by Gary Howey | Nov 5, 2021 | Larry Myhre-IA
I got an outdoors catalogue in the mail the other day. Right at the top of the front cover in bold letters were the words, “DO IT YOURSELF.” That kind of took me aback for a little bit. You see, I don’t think many outdoorsmen make much of anything anymore....
by Gary Howey | Sep 21, 2021 | Larry Myhre-IA
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal When that hot old July sun wraps Siouxland in its sweaty grasp, my thoughts turn to slop. Slop bass, that is. Slop is a bass fishing term that is used to describe shallow weeds which bloom into a duckweed covered,...
by Gary Howey | Aug 23, 2021 | "Siouxland Outdoors" Columns, Larry Myhre-IA
It started like this. A cane pole and the Big Sioux River. Eleven years later I would get my first boat and my fishing horizons would expand forever. (Photo by my mom) Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal As you go through life, you will experience many firsts. Most...
by Gary Howey | Aug 3, 2021 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
Pro Angler Ted Takasaki, South Dakota with one of the larger lake trout caught while ice fishing Sheridan Lake near Deadwood, S.D. Most folks are familiar with Deadwood, South Dakota, its history, its old west historic community in the Black Hills,...
by Gary Howey | Apr 28, 2021 | Larry Myhre-IA
These finesse rigs have taken bass fishing to a new level. Upper left is a Tokyo Rig with a curly tail grub. Upper right is another version of the Tokyo Rig with a swimbait rigged weedless. Lower left is the Ned Rig and lower right is the Neco Rig. (Larry Myhre Photo)...
