Gary Howey’s Outdoors
West River stock dams yield big bluegills By Larry Myhre
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal PIERRE, S.D. | The prairie swept away to the west like an endless sea of waving grass. It was shortly after dawn and antelope and deer scampered away from our...
Jigging the Big Lake, Lake of the Woods, MN. By Gary Howey
Lake of the Woods is a pristine 50,000-acre lake along the Minnesota and Canada borders. There you will find, 65,000 miles of shoreline, numerous bays and over 14,000 islands, and some of the finest...
Why not make your own walleye spinners? By Larry Myhre
Walleyes are currently in their summer patterns, and the No. 1 lure being trolled by most walleye anglers right now is the spinner rig. Whether you are fishing with night crawlers, leeches or...
The Artwork of Terry Redlin A Step Back in Time by Gary Howey
Terry Redlin's artwork and the Redlin Art Center are amazing! They attract collectors and visitors from throughout the world. There has been no one with the talent to capture the outdoors on canvas...
Topwaters put the excitement in summer angling By Larry Myhre
SIOUX CITY | If there is a more exciting way to catch either largemouth or smallmouth bass than on topwater baits, I have yet to find it. The first time a big largemouth “blew up” on my black Hula...
If you want to catch fish It has to be Fresh By Gary Howey
Over the years, I fished with several anglers that would use his "Not" so live bait until it would no longer stay on the hook. It wasn't that they didn't have the money to buy fresh bait, I think...
Duck numbers remain high, Drier conditions on the prairies demonstrate importance of Boreal Forest habitat
Reprinted from Ducks Unlimited Memphis, Tenn. – July 2, 2015 – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) today released its report on 2015 Trends in Duck Breeding Populations, based on surveys...
Lake Oahe Mid-Summer Walleyes By Eric Brandreit
Without a doubt May and June might produce some of the best walleye fishing that South Dakota has to offer. The saying “fish are jumping in the boat” can be as close to reality as it comes with...
We find walleyes cooperative at Carroll Lake By Larry Myhre
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal CARROLL LAKE, Ont. | The tannin-stained water spilled over huge precambrian boulders and settled into the pool below. Steve Brinkman, general manager of The...
Cranking Near Webster By Gary Howey
No doubt, most of you have heard about the Waubay-Webster areas great fishing, the many lakes and sloughs holding numerous species of fish. This would be our teams destination as we traveled back...