by Gary Howey | Jul 23, 2015 | "Siouxland Outdoors" Columns
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal PIERRE, S.D. | The prairie swept away to the west like an endless sea of waving grass. It was shortly after dawn and antelope and deer scampered away from our vehicles as Gary Howey and Steve Nelson guided their trucks down the...
by Gary Howey | Jul 16, 2015 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
Lake of the Woods is a pristine 50,000-acre lake along the Minnesota and Canada borders. There you will find, 65,000 miles of shoreline, numerous bays and over 14,000 islands, and some of the finest fishing available in North America. This would be our destination...
by Gary Howey | Jun 22, 2015 | "Siouxland Outdoors" Columns
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal. WILLIAMS, Minn. | We were no more than a half a mile out from the mouth of Zippel Bay when Nick began zig-zagging over the reef below his 30-foot charter boat. Satisfied with what he saw on the depth finder, he hit the...
by Gary Howey | Jun 22, 2015 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
Grand Forks, N.D. The water in the Red River was up, up a lot, up thirteen feet with debris, branches, logs and even entire trees, floating by as they headed north towards Canada. The Red River begins its journey north where the Bois de Sioux and the Otter Trail...
by Gary Howey | Jun 11, 2015 | "Siouxland Outdoors" Columns
ORTONVILLE, Minn. | Big Stone Lake is a 26-mile long fish factory. Long known for its excellent walleye fishing, and in the past few years an exploding perch population, few anglers are aware of the excellent fishing for other species. Take panfish, for instance. When...
