
Features from October 2021
- Game Lands, WMAs provide plenty of waterfowl hunting opportunities in Carolinas
- How to locate your deer stand? There are several factors in play
- It often takes an edge to put a big buck in your crosshairs.
- Big red drum are there for the taking along North Carolina’s Brunswick County beaches: in the surf, from boats and piers.
- SC’s fall striper trio: try your luck at Hartwell, Clarks Hill and Santee Cooper

Columns - October 2021
- Counting rabbits behind the pearly gates is beagle’s reward. Benjie is in heaven, because after all, that's where all dogs go.
- Reaction bites are key to catching bass when they aren’t feeding.
- Kayak fishing tournaments that last days, months, or even years are easier to hold thanks to modern advancements.
- October features last of summer fish in the Carolinas, plus great fall fishing.
- October’s cool dish: taco mack stuffed Taco Mack Stuffed Peppers are a treat for sportsmen, and this is a great time of year to serve them with fresh king mackerel meat.

Outdoor Update - October 2021
- October is a great month for catching false albacore in the Cape Lookout area, and the bite will continue through November.
- Carolina Sportsman is going to the dogs, and we’re proud of it.
- CCA-NC lawsuit against state over fisheries mismanagement remains in progress.
Hot Spots - October 2021
- Abundance of bait, cooling water drives Cape Fear kings into feeding mode.
- In October, the bass on Jordan Lake become very active, and will bite a variety of lures, including numerous styles of topwater offerings.
- Lake Murray catfish bite takes off in late October.
- Forget the cork and the weight, free-line your live baits for redfish and speckled trout with these tips from Capt. Joe Dennis.
- October is a must-fish month in Murrells Inlet, S.C. for anglers hoping to score some big speckled trout, and big numbers of them.
- Spotted bass have recently become part of the Roanoke Rapids Lake fishery that includes largemouth bass and striped bass.
- Cooling temperatures push Lake Wateree bass into shallows in October.
Field Notes - October 2021
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