With a little bit of moose fur, pieces of fowl feathers, a really long piece of thread to hold it all together on a hook, Darren Rist whipped together his imitation of a trout's favorite meal. And all of that in about eight minutes, with pauses to chat.

"There are fishermen who might tie flies, and fly-tiers who do some fishing," said Rist. "But I like to think of myself as a fly-tier who fishes."