We fish 3wt rods in this area quite a bit. For the past several seasons I've been using an 8' 3wt from the Shelbyville Rod Company in Michigan and have enjoyed it quite a bit. It's out of their Journey series which they list as beginners rods, but I find it has a nice quite soft touch that's enjoyable to fish and what is needed on a number of the streams in western Wisconsin. Check them at [url=http://www.shelbyvillerod.com:45e19]www.shelbyvillerod.com[/url:45e19]