by Gary Howey | Apr 23, 2015 | "Siouxland Outdoors" Columns
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal. Anglers heading for North Dakota’s Devils Lake will find conditions to be a little bit different this year. A very mild winter with very little snow has combined to result in very little runoff into the lake. And that, says...
by Gary Howey | Apr 16, 2015 | "Siouxland Outdoors" Columns
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal. Mention Red River of the North to any fisherman in Siouxland and visions of big channel catfish will begin dancing in their minds. There is no place on earth that produces the number of big channel catfish than does the Red. It’s...
by Gary Howey | Apr 15, 2015 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
No matter what type of outdoor activity you are into, windy, cold, damp days can put an end to most activities before they start! This especially true when it comes to a spring turkey hunt, making a hunter thinking more about the nice warm bed he’s in than chasing...
by Gary Howey | Apr 9, 2015 | "Siouxland Outdoors" Columns
The sun was beating down on this small, northern Ontario lake. But that was a good thing. It was only a few days after ice-out, and a warming sun often prompts big northern pike to put on the food bag. My friend and I had booked a two-week trip into a fly-in lake even...
by Gary Howey | Apr 2, 2015 | "Siouxland Outdoors" Columns
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal A little preparation right now can put the odds on your side come turkey hunting season. And when it comes to hunting these wise, old birds, you need all the help you can get. After all, only one in five hunters fill their tag in...