The Free Press, Mankato, MN--Outdoors http://www.mankatofreepress.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:54:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/outdoors/local_story_195005326.html Bass Connection: Lures’ success rates have fish swimming scared http://www.mankatofreepress.com/outdoors/local_story_195005326.html If a lure is simply that good, then by all means, anglers should be able to fish with it. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:55:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/outdoors/local_story_342181043.html Minnesota Fishing Report: Updated July 18 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/outdoors/local_story_342181043.html MANKATO AREA Walleyes continue to be caught on the south end of Lake Hanska with spinners and crawlers. On Lake Washington, leeches are working best for walleyes in 14 feet, while crankbaits are the ticket on the weedlines of Madison Lake. Bass action is strong on all lakes in less than 10 feet, while the bays and points on Washington are providing steady panfish action. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:16:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/outdoors/local_story_188011825.html GPS forges path for next generation of travelers http://www.mankatofreepress.com/outdoors/local_story_188011825.html I bought my first Global Positioning System receiver more than a decade ago.It was expensive, had a prodigious appetite for AA batteries, and by today’s standards, was pretty basic. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:08:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/outdoors/local_story_188011203.html Bait shop perseverance http://www.mankatofreepress.com/outdoors/local_story_188011203.html At any given time this spring and summer, Cathy Winkler easily has several thousand heads of critters on her farm.But we’re not talking about cattle or pigs. Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:31:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/outdoors/local_story_181012359.html Texas rig works in Minnesota http://www.mankatofreepress.com/outdoors/local_story_181012359.html People always ask me why I stick with the Texas-rigged worm when the fishing pace is slow and it is harder to cover a lot of ground than say, a buzzbait, spinnerbait or crankbait. Well, of the 51 I’ve landed, 28 of those fish have come on Texas rigs, including a 6-pound whopper on opener with fellow Free Press staffer Tanner Kent and his father, Rex. Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:26:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/outdoors/local_story_181012744.html Local angler shows skills on tour http://www.mankatofreepress.com/outdoors/local_story_181012744.html Nate Brunz of Madison Lake won more than $6,000 in a walleye fishing contest. Sun, 15 Jun 2008 01:36:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/outdoors/local_story_167013511.html Bass Connection: Father's Day nets regrets http://www.mankatofreepress.com/outdoors/local_story_167013511.html The best thing a son or daughter could do for dad on Father's Day is take the old man fishing. Sun, 15 Jun 2008 01:33:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/outdoors/local_story_167013300.html Mankato area becoming hotbed for birds http://www.mankatofreepress.com/outdoors/local_story_167013300.html There was a time when a report into the newsroom of a bald eagle sighting sent photographers scurrying out the door armed with long lenses, all in the hope of catching a photograph of the regal birds. Sat, 07 Jun 2008 19:11:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/outdoors/local_story_159190943.html Conservation program on borrowed time http://www.mankatofreepress.com/outdoors/local_story_159190943.html Minnesota lost 80,000 acres of CRP in 2007 with contracts for another 270,000 acres expiring by 2010. Sat, 07 Jun 2008 15:11:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/outdoors/local_story_159151121.html Muskies Inc. meeting on Wednesday, June 11 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/outdoors/local_story_159151121.html The June meeting of Southern Crossroads Chapter 54 of Muskies Inc. will be held 6 p.m. Wednesday. Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:36:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/outdoors/local_story_156103337.html Fish eating advisory: Dept. of Health http://www.mankatofreepress.com/outdoors/local_story_156103337.html Check out the searchable document to look up health advisories on eating fish from any lake in Minnesota. Sat, 31 May 2008 17:56:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/outdoors/local_story_152175610.html Gas prices fueling high cost of fishing http://www.mankatofreepress.com/outdoors/local_story_152175610.html Remember those days when the cost of gas was just an incidental thing, one of the myriad minor expenses? Today, at $4 a gallon, it is the major expense of any road trip, fishing or otherwise. Tue, 27 May 2008 17:25:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/outdoors/local_story_146014837.html Bass Connection: Some things are better left unsaid http://www.mankatofreepress.com/outdoors/local_story_146014837.html If a person truly is out to just catch some fish, walleye are low on the spectrum. Sun, 25 May 2008 01:45:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/outdoors/local_story_146014657.html Fish, game resources get potential boost http://www.mankatofreepress.com/outdoors/local_story_146014657.html Sun, 18 May 2008 01:28:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/outdoors/local_story_139012641.html Bass Connection: Getting into bed with spawning bass http://www.mankatofreepress.com/outdoors/local_story_139012641.html The Minnesota bass fishing opener (the real opener in my book) is a unique opener in that the purpose of the delayed start is to allow the bass to go through the spawn somewhat protected.