theres a place in canningvale opposite the markets...he used to carry a range of gear but is cutting back. he had combos 8wt with line etc..$400 i think. give him a try.

Try Chris at Flyworld or Rohan at Bluewater Melville.

The problem with fly gear is that it can be quite expensive (especially the rods!). To get something equivalent in range to say a spin reel combo, you'd be looking at a fair bit more money. E.g. Sage rods, which are probably the most popular start at $350 and go up a LOT from there.

With fly fishing, the thing to remember for gear is that the order of importance goes line -> rod -> reel. So dont cheap out on the flyline or you'll just want to give it up super quick. I quite like the Rio lines (over say SA or the other ones). Particuarily their outbound lines, which are great when you want to punch a line out quickly instead of worrying about delicate precision (e.g. bluewater vs freshwater as a "general" rule). Flyworld have the Rio lines cheaper than elsewhere btw ;)

For rods, there used to be the Peter Morse Wildfish range which apparently had really good reviews, but the last I heard (while ago) was that they had trouble getting the blanks, so maybe check with bluewater and see whats up there? If still available, consensus was that they were a great value rod.

Reels, just pick one you like I guess. Personally I dont like ones with inbound line clickers. Go for a light one if you can (you're doing a LOT of waving of that wand).

I was using a 8wt in exi, but switched to a 7 just as its lighter to cast all day from the beaches. Still landed some multiple kilo salmon on it, and a few decent size sharkies. Apparantly i push my gear harder than most fly fishermen (but having caught a fair number of fish on a fair number of "regular" gear rods, I know where the limits are and have never snapped one....cars withstanding).

What species are you wanting to chase though? Off the beaches, out of a boat more so?

 cheers for the info Matt. It will be used mostly for Spangos, Trevs and maybe mackies. Mostly from quobba/exxy etc - Landbased.

The best simple piece of advice I can give you from my experiences so far with fly fishing is that make sure you do not skimp out on the line, makes a huge difference. Get quality and learning to cast is easier.

I would go a 7 or 8wt and you can fish in the river for flatties n bream. I have a 5wt but that's only cos its purely for river fishing.

 All good advice-

I use and 8 wieght Rod and 9w FW ( Forward Wieghted line ) as stated presentaion not so critical with SW fishing infact a good slap down on the water can help.

Any lighter than 8 wieght and your fly fishing days will be limited on the windy west coast especially when your just starting out, another tip would be leave the spin gear at home to many people get frustrated and go grab the spin tackle out of the car.

Catchng a good trevally or Queeny on fly is some feat.

Good luck

Boomer 

 If you're gonna fish quobba and want to chase mackies and trevs, I wouldn't go the 7 weight. A 9 would probably be most suited but you could get away with a 8wt if the right rod. 

With outbound 6s outbound lines on a 7 weight I've punched a reasonable distance out on a reasonably windy day. Full floaters on the other hand aren't quite as easy...

love the outbounds. Cut through the wind and sink like a rock. Good for me as either I'm fishing Bluewater and want to be a few m under, or fishing beaches for a fish school running past and at exi beaches, you tend to want the fly on the bottom. Intermediates are fine but take a lot longer to get down so you gotta see the school earlier. Intermediate or intermediates-floaters have more stealth though. I have two lines on two spoils. Spare spools are really useful!

also, make sure you get a good stripping basket. Won't need it in all situations, but useful in some. Put zip ties facing up in the bottom if it doesn't have something similar (or else you're stuffed if you need to run up a beach or scramble over rocks chasing a school. 

good advice. last time if fished there thte 8wt only got used one day out of 7, it wasnt quite enought stick. As above, 9wt would be best for those speies, it will allow you to throw bigger flies.

Check out the nitro innovator, i had a 8wt and they are good sticks....and cheaper than sage etc.

Leemo I caught my salmon off the stones on a $180 8-9wt Reddington beginners combo haha. But I suppose if you got the skill you can just about do anything ;)