October 8, 2013 • Page 19 shop online at www.missourivalleyshopper.com Tagged Lake Oahe Salmon: From Silver to Gold Howey From Page 18 Neb., is a former tournament angler, fishing and hunting guide. Howey is the Producer/Host of the award winning Outdoorsmen Adventures television series. In Yankton, the series also airs on local channels 2 & 98 Saturday at 6:30 pm and Sunday at 7:00 am. He and Simon Fuller are the hosts of the Outdoor Adventures radio program Monday-Saturday at 6:45 am on Classic Hits 106.3 and ESPN Sports Radio 1570. If you are looking for more outdoor information, check out www.outdoorsmenadventures.com. ty-one fish in the box weighing over two hundred pounds, which would be used for trapping bait, which was not a bad day on the river. Bow fishing is a great sport, helps to get rid of some of the invasive species and if you score them and deep fat fry them, they're pretty darn good eating. So, grab your bow add a reel with some "really" strong string, tie on a fish arrow and give bow fishing a try. Gary Howey, Hartington, PIERRE, S.D. - The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department is asking anglers to assist in an evaluation into how stocking salmon at different locations might improve survival and catches, and anglers could earn $100 or more in the process. GFP is encouraging anglers to turn in heads of tagged Chinook salmon caught on Lake Oahe and the Oahe Tailwaters. “Research projects are underway evaluating salmon return to anglers. Reporting of tagged salmon by anglers is a crucial part of the research,” GFP Fisheries Biologist Robert Hanten said. According to Hanten, thousands of speciallytagged Chinook salmon have been stocked in Lake Oahe and implanted with small, coded-wire tags, only a millimeter long and the diameter of human hair. Although tags cannot be seen by anglers, tagged fish can be identified by the absence of a tiny fin on their back. “Salmon have a small fleshy-lobed adipose fin directly in front of their tail, but this fin is removed as part of the tagging process,” Hanten said. “If anglers catch a salmon missing the adipose fin, we would like them to turn in the fresh or frozen head of that salmon at the GFP Fort Pierre District Office, Oahe Marina, Spring Creek Resort and Deep Water Marina, Carl’s Bait Shop or West Whitlock Recreation Area.” Information on where and when a salmon was caught, along with the angler’s address and phone number, must be included when submitting salmon heads. In addition, a codedwire tag must be found in the head of the fish by GFP staff to result as an entry in the contest. “Even though every salmon missing an adipose fin was implanted with a coded-wire tag, some fish lose their tags during hatchery rearing, meaning not all fish caught by anglers without an adipose fin will contain a tag,” said Hanten. Ten $100 rewards will be issued each calendar year, with a maximum of three rewards per person per year. The annual drawing for winners of the $100 prizes will occur by Jan. 1. For more information, visit: http://gfp.sd.gov/fishing-boating/salmontags.aspx, write to the Fort Pierre District Office, 20641 SD Hwy 1806, Fort Pierre, SD 57532 or call 605.223.7681. gear up for your best hunting season Carry Lite EZ Buck Deer Decoy Range Finders by Wildgame Innovations starting at 169.00 $ 169.99 $ 99.99 $ Start This Season Off On The Right Foot 10x Binoculars 79.99 $ Manzella Gloves 29.99 Full Body, 2 Count 49.99 8.49 Briar Proof Upland Vest Training collar, 1 mile range Strap Adj. Game Vest 9.99 $ Sighton Rifle Scope 3 - 9x40 329.00 In The Field Ozone Generator Blankets your scent zone with scent destroying ozone! 399.99 $ Trap Thrower 29.99 $ 29.99 279.99 $ Do-All Competitor $ Tree Spider Micro Harness Tree Stand Safety Harness Game Shears 12 gauge, 3”, wood or synthetic after mail-in rebate 13.99 Front-loading, Blaze Orange $ Remington 870 Express Small Game Loads starting at Pheasant Loads $ starting at $ $ DT 1810 Plus Allen Upland starting at Flambeau Goose Decoys $ 15.99 $ Hunting Boots Flambeau Duck Decoys One Dozen Waterkeel Ameristep Grizzly Deer Cart 114.99 $ 9.99 $ Muck Boot Company Woodland Explored 149.99 $ Trap Supplies Full Line Duke Traps Scents Lures 134.99 $ “Where the Buck Stops and the Hunter Shops! Dakota Archery & Outdoor Sports 2305 E. Hwy. 50, Yankton, SD 665-8340 Open Every Night Till 9 p.m. Like Us On Facebook!