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I'd buy an 8 weight and a great book is Stripers and Streamers by Ray Bonderew (spelling?)
Don't get too carried away with your first rod and reel, it's easy to spend a ton of money. Remember cheap rods today are the equal of expensive ones ten years ago. The pflueger medalist reel will work and so will a temple fork rod.
An 8 wt floating line (yes floating you need to learn how to cast) some 1/0 chartruse and white clousers, some 12 or 15# yozuri hybrid for leader and go stand in an outflow with the rest of the guys and learn how to cast. Watch what the guys who are catching fish are doing. Have fun. Rhode Island has a great fly club.
One "secret" fly that has worked for me is very simple. 1/0 hook, tie on some black saddle hackle, cast in the white water off rocks. Short casts work fine.
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