Hey everyone,
I'm new to the area, going to school in Winona, and was thinking about getting started fly fishing again. I'm originally from the Twin Cities and have some fly fishing experience on Lake Minnetonka for mostly sunnies and crappies, but have never fished for trout before.
I have a St. Croix Reign fly rod, 7'6" 4-line weight, 3.0 oz, with a Scientific Anglers model 456 reel. This seemed to work pretty well for the small fish on Lake Minnetonka I caught, but would it be a good setup for the trout of SE Minnesota?
How big do the trout usually get around here? What I'm going to school for has taken me around the bluffs and into nearby streams, so I feel good that the shorter fly rod would be best, but what would anyone else suggest? I've looked for tips on what to buy to fish for trout, but they always use the terms big, medium, and small in reference to the size of fish you will be catching. Are the trout in SE Minnesota considered small, medium, or large in terms of trout size?
Any advice would be great, thanks!