Hello, and thanks ahead of time for all of your input. I live in Washington and have family in the Minneapolis/WhiteBear area and am planning on visiting next summer. I'm planning on driving from WA to MN, taking a couple of weeks and fishing. What time of the year (part of the summer) should I plan on making the trip? I have fished in lat summer on the Root River a number of years ago, and remember thinking that the water was a bit too warm to ensure survivability from catch/release trout fishing. I am much more of a trout fisherman than a bass/pike/muskee fisherman, but am willing to learn.
as always
peace and love
billyO
Truth be told the "spring" (April / May) is the best time to be out trout fishing in Minnesota. Summer can get real hot here and fishing is slow and miserable in the heat. In early July you get a nice Trico hatch, but you better be on the water before first light. There is a small window of opportunity.
The next best time is Fall (Sept. / Oct.). The weather cools down and the fishing picks up again.
