Cast & Blast Season
By Nick Simonson
As a youngster, I was fond of “Choose Your Own Adventure” books. More often than not, I’d cheat and just read each page and then figure my way back through the story
to slay the dragon, escape from the alien prison camp, or ultimately get the best result possible in its pages. Similarly, when visiting a restaurant now as an adult, I also enjoy making my way through those special menus that often include mixing-andmatching an appetizer, main course, side items and dessert all for one ridiculously low price. That’s perhaps why, as a sportsman, I also find fall so enticing, especially as we get into the heart of September. There are so many options in the field and on the water that choosing any one cast-andblast combination can be difficult, especially for those who hunt across all species and know of close by, and fast biting fall fish populations. Some of my greatest memories have come from cast-andblast combinations, and many have run late into the autumn, but it’s most often during this month that they are the best. A good afternoon of late-summer walleye fishing can easily be capped off with a dove hunt, hunkered down around the edges of a small stock pond as the harvest horizon turns the sinking sun red.
