Every angler is looking for the next hot bait. And when they find it, they buy it. And that is good. However, there are some baits that were hot yesteryear, are hot today and will be hot tomorrow. So why do we tend to forget them? I think part of the reason is that...
Gary Howey’s Outdoors Blog
Wind, cold, snow part of late season recipe By Larry Myhre
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal WATERTOWN, S.D. — Late season pheasant hunts can be brutal. And this was one of them. Temperature was in the teens. Wind was howling out of the northwest at 20 to 30 miles an hour. I hunkered down in the snow, letting the big,...
True Conservationists “Hunters” By Gary Howey
For years, we've all heard anti-hunters yell and scream about animals having rights and that hunters don’t care about wildlife. I’m sure there are some of you reading this, may think what these anti-hunting groups are saying could be factual....
Catch ‘happy hour’ farm pond crappies By Larry Myhre
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal It was well into what I call the “happy hour” of ice fishing. The sun was falling rapidly behind the hills to the west of the small farm pond upon which I had set up my Fish Trap shelter. My depth finder suddenly lit up with the...
Looking Back at Another Year By Gary Howey
It's the time of the year, when temperatures are dropping and the northwest wind is making a visit to our part of the country. I'm in the office working with my computer, hating to think that I'll have to head outside again, when I think about all the...
Looking Back at Another Year By Gary Howey
It's the time of the year, when temperatures are dropping and the northwest wind is making a visit to our part of the country. I'm in the office working with my computer, hating to think that I'll have to head outside again, when I think about all the...
That Time of the Year Being Thankful By Gary Howey
The holiday season and especially Christmas is a time to reflect back and truly appreciate all we have, our families, friends, the many opportunities available to us because we live where we do, and for those that have given up so much for us as they serve in...
Yes, Virginia, you can catch bass all winter By Larry Myhre
Reprinted from the SIOUX City Journal Largemouth bass do not need to be an “accidental” catch in the wintertime. If you search out areas which attract them under the ice, use lures and techniques they like, you will catch them with regularity. Yes, Virginia, you can...