Ice Fishing | Gary Howey's Outdoors

Bizarre first-person account verifies existence of miracle lure By Larry Myhre

by Gary Howey | Dec 29, 2018 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field, Larry Myhre

(Editor’s note: This story is copyrighted, trademarked and otherwise protected from use by morning radio talk show hosts desperate for fresh topics.) Perhaps you have heard about “The Fabulous Ice Fly.” As the story goes, a Minnesota ice angler years ago formulated a...

Shallow water Perch Bite On Big Stone Gary Howey

by Gary Howey | Mar 15, 2018 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field

The red line below my tungsten jig on my Vexilar locator rose up from the bottom slowly indicating a fish was moving up to my bait. Peering down into the clear water, I could see the perch moving up to the same level as my jig. I twitched my bait ever so slightly as...

Hard Water Ice Angling Near Webster, S.D. By Gary Howey

by Gary Howey | Feb 22, 2018 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field

We arrived in Webster, South Dakota the afternoon before we were to be on the ice and spent a leisurely afternoon eating lunch at Perebooms and stopping at Sportsman’s Cove to see where the best bite was and what baits the anglers were using....

Shallow water Perch Bite On Big Stone By Gary Howey

by Gary Howey | Feb 14, 2018 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field

The red line below my tungsten jig on my Vexilar locator rose up from the bottom slowly indicating a fish was moving up to my bait. Peering down into the clear water, I could see the perch moving up to the same level as my jig. I twitched my bait ever so...

Ice Fishing Then and Now By Gary Howey

by Gary Howey | Dec 31, 2017 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field

The sport of ice fishing has really changed a lot from when I started ice fishing as a kid back in Watertown, South Dakota. Our clothing we wore outside in the winter, whether it was to go ice fishing or scoop a few walks to earn spending money was...