by Gary Howey | Jul 30, 2020 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
There are a lot of anglers that believe that in order to get into some big fish, they have to fish big water, like Oahe, Lake of the Woods, Waubay Lake and Lake McConaughy, The truth is, that you don’t need to have thousands of acres of water to...
by Gary Howey | Jul 30, 2020 | THE GAMEKEEPERS OF MOSSY OAK
In the 1970s Don Keller and Barry Smith started American Sport Fish Hatchery in South Alabama. They are considered to be some of the most premier fishery scientist around. When it comes to sport fish management, largemouth bass, trophy bluegill, crappie, they are...
by Gary Howey | Jul 29, 2020 | Larry Myhre
When Lewis and Clark began their journey up the Missouri River in 1804 they noticed an odd looking bluff about a half mile south of the river. They pulled their boats into shore and began the hike to explore the bluff which would later become known as “Old Baldy.”...
by Gary Howey | Jul 24, 2020 | Larry Myhre
I took this photo a few years ago to illustrate a column I was doing on the joys of making your own fishing tackle. Everything in the photo was made by me including making the jig molds to pour the jigs and paint them. I started tying flies in the mid ‘60s and it is a...
by Gary Howey | Jul 24, 2020 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
Discarded fishing line when not disposed of properly, removed from the shoreline or water and recycled is a danger to numerous birds and animals. This Cormorant as well as other birds can became tangled in discarded fishing line, resulting in their death....
