It takes the 61-year-old Nolte four hours to tie one of his fully dressed Atlantic salmon flies. His finished flies are works of art that will never see a river or feel the teeth of a fish.

On this week's River Report NBC Montana caught up with legendary fly-tyer Wayne Gravatt. Gravatt unpacked the process of tying a salmon fly imitation.

Whether it's to reset our mental health or simply to take time out from the hurly-burly of work and urban life, many of us head for oceans and rivers to enjoy their restorative capacities.

I talked about it already. Timing is key. Temperature, time of year, run off level, there are a lot of variables. Each year has its own flavor. This year was no exception. The local salmonfly hatch ...

A 12 year old from Centre County, Pennsylvania makes high quality flies for fly fishing. He likes to fish for trout and bass locally.

The fly would only travel 15 to 20 feet into the river, and the drift would bring it back into the stream of salmon passing right against the shoreline.

Brian Peutherer caught the first fly-caught salmon on the Northumbrian Anglers Federation waters of the Coquet this week. He ...

Dennis Schrantz (bottom), recently caught this 28-inch, 13-pound king during his annual fly fishing trip to the Salmon River. Schrantz's buddy, Alan “Cowboy” Swanson, of Sarver, Penn., (top ...