by Gary Howey | May 24, 2020 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
Authors fishing partner Larry Starman with a few of the channel catfish that he and Gary Howey caught on a recent fishing trip on the Missouri River. (Gary Howey Photo) It seems as if everything is happening later this year, than in years past, with some...
by Gary Howey | Mar 20, 2020 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
Gettysburg guide and Watertown Native Chuck Krause and Gary Howey with a mixed bag, left to right a smallmouth bass, sauger, walleye and northern taken during the spring bite on the Missouri River near Gettysburg. (Larry Myhre Photo) Spring, arrives the...
by Gary Howey | Oct 10, 2019 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
As we came up into the waters surging through Gavin’s Point Dam, it was obvious that the 2019 Paddlefish season was underway, with “hundreds” of anglers lining the shore. Anglers were wall-to-wall from the warning sign at the end of the...
by Gary Howey | Sep 14, 2019 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
The catfish didn’t mess around, hitting the bait hard, as Larry Starman, Wynot, Nebraska picked up his rod, setting the hook, with rod bending over, indicating a good fish. The fish stayed down, immediately headed into one of the snags we were fishing....
by Gary Howey | Dec 27, 2018 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
I have applied for a paddlefish tag numerous times and fortunate enough to draw several tags. In years past, My daughter Mieke Slaba, Wagner, S.D. accompanied me, unfortunately, this particular year, she did not receive one. Our other Team members...
