I live in North west Florida and fly fishing for brim, shellcracker, and bass is my favorite fishing in the spring and summer. I would suggest when you get a rod and reel get a good one. If you are like most who try it, you will be hooked. I have use a fly rod for 20 plus years and I would recommend a Temple Fork in a 4 or 5 weight and a 7 1/2 foot length. The rod is light weight and has supper tip action. Be sure to size your fly line according to your rod weight. Line comes as Level, Tappered. Double Tappered, and Weight forward. I have used all these and prefer the weight forward. Weight forward enables you to throw a very accurate cast with very little effort. Reels are not as important as the rod and line because they simply hold the line. Automatic reels made by Martin are the best but because of the spring and larger size they tend to be heavy. I use a Temple Fork standard manual reel which is light weight and balance the rod very well. The Wal-mart rod combo's are bulky just do not feel good while casting or retreiving that 1 lb shell cracker. Bass Pro does have a great selection and would be the place to start. Fly fishing is adictive and one of the most enjoyable forms of fishing you will experence. I will start my fly fishing very soon and I have already started getting my gear ready. LOL Lots of luck with your fly fishing