by Gary Howey | Jul 21, 2021 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field, OUTDOOR EDGE
I live just a few minutes away from the Red River of the North that flows over 500 miles from Wahpeton, North Dakota north to Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba in Canada. This stream is full of channel catfish, and 20-pound trophy fish are common. But I prefer them a bit...
by Gary Howey | Jun 11, 2020 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
Gary Howey, Hartington, Neb. using live bait caught this Flathead catfish near the mouth of the Sioux River near Sioux City, Iowa. (Larry Myhre Photo) Coming in all sizes, in several places up to 600 hundred pounds, these hard fighting monsters of the...
by Gary Howey | May 24, 2020 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
Authors fishing partner Larry Starman with a few of the channel catfish that he and Gary Howey caught on a recent fishing trip on the Missouri River. (Gary Howey Photo) It seems as if everything is happening later this year, than in years past, with some...
by Gary Howey | Aug 8, 2018 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
If you have ever had the opportunity to tangle with a big catfish, you realize how powerful this fish can be. Catfish, not the prettiest fish, but are plentiful, accommodating, and fun to catch and great eating. They are bottom-hugging creatures,...
by Gary Howey | Jun 22, 2015 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
Grand Forks, N.D. The water in the Red River was up, up a lot, up thirteen feet with debris, branches, logs and even entire trees, floating by as they headed north towards Canada. The Red River begins its journey north where the Bois de Sioux and the Otter Trail...
