Fly fishing...old dog new tricks ?

[rutgersfan1]

am not getting any younger and for years have figured to eventually give fly fishing a try...on THIS side of the pearly gates at least. now seems like a good time.

is this something one can learn to do on his own ? or are lessons/camps the way to go ?

Can someone suggest a decent and relatively affordable fly rod set up and place to purcahse ? Maybe for use only a couple times a year if I can get the hang of it.