Steelieblue:
When I started this adventure, my partner & I were working w/ fly gear. We had a lot of fun, but didnt catch fish. So we changed to conventional gear, plugging & bait casting, and started catching fish. We're still learning.
We still carry the fly gear everytime we go. The idea is to catch 1 for meat on conventional tackle, then switch to the fly gear.
I wont bore you with the details of what tackle, or what fly gear to use, because its soooo personal.
When you get here, my first recommendation is to hook up with a good guide, (Bob, maybe?) and let him help with sorting out the wheat from the chaff as far as gear & methods are concerned. The time spent will be worth it.