Originally Posted by
Donald Nicolson
Garry was the dog's name, also known as the Minister's Dog, Golder Dog and Yellow Dog, and probably a few more.
It was a golden retriever, tied by John Wright of Sprouston on the Tweed, whose father tied the original version of
the Greenwell's Glory. A nice batch of flies you have dressed.
Only points are photographic, they are a wee bit too large, but that may be the settings on my laptop,
and if you use a coloured card (white, pale blue, pale green etc) behind the fly, it shows more clearly.
You may think I am a grumpy old bugger, well, I am. Never mind I do like your flies.
Oh! and by-the-way there is an excellent book with some very good stories to go with the recipes
of a lot of the older flies.
"Two Hundred Popular Flies" by Tom Stewart. Not too dear, about $6.00 upwards on ABbooks.
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