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Gary Howey

INDUCTED INTO THE
NATIONAL FRESHWATER FISHING
HALL OF FAME
” IN 2017

Call Us At

Phone 402-640-3266

Where to find Us

Outdoorsmen Productions LLC
www.outdoorsmenproductions.com

Gary Howey

INDUCTED INTO THE ”NATIONAL FRESHWATER
FISHING HALL OF FAME
” IN 2017

STRUCTURE, THE KEY TO CATCHING FISH BY gARY HOWEY

Entered by Gary Howey

Former tournament angler, hunting and fishing guide. Inducted into the National Freshwater Fishing "Hall of Fame" in 2017. Active member of the Association of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers (AGLOW), Past Executive Director (AGLOW). Howey has been an outdoor communicator since 1980 with his award winning syndicated "Of the Outdoors" columns appearing in magazine, newspapers, and tabloids throughout he upper Midwest and nationally.

December 22, 2025

  IF YOU’RE GOING TO CATCH FISH, YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT STRUCTURE.

  STRUCTURE CAN BE A ROCK PILE, SUBMERGED LOGS, WEED LINES AS WELL AS A TRANSITION FROM A SOFT BOTTOM, A MUDDY BOTTOM TO A HARD BOTTOM.

  THE REASON FISH RELATE TO STRUCTURE IS THAT’S WHERE THEY FIND THEIR FOOD SOURCE.

  MICROSCOPIC ZOO PLANKTON ATTACHES TO THE ROCK, LOGS ETC., WHICH IN TURN ATTRACTS THE BAITFISH AND THE PREDATOR SPECIES.

  WEEDS NOT ONLY ATTRACT SMALLER FISH AND BAITFISH, THEY  BRING IN THE WALLEYE AND PIKE TO FEED AND DURING THE SUMMER, THEY GIVE OFF OXEGEN, WHICH KEEPS THE WATER COOLER. 

   THE MUDDY BOTTOMS ARE WHERE THE MAYFLY HATCH OCCURS, WITH THE WALLEYES AND OTHER  SPECIES MOVING IN TO FEED.

  YOUR ELECTRONICS, WILL POINT OUT ALL OF THESE, ALLOWING THE ANGLER TO ZERO IN ON PERSPECTIVE SPOTS.

  WITH THE NEW ELECTRONICS, NOT ONLY ALLOWING THE ANGLER TO SEE BELOW HIS BOAT, BUT ALSO OFF TO THE SIDE.

  ONCE YOU LOCATE GOOD STRUCTURE, ADD A WAY POINT TO YOUR ELECTRONICS, ALLOWING YOU TO RETURN TO THAT LOCATATION WITH LITTLE TROUBLE.

 

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