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Studying Missouri River fisheries is his job By Larry Myhre

by Heartland Hosting, LLC | Feb 9, 2017 | "Siouxland Outdoors" Columns, Bighead Carp, Blue Catfish, Channel Catfish, Flathead-Yellow-Catfish, Gavins Point Dam-NE. & S.D., Invasive Species, Iowa, Larry Myhre-IA, Missouri River, Silver Carp, South Dakota

Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal ONAWA, Iowa — Monitoring the Missouri River fishery is the job of Ryan Hupfeld, Missouri River fish management biologist. Hupfeld was named to the position last fall after Van Sterner, fisheries biologist, retired. While much of...

Drifting for Cats on the Missouri River By Gary Howey

by Gary Howey | Oct 2, 2016 | "Of the Outdoors" Columns, Blue Catfish, Cat Attack Tournaments-Iowa, Channel Catfish, Gary Howey-NE., Larry Myhre-IA, Missouri River, Pat Carter-SD

The Blue catfish, one of the largest catfish in North America, and aren’t caught on rod and reel often, but one Midwesterner, from South Dakota has it figured out. Pat Carter of Elk Point, South Dakota, director of the Cat Attack tournaments has been...

Kramper Lake offers great fishing promise By Larry Myhre

by Heartland Hosting, LLC | Jun 30, 2016 | "Siouxland Outdoors" Columns, Bass Fishing, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Crappie, Larry Myhre-IA, Walleye Fishing

Reprinted from the Sioux City JournalHUBBARD, Neb. | The tiny red and white bobber tipped over on its side and then zoomed under the water as yet another bluegill inhaled my 1/64th-ounce jig.“I just love the way bluegills fight,” I told my boat partner, Gary...

Whiskered Wonders-Channel Catfish By Gary Howey

by Gary Howey | Apr 28, 2016 | "Of the Outdoors" Columns, Channel Catfish, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota

Anyone who has ever had the opportunity to tangle with a big catfish knows how powerful a big cat is. They’re not the prettiest fish in the water, but they are plentiful, fun to catch and great eating.Cats are bottom-hugging creatures, spending most of their...