by Gary Howey | Apr 17, 2020 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
Team Outdoorsmen Productions member Larry Myhre holding a channel catfish caught early in the year using cutbait. (Gary Howey Photo) In the upper Midwest, we’re blessed with an abundance of fishable waters containing numerous species of fish....
by Gary Howey | Feb 6, 2020 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
When fishing for more aggressive fish such as pike, a medium heavy rod works well. The author and a Team Member were throwing lipless crankbaits in a lake near Webster, S.D. for walleye, when this pike made a pass at the bait and missed. Howey grabbed a medium...
by Gary Howey | Nov 25, 2019 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
Today we have sunny skies 50 degrees, hard to believe it’s the end of November. Whats really hard to believe is tomorrow we have 6″ to 9″ of snow predicted with rain and ice possible. I like ice, for fishing, not on our roads and streets. I have...
by Gary Howey | May 30, 2019 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
I know most of you have heard that 10% of the water holds 90% of the fish and I know this for a fact, as many times while out fishing, I know I have spent too much time fishing that 90% of the water that did not hold fish. The key to catching many species of fish is...
by Gary Howey | Dec 8, 2018 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
My Mepps Aglia Long in-line spinner dropped into the fast moving water below Gavin’s Point Dam. To avoid becoming snagged up in the rocks, I held my rod trip high, reeling as quickly as I could as I retrieved the lure back downstream in the direction of...