Loufly, I am pretty new to fly fishing myself. I live South of Buffalo, NY on the shores of Lake Erie and am primarily a steelhead fisherman.
I am in my 3rd year of fly fishing and am just beginning to tie my own flies. This sport is expensive and every dollar spent is well worth it. It is fun and I have learned alot from this website, as well as fished with a member here.
The one thing I realized is that the more I fish with the fly rod, the more I have to learn. It's quite a journey, so enjoy it!
There's no sense in being dumb unless you get to show it off once in a while...