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Myhre takes fishing enthusiasts on
(Feb. 18, 2008) – Siouxland outdoor writer
Larry Myhre will present “Fishing the Mighty
Mo” at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24 at the
Betty Strong Encounter Center on the
Missouri Riverfront. Admission will be free.
In the illustrated program, Myhre will
share his insight into finding and catching
channel catfish, flathead catfish, walleye,
sauger, smallmouth bass and other fish.
Myhre, the retired editor of the Sioux City
Journal, has lived along and fished the
Missouri River for more than 40 years.
Fishing enthusiasts don’t need a boat
to successfully fish the Missouri River.
While they can move through the water
quicker in a boat, they can find plenty to
catch from along the bank. “With few
exceptions, most of the game fish locations
are right along the bank. You just need to
know what to look for,” Myhre says.
The program will concentrate on fishing
the Missouri River in the Sioux City area.
However, Myhre will open the discussion to
fishing anywhere on the river system.
Myhre’s third presentation, “River Stories,”
will be on March 9.
Myhre continues his association with
The Journal as outdoors editor. He
produces news, features and photographs for
Sunday editions. He also edits and writes
for The Journal’s bimonthly
“Siouxland Outdoors” publication.
Myhre is affiliated with Outdoorsmen
Productions, a publishing and TV production
company headed by Gary Howey in Hartington,
Neb. He’s co-host of the Outdoorsmen
Adventures TV show and works with Howey on
other outdoors promotion, including guiding,
seminar presentations and public relations.
As a freelance writer, Myhre’s work has
been published in a number of magazines,
including Fur-Fish-Game, Fly
Fisherman, Fins and Feathers, and
Outdoor Life. He’s a frequent
contributor to Iowa Game and Fish,
and Great Plains Game and Fish
magazines.
He has been an active member of the
Outdoor Writers Association of America for
27 years and is a member of the Association
of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers.
Missouri River programs are presented
in cooperation with the Izaak Walton League
of America, one of the nation's oldest
conservation organizations. Izaak Walton has
almost 300 chapters dedicated to caring for
the country’s natural heritage and improving
outdoor recreational opportunities.
The Betty Strong Encounter Center is a
private, non-profit institution built and
sustained by Missouri River Historical
Development, Inc. (MRHD). It is connected to
the Sioux City Lewis & Clark Interpretive
Center on the Missouri Riverfront, exit 149
off I-29. Admission, all programs, exhibits
and activities are free. For more
information, visit
www.siouxcitylcic.comm or call
712-224-5242.
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'The key to catching fish on the
Missouri is to understand the prime time to
fish for each species throughout the year,”
Myhre says. “With the exception of catfish,
population densities are not high.
Understanding seasonal movements,
particularly of saugers and walleyes, is
important to success. There are times during
the year when these fish are concentrated in
very predictive areas and are easy to
catch.”