by Gary Howey | Apr 18, 2018 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field, Uncategorized
Open water anglers have been not so patiently waiting for the ice to come off the Missouri River reservoirs, and once it does, a mass migration towards the river begins as vehicles pulling boats head out to take advantage of the “Pre-Spawn” bite and...
by Gary Howey | Mar 24, 2018 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
It may have not arrived as quick as we had hoped it would, but there is no doubt that winter is winding down. This year, we had one of those winters like the ones I used to see where I grew up back home, in Watertown, South Dakota when the snowdrifts...
by Gary Howey | Oct 4, 2017 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
As we grow older, we find that some of our senses are not quite as acute as they were in our younger years and being successful in the outdoors may become a little tougher. It could be your hearing or perhaps your vision. Several things are available that...
by Gary Howey | Jun 14, 2017 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
The bobber rig on the end of my line was about to reach the boat, when a dark shadow, a huge muskie rose up from the depths, paying little attention to my 1/16 ounce jig and leech as it slid by my lure and into the cabbage weed in the deep water. ...
by Gary Howey | Feb 26, 2015 | "Siouxland Outdoors" Columns
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal WATERTOWN, S.D. | It was beginning to look bad for the home team. We had been on the ice for about three hours and had only one walleye to show for it. And that one had been caught by our friend Chuck Krause, Gettysburg, S.D., who...