Monte Smith Flies

Glen Grant variation
(as in Bates' Fishing Atlantic Salmon)
Dressed by Monte Smith

 

Name	Glen Grant variation
Category	Atlantic Salmon Fly
Tag	Round silver tinsel
Tail	Golden pheasant breast (yellow) feather fibers
Body	Few turns of yellow wool, balance of black wool
Ribs	Flat silver and silver twist, counter-wrapped with silver twist
Hackle	Grey heron hackle (sub) from mid-body
Throat	Guinea
Wing	White tip turkey slips covered with two pair of jungle cock and a topping over all

Glen Grant variation was tied by Salmonfly.Net Contributing Fly Tyer, Monte Smith. This fly is a variation of the Spey fly originated by the Grant family around the middle of the 19th century.

You can see more of the flies tied by Monte Smith and many of his own designs at The Flies of Monte Smith.