris Basey of Covington loves September because it’s when the shad move back into those small cuts and canals off of Bayou Bonfouca.
- The Lake Verret area, specifically Bayou Magazille, is where Clint “Red” Singleton goes to bass fish with his favorite lures in September.
- According to Capt. Nick Rando, September begins the annual fall transition, when trout move from their spawning grounds to the inside.
- Fishermen flock to Poverty Point seeking the likes of slab crappie, bream, catfish, largemouth bass and striped bass.
- Vertically jigging an A-Rig does a really great job of putting bass in the boat at Toledo Bend in September.
- Kip Plaisance with Plaisance’s Tidewater Charters gives some tips for fishing speckled trout while fishing in Timbalier Bay west of Fourchon.
Field Notes - September 2022
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