ORTONVILLE, Minn. | Big Stone Lake is a 26-mile long fish factory. Long known for its excellent walleye fishing, and in the past few years an exploding perch population, few anglers are aware of the excellent fishing for other species. Take panfish, for instance. When...
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PANFISH ON THE ROCKS ON BIG STONE By Gary Howey
Ortonville, MN. It was not long ago, when I made the remark, "bobber fishing is not one of my favorite ways to catch fish", but that all changed last week. On that day, Team Outdoorsmen Adventures Member, Larry Myhre, Sioux City, IA. and I would meet Tanner Arndt, a...
Anglers in South Dakota are Reminded Not to Move Lake Water When Fishing
PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks’ (GFP) would like to remind anglers of the new rules regarding fish and bait transportation. Bait can only be transported away from a water body in domestic water (tap water, well water, bottled water, ice). Boat...
Into the Blue Carroll Lake Fly-In By Gary Howey
As the Otter float plane, lifted off the water, banking to east, a sea of blue appeared on the horizon. We were flying into Sunset Country Ontario, Canada to fish Carroll Lake. What appeared on the horizon proved what I had heard about the province to be true, that...
Shallow water walleyes love crank baits By Larry Myhre
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal. WEBSTER, S.D. | I don’t think there is a more fun way to catch walleyes than by casting crankbaits on spinning tackle. And the best time to do that is right now. The big female walleyes have recovered from the rigors of spawning...
Going Deep when it’s Hot By Gary Howey
Here, lately, there have been days when I wondered if the warmer weather would ever get here. Right now, it may not seem like it, but have no fear when it arrives, it will be with a vengeance. When it does arrive, it will warm up quickly. This along with the higher...
Red River Channel cats on the bite By Larry Myhre
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal. GRAND FORKS, N.D. | It was the Mother of All Cold Fronts that swept through Grand Forks, N.D., and other parts north a couple of weeks ago. “The river is up about 13 feet from where it was a week ago,” Brad Durick told me over...
“Fan”tastic Turkey Hunting By Gary Howey
As Ben Loecker and I watched, we could see three Toms fanned out and proudly displaying for their harems. The birds were displaying about a half mile south of us in a harvested bean field, it wasn't the half-mile walk that I was thinking about; it was how to get Ben...