Hunting Big Game is a great sport, especially when you're a young kid that grew up in northeastern South Dakota. My journey into the sport of Big Game hunting started out rather innocently! I grew up in Watertown, South Dakota and was always looking for another...
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Plastic worms shine in hot weather bassin’ By Larry Myhre
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal.When it comes to hot weather bass fishing, my thoughts turn to plastic worms.The simple 6- or 7-inch plastic worm is often the most effective presentation in warm-water fishing.Like most things in successful fishing, simplicity is...
Gun Digest Releases the 71st Edition of “The World’s Greatest Gun Book”
Iola, Wisconsin (July 19, 2016) – Generations of firearm enthusiasts recognize Gun Digest as the number one annual source for information on the latest guns and related gear. The 71st Edition boasts a premium collection of fascinating articles by the best names in gun...
Fishing the Hot Walleye Bite In N.E. South Dakota By Gary Howey
The Glacial Lakes of N.E. South Dakota are one of my favorite places to fish, as some were the lakes we fished as a kid growing up in Watertown, S.D. Many of the lakes anglers are fishing today in the area were just sloughs or much smaller lakes and now are some of...
We drift for elusive blue catfish on Missouri By Larry Myhre
SLOAN, Iowa | I stood on the boat ramp just below of the mouth of Winnebago Bend and watched the Missouri quietly pulse its way along. Low, scudding clouds slipped overhead and spit out the occasional drops of rain I could feel on my bare arms. I was waiting for Pat...
New South Dakota State Record Salmon
This is a photo of a 31.5 pound Salmon caught By Watertown Resident Darrick Koch in Lake Oahe and is the new S.D. State record.
THINGS ARE Good ON THE BIG LAKE By Gary Howey
Lake Oahe, with its 370,000 acres is the fourth largest reservoir in the U.S., is located on the Missouri River north of Pierre, S.D. Oahe has long been considered a great walleye fishing lake and that's why Team Member Larry Myhre, Sioux City, and I were headed...
Jumbo bluegills seek deep water in summer By Larry Myhre
When fishermen think of bluegills, their thoughts turn to weed beds.“That’s where they are right now, right?”Well, if you are happy with small to mid-size ‘gills, you’re right. But if it is those dinner plate-sized jumbos you want, that answer is wrong.Big bluegills,...