Hey y'all. I've never fly fished before, ever. We have an old rod with some line on it, who knows how old it is (the line) so it definitely needs replacing. I got pretty good at using a bait caster over this past summer and I'd like to start learning to fly fish this spring. We don't have trout near me, so can you catch bass and pan fish with a fly rod? How difficult of a skill is it to pick up? Can you use fly fish in ponds as well as a river? I'm sure these are really stupid questions to y'all, but I know virtually nothing about this sport.
Another thing that draws me to it is tying my own flies. I have tied one fly before at a kids conservation day camp type thing I went to 6-8 years ago. I remember really enjoying it and I think I'd still really like doing it. Any info you care to provide, links to informative websites, whatever I'd appreciate. Like I said I know nothing about this sport and would like some reliable information. Thanks.