Ice Fishing | Gary Howey's Outdoors

Ice Fishing just around the corner.

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...

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...