I?m glad you had fun. Often when I am coaching a newbie I recommend a 'gill pond because the learning curve really accelerates when you are catching. You received good advice on flies (and caught fish) but I saw no mention of presentation. IMHO the colour of the lure for those species is less important than movement. Since you are used to fishing for trout in streams I suggest that you pay good attention to manipulating the fly in ponds so that it does the 3 T's (tremble, tingle and twitch). I believe that if the fly (bug or streamer) can be made to dance and quiver you can CALL the bass to the fly. Good Luck.