These are the "Dog Days of Summer" when no matter where you're fishing the fishing can be tough. I remember those days, where you could set out there most of the day, using several different presentations and all we had to show for it was a bad...
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Jumping Fish and Anchored Mussels…Who Knew?
We have been sending emails to you all summer, trying to keep you informed of the laws and what South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks is doing to try and slow the spread of aquatic invasive species (AIS) in our great state. We thought with the dog days of summer upon us,...
How to not Launch Your Boat By Gary Howey
Over the years, I've spent a lot of time setting at boat ramps waiting to launch and load my boat. Most of these were quick and painless, but a few that really sucked! Most anglers or boaters know where I'm coming from, when you have a 20 to...
Going deep with Lead Core by Gary Howey
The thermometer says it's close to 100 degrees out there, and everything getting "hot." With temperatures like those that we're having, the summer sun warms everything up, including the water, the warmer water forces fish to go deep to find comfortable water...
Deer Food Plot Tips : Creating Visual Barriers
Have you ever had a really nice food plot that the deer just didn’t seem to use that much, especially during the daylight? One really easy way to encourage whitetails to use a food source is making them feel safe by planting a food plot screen like BioLogic Blind...
It’s Hot and They’re Deep By Gary Howey
There have been days when I wondered if the warmer weather would ever get here. Not here right now, but have no fear when it arrives, it will be with a vengeance. When it does arrive, it warms up quickly. This along with the higher humidity we get in our...
When the fish won’t bite! Do a Change-Up! By Gary Howey
What I'm writing about happened to me numerous times over the years and I'm sure it will happen again. We were fishing on one of the numerous lakes in the Glacial Lakes and Prairie Region of Northeastern South Dakota, near Watertown and not...

Iowa Great Lakes are a multi-species paradise By Larry Myhre Team Outdoorsmen Adventures
SPIRIT LAKE, Iowa — It was shaping up to be a picture perfect, bluebird day. The sun glinted off the calm surface of Emersons Bay on Big West Lake Okoboji as fishing guide John Grosvenor put the hammer down on his big Skeeter WX2060....