Conditions: Sunny, 65 degrees, light breeze. I accessed the creek at a bridge on a gravel road that shoots east off the highway. My intensions were to scout the creek downstream to the confluence with the river. This hike is about three quarters of a mile. I know the upper section of this creek intimately. [...]
Apr 28, 2009 | Categories: Blue Flowers, Fishing Reports, Houston County, Spring Creeks, White Flowers, Wild Flowers, Yellow Flowers | Tags: 2009, April, Fishing Links, Fly Fishing, Heath Sershen, Minnesota, SershenBros, Spring, Trout, Wildflowers | Leave A Comment »
The world record Golden Redhorse was caught in the Root River in 2007 by Andy Geving. In this video I target Golden Redhorse with crawlers in a plunge pool. Golden Redhorse are often incorrectly identified by anglers. Most anglers accept them as carp. In southeast Minnesota most call them suckers. Only a keen few can [...]
Apr 27, 2009 | Categories: Fillmore County, Fishing Reports, The Root River, Video | Tags: 2009, April, Fishing Links, Heath Sershen, Minnesota, Redhorse, Root River, Spring | Leave A Comment »
A master angler catches fish for mental health reasons. Typically the larger the fish the more mental health one gains. This time of the year in SE Minnesota’s Root River an angler can catch 40 fish over two pounds in one day. Of course this angler must be able. This video shows a few tricks [...]
Apr 25, 2009 | Categories: Fillmore County, Fishing Reports, Rivers, The Root River, Video | Tags: 2009, April, Fillmore County, Fishing Links, Fly Fishing, Heath Sershen, Minnesota, Redhorse, Root River, Spring | Leave A Comment »
Each spring brings neat things to SE Minnesota. There are the hatching mayflies, flying caddis, blooming wildflowers, slurping trout and the annual run of Redhorse on the Root River. Watch this video and see what Minnesota’s World Class Root River has to offer anglers in late April.
Apr 24, 2009 | Categories: County, Fillmore County, Fishing Reports, South Fork Root River, The Root River, Video | Tags: 2009, April, Fillmore County, Fishing Links, Fly Fishing, Heath Sershen, Redhorse, Root River, Trout | 1 Comment »
I found this creek while scouting with my father opening weekend in 2003. Mayflies were coming off. I had never experienced a mayfly hatch like this in a spring creek in 20 seasons of Trout angling. This was my second season of owning an actual trout fly rod. I had several seasons swinging flies in [...]
Apr 04, 2009 | Categories: Crooked Creek, Fishing Reports, Houston County, Video | Tags: 2009, April, beagle creek, Fly Fishing, Heath Sershen, Houston County, Spring, Trout | Leave A Comment »
Apr 24, 2008 | Categories: Fishing Reports, The Root River, Video | Tags: 2008, April, Fishing Links, Heath Sershen, Minnesota, outdoor, Redhorse, Root River, Spring, Trout, Video | Leave A Comment »

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Apr 25, 2007 | Categories: Fishing Reports, The Root River, Video | Tags: 2007, April, Fishing Links, Heath Sershen, Minnesota, Redhorse, Root River, Spring, Trout, Video | Leave A Comment »
Apr 20, 2007 | Categories: Fishing Reports, The Root River, Video | Tags: 2007, April, Fishing Links, Heath Sershen, Minnesota, outdoor, Redhorse, Root River, Spring, Trout, Video | Leave A Comment »
Apr 18, 2007 | Categories: Fishing Reports, The Root River, Video | Tags: 2007, April, Fishing Links, Heath Sershen, Minnesota, outdoor, Redhorse, Root River, Spring, Trout, Video | Leave A Comment »
Apr 11, 2006 | Categories: Fishing Reports, Rivers, The Whitewater River, Winona County | Tags: 2006, April, Fishing Links, Fly, Fly Fishing, Heath Sershen, Minnesota, Spring, Trout, WHitewater River | Leave A Comment »
Apr 30, 2005 | Categories: Fillmore County, Fishing Reports, Rivers, The Root River | Tags: 2005, April, Fillmore County, Fly Fishing, Heath Sershen, Minnesota, outdoor, Root River, Trout Fishing | Leave A Comment »
Apr 30, 2005 | Categories: Fillmore County, Fishing Reports, Spring Creeks, Trout Run Creek | Tags: 2005, April, Fillmore County, Fly Fishing, Heath Sershen, Minnesota, outdoor, Trout Fishing, Trout Run Creek | Leave A Comment »
Apr 29, 2005 | Categories: Fillmore County, Fishing Reports, Rivers, The Root River | Tags: 2005, April, Fillmore County, Fly Fishing, Heath Sershen, Minnesota, outdoor, Root River, Trout Fishing | Leave A Comment »
Apr 29, 2005 | Categories: Fishing Reports, Spring Creeks, Stockton Valley Creek, Winona County | Tags: 2005, April, Fly Fishing, Heath Sershen, Minnesota, outdoor, Stockton Valley Creek, Trout Fishing, Winona County | Leave A Comment »
Apr 24, 2005 | Categories: Fishing Reports, Prairie Island Spillway, Rivers, The Mississippi River, Winona County | Tags: 2005, April, Fly Fishing, Heath Sershen, Minnesota, Mississippi River, outdoor, Spring, Trout Fishing, Winona | Leave A Comment »
Apr 22, 2005 | Categories: Fishing Reports, Rivers, The Whitewater River, Winona County | Tags: 2005, April, Fly Fishing, Heath Sershen, Minnesota, outdoor, Spring, Trout Fishing, WHitewater River, Winona County | Leave A Comment »
Apr 17, 2005 | Categories: Crooked Creek, Fishing Reports, Houston County, Spring Creeks | Tags: 2005, April, Crooked Creek, Fly Fishing, Heath Sershen, Houston County, Minnesota, outdoor, Spring, Trout Fishing | Leave A Comment »
Apr 16, 2005 | Categories: Badger Creek, Fishing Reports, Houston County, Spring Creeks | Tags: 2005, April, Badger Creek, Fly Fishing, Heath Sershen, Houston County, Minnesota, outdoor, Spring, Trout Fishing | Leave A Comment »
Apr 16, 2005 | Categories: Beaver Creek, Fishing Reports, Houston County, Spring Creeks | Tags: 2005, April, Beaver Creek, Fly Fishing, Heath Sershen, Houston County, Minnesota, outdoor, Spring, Trout Fishing | Leave A Comment »
Apr 15, 2005 | Categories: Fillmore County, Fishing Reports, Spring Creeks, Trout Run Creek | Tags: 2005, April, Fillmore County, Fly Fishing, Heath Sershen, Minnesota, outdoor, Spring, Trout Fishing, Trout Run Creek | Leave A Comment »
Apr 14, 2005 | Categories: Boller's Lake, Fishing Reports, Lakes, Winona County | Tags: 2005, April, Coller's Lake, Fly Fishing, Heath Sershen, Minnesota, outdoor, Spring, Trout Fishing, Winona, Winona County | Leave A Comment »