Seamoose,
Post it in the fly tackle section of the board. There are lots PNW spef fishers on the board now who will be interested. That rod is for the big rivers out west.
Upper Midwest great lakes states have some great trout, salmon, steelhead rivers for fishing. Thats why it is hard for me to get on a plane and go west with all of the oppurtunities within a 3 hour drive of Chicago area. Actually can be into good steelhead fishing in 90 minutes. Whats unique about here is that you can fish for these species essentially 12 months a year. Back east it was April to September for trout. At first it was strange to fish in the winter for trout and steelhead, but I got used to it fast.
As for fly fishing in your area now, I would gear up for the stripers and blues which I hear are excellent now in NJ. Try IBSP, love that place. For fresh water I grew up trout fishing the Catskills, Beaverkill, Willowemuc, etc. Loved the West, East, and Main branches of the Delaware also. Try kayaking the delaware. I was getting into the Shad fishing when I left in 1979 for Mid west.
Smallmouth fishing in delaware was outstanding also.
Good luck and tight lines.
Hal