by Gary Howey | Dec 22, 2025 | "Of the Outdoors" Columns, Structure
IF YOU’RE GOING TO CATCH FISH, YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT STRUCTURE. STRUCTURE CAN BE A POINT DROPPING INO DEEPER WATER, ROCK PILES, SUBMERGED LOGS, WEED LINES AS WELL AS A TRANSITION FROM A SOFT BOTTOM, A MUDDY BOTTOM TO A HARD BOTTOM. THE REASON FISH RELATE...
by Gary Howey | Nov 7, 2025 | Bluegill, Clear Water, Crappie, Crawlers, Farm Ponds, Gary Howey-NE., Gary’s Thoughts from the Field, Northeastern South Dakota, Perch, Pike, Slip Bobbers, Spinnerbaits
WHEN I FIRST MOVED INTO NEBRASKA AFTER I GOT OUT OF THE MILITARY, I DISCOVERED MOST OF THE ANGLERS DID THE MAJORITY OF THEIR FISHING ON THE MISSOURI RIVER, SINCE I DIDN’T HAVE A BOAT, I NEEDED TO FIGURE SOMETHING OUT. THE FISHING I DID AT THAT TIME WAS FROM THE...
by Gary Howey | May 30, 2019 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
I know most of you have heard that 10% of the water holds 90% of the fish and I know this for a fact, as many times while out fishing, I know I have spent too much time fishing that 90% of the water that did not hold fish. The key to catching many species of fish is...
by Gary Howey | Apr 26, 2017 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
You won’t have to look very far in most fishing publications or on a fishing show where you won’t hear the words structure mentioned several times. One thing is for sure, when you locate the structure on a farm pond, Lake Oahe or Lake...
