Boone-
I could write pages and pages of what you should do next, lol!
But I think your best bet is to get together with some of us and do some fly fishing!
But for now, here are some basics IMO:
Dry Flies: Fish these maybe 5% of the time. I only brake out the dries when I see a hatch and fish actively rising or if I'm fishing terrestrials in the summer months (grasshopers, cicadas, etc), even then...I am fishing a dropper off of the terrestrial. Key is to match the hatch!
Nymphs: Fish these 85% of the time. Nymphs immitate the insect larvae that fish feed on all day, every day. Thus, it should be your go-to fly and set-up. Keep it simple....there are a handful of basic nymphs that work EVERYWHERE!....pheasent tails, hares ears, zebra midges, princes, brassies, and copper johns (and their bead head versions). You will catch trout anywhere in the USA with those nymphs IMO. And always fish two nymphs at a time! And use a strike indicator!
Streamers/buggers: Fish these 10% of the time, unless you are lake fishing...then it should be 85% of the time. Wooly buggers in brown, black, white, and burgundy will work anywhere (bead heads are even better). Again, use two flies (use a large bh hares ear for your second fly, MONEY!). Clouser minnows, half/halfs, zonkers, and bunnies are all effective streamer patterns...great for rivers and big browns. Fish streamers by themselves, no second fly. Expect less fish with streamers in rivers, but bigger fish.
Everyone had their own system when it comes to fly fishing. This is just some of what I have found from fishing across the nation my entire life. The real trick is to find good trout waters out here. We will have to see how the CR pulls through all this. We need to all get together and RIP SOME LIPS!!!
-Rich