Thanks for the big welcome! I have read almost all of fly fishing 101 on the home page. Really good articles. Also watched several videos on You Tube and practiced casting in the yard before I went to the creek.
I bought a Cortland 8' 6" 5/6 Silver Stream outfit at Wal Mart to start with. After reading the rod action section I think I might be more happy with a faster action rod but I should probably practice with this one more. Also picked up a few flies which I know very little about. Two day ago, I had never heard of tippet!
Any advise for a beginner as far as equipment would be appreciated!