There aren’t too many fishing publications or fishing shows where you won't hear the words structure mentioned several times. One thing is for sure, when you locate the structure in a body of water, you’re going to find the fish.Structure, exactly what is it? My...
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Summer walleye bite on Bitter going strong By Larry Myhre
WEBSTER, S.D. | Bitter Lake appeared to be a sleeping, gentle giant as I peered across the big lake from the east shore boat ramp. Its waters were flat calm, a very unusual thing in this year of constant wind.Cory Ewing backed his big Lund into the water and Austin...
Perch, Panfish & And Kids
I remember when I was growing up in Watertown, when my Grandparents Butch and Mary Menkveld took my brother and I fishing. They were always fishing and knew about everything there was to know about the outdoors. I don't remember the lake, but I do remember Grandpa...
Oahe, Walleye & Bass Enter Summer Pattern By Larry Myhre
GETTYSBURG, S.D. | We were early and already the Sutton Bay boat ramp was filling up with big rigs and empty trailers. It was a beautiful morning. Sun splashed across the rugged Missouri River bluffs, throwing long shadows across the deep ravines and gullies. We had...
5 FIXES FOR OVER-BROWSED FOOD PLOTS
Let’s face it, if you have a problem with your food plots being browsed-down by the time hunting season begins, the problem is likely that you have too few food plot acres for your deer density – simply put, you have too many mouths to feed and not a big enough...
5 FIXES FOR OVER-BROWSED FOOD PLOTS
Let’s face it, if you have a problem with your food plots being browsed-down by the time hunting season begins, the problem is likely that you have too few food plot acres for your deer density – simply put, you have too many mouths to feed and not a big enough...
It’s all about Presentation! By Gary Howey
In the past, we talked about locating fish by finding the structure where they're located. This column will deal with attracting and catching fish once, you’ve located them. Presentation is the method you present or deliver your bait to the fish; it’s the key to...
Kramper Lake offers great fishing promise By Larry Myhre
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...