His flies are art excellent representations of the traditional Atlantic salmon patterns that adorn the walls of dens and museums worldwide. And his flies stand alone, without comparison.

On this fateful trip, Johnson's guide began telling him about his own hobby of Victorian salmon fly-tying. The ornate flies, the guide explained, were more of an art form than a fishing tool ...

The art of tying salmon flies involves shaping feathers and fur around a deadly hook - all to mimic a small fish. By all accounts, Marvin Nolte is one of the best traditional salmon fly "dressers ...

silver and gold into elaborate fishing flies - at once miniature works of art and absolutely lethal. Wherever men and women cast their lines for the mighty Atlantic salmon, her name is whispered ...

And it wasn't until maybe five years ago that I actually used my own flies. And now that's all I use." Outdoors There's something about the start of salmon season — and I'm lost without it ...

Tying flies is an art form because catching a salmon with one is such a tricky business. Salmon don't feed in fresh water but for some reason will strike at a well tied fly if it attracts their ...