Mike Howe: Howe's Fishing
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Time for change
Were you surprised? Or were you prepared?
October Fishing
As we move deeper into autumn, with rapidly dropping water temperatures and much shorter daylight hours, the evidence of our changing world surrounds us, quite visually in fact.
Change is good!
Well, with two of the biggest weekends for fishing in Northwest Montana behind us (traditional opener and Memorial Weekend back to back) it looks like the weather is finally going to give us that last little push w…
Time for anglers to hit rivers; don’t forget new regs
For the most avid of anglers, especially for fly anglers who live to drift and/or wade the moving waters of Montana, this weekend is a holy one.
Fishing, a sure cure for the blues!
I doubt that is a newsflash for anyone, but in times like these, sometimes it pays to state the obvious.
The Middle Ground…
As we approach the end of March, and don’t forget you need a new 2020 license, fishing can become a bit of a challenge as the transition from ice fishing to open water begins.
A special March Madness
Well as March arrives (like a lion) we have lots to talk about!
A special March Madness
Well as March arrives (like a lion) we have lots to talk about!
Conditions, conditions...
In one of the mildest winters I can ever remember in my 22 years in Northwest Montana, I really am wondering what this will mean for our spring and summer conditions.
Conditions, conditions...
In one of the mildest winters I can ever remember in my 22 years in Northwest Montana, I really am wondering what this will mean for our spring and summer conditions.
Time for 'tip ups'
For today’s column, I will assume that many readers may have a very basic knowledge, or need a refresher on the many different types of “tip ups” there are. For starters, a basic tip up consists of a frame of some …
Hunting season not the end of fishing
Happy Hunting!
When scents make sense
Many anglers in many parts of the angling world would never dream of leaving the dock, stepping onto the river bank or even taking the kids to the trout pond without some kind of scent or attractant to help seal th…
Turnover times...
When we hear the word turnover, especially in the fall, it usually means someone coughed up the ball.
Take care when headed out on ice
The early arrival of frigid, winter weather signals an early ice fishing season across most of the West and Midwest, a condition that has hardcore ice anglers very excited.