by Gary Howey | May 5, 2023 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
Author with one of many smallmouth bass, he’s taken while fishing on the Missouri River. (Photo By Larry Myhre) It was mid-July, found us on Lake Sharpe below Pierre, South Dakota where our crew was filming one of my Outdoorsmen Adventures shows with Hutch’s Guide...
by Gary Howey | Nov 16, 2022 | "Of the Outdoors" Columns
This is the time of the year, when temperatures are low with snow on the ground when predators will come to a call. (Outdoorsmen Productions Photo) Predators, an animal that naturally preys on others, Coyotes, Fox, Bobcats, and Mountain Lions to name a few? As a...
by Gary Howey | Aug 2, 2022 | "Of the Outdoors" Columns, Gary Howey-NE., Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
Early walleye fishing can be tough, with the heavy winds pounding the water, it seems to just guarantee a lack of success. It doesn’t have to be that way as the fish are there, and they’ll bite if your presentation tempts them. In a normal year, the warming...
by Gary Howey | Apr 16, 2022 | Larry Myhre-IA
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal He stood quietly in the doorway of my office. A small, wiry old man wearing dirty bluejeans and a white T-shirt stained with weeks of sweat, dirt and who knows what else. He was about as tan as a white person can get, and from his...
by Gary Howey | Mar 8, 2022 | Larry Myhre-IA
Can fly tying be considered an art form? In my opinion, no. But, others disagree. This traditional salmon fly, “The Evening Star” is certainly very beautiful, and I tied it for display, not fishing. Fly tying has been a passion of mine since 1966. (Photo...