Welcome from Canada.....there are many great folks here who can provide info on fly fishing, fly tying, and even rod building.....and great programs like Project Healing Waters that you might be able to tap into
"No matter how complicated life can get -- remember life is sometimes like fly fishing; after turning over every rock in the river trying to "match the hatch", you have probably spooked every fish for miles -- so don't let the "little things" BUG you -- just enjoy whatever you find." Mike Ormsby