Some further advice and guidence for MikeC the newbe flyfisher......welcome back from the darkness.

This may help you get started.

Often early in the season bloodworms are more popular than chronies....you better have some.

The strike zone is definately 2' off bottom early on,but may be otherwise as the fish get more active . I always start at 1-2' and watch the fishnbuddy for fish on the bottomfinder.

The "second strike zone is depth in the lake where the "feed " is going on. This can be critical and usually a band no more than 4' in depth widel It tends to be shallow early (often 4-6' depth) and progresses deeper till they hit the thermocline. Search till you find it....don't sit on one depth.

When you pass about 12 feet depth later in the season,you will have trouble casting unless you are a magician.
At this point you will need to "Discover" the quick release indicator and the false roll cast till your fly reaches the surface .....then a giant flip.
It's not much fun, but hell it's better than not getting bites, which is what you will do all summer when they're on the "cline" unless you master this.

For flies there are many good chronie patterns but you cant beat black/white rib in 12 to 16 for most of our lakes. Buy a couple dozen different patterns/colors to start and then learn to copy them on your vise.

Welcome to "Enlightenment". You will catch many more fish than you ever thought you could!! LET THEM ALL GO TO GET BIGGER!