Tying a Syd Glasso Spey Fly; The ORANGE HERON

Here is the Recipe for the Orange Heron as I have tied it in this video.
Hook: Daiichi 2051 Size 3/0
Thread: Veevus 12/0 White
Tinsel: Flat Silver Danville Mylar #10
Rib: Veevus Large silver oval wrapped opposite over Heron hackle
Body: rear 2/3 Ovale orange silk, Front 1/3 Orange Seals Fur feathers MC
Hackle: 2 Medium Blue Heron Hackles
Throat: 2 Teal feathers, 1 side stripped on each wrapped separately.
Wing: 6 Orange small strung Chinese neck hackles (feathersmc)
Head: Orangs Danville 210 denier thread.
Hook/ Material Suppliers:
Partridge-of-Redditch.co.uk
Spritehooks.co.uk
Flyfishfood.com
Flytying.fish (also sells on ebay)
Feathersmc.com
FlyMakers (Etsy Store)
Malindas Fly Shop, Altmar NY [phone]
All Season Sports in Pulaski NY
Angry Rooster Fly Company
Also Ebay and Etsy searches will usually turn up good results as well

[@hauhine]

I learned a lot about spey style in general with the heron and tinsel process

[@flytyingwithrichlamonte]

So glad to hear that. There is a lot more to spey flies but this is a good foundation for a good spey fly!!!

[@stephenpritchard7300]

Fantastic work thank you going to tie one next week all the best

[@flytie_09]

Nice job Rich. Enjoy your shares here. Keep them coming.

[@flytyingwithrichlamonte]

Thank so much!!

[@tomcrowley9269]

your attention to detail always amazes me. Very nice job.

[@flytyingwithrichlamonte]

Thanks again man!! ✌

[@paulbridgers3820]

Another great looking fly, Thanks for sharing your knowledge and skill with us.

[@flytyingwithrichlamonte]

Thank you Paul!!! 😎✌ its my pleasure to share it! However limited my knowledge may be. Lol

[@jessebourneau6426]

really appreciate you going to the trouble of tying around the camera

[@flytyingwithrichlamonte]

Its my pleasure. I've gotten used to it now. Im happy to make these videos. Im tying the fly anyway so why not.film it and help others?

[@noelange1]

awesome, I might try that one using pheasant for a sub.

[@carlvaudin434]

this video really helped me a lot

[@89rexxin]

What a beauty.

[@flytyingwithrichlamonte]

Thanks man!

[@Adipper]

Rich, can you expand on the cape orange hackle (3 per side). The length and amount of web looks nice for Glasso pattern as opposed to stiff rooster hackle. Thanks.

[@flytyingwithrichlamonte]

Im not sure what you mean by expand on it. What I used, was just strung Chinese rooster neck hackle. I feel the neck hackle has as you said, good barb length and just the right amount of webbing to give these flies a very nice appearance. Chinese capes themselves are rather difficult to obtain so I used strung hackle from my favorite feather supplier. I get it from Feathersmc.com.

[@Adipper]

@@flytyingwithrichlamonte Many thanks Rich. I will look into alternate supply of orange neck hackle. My current supply lacks the sufficient web and/or length.

[@flytyingwithrichlamonte]

Your very welcome!!! Definitely have a look at Feathersmc.com. he has very good neck, saddle, and schlappin hackle in many different colors, as well as dyed India necks!

[@Marcus10mil]

Nice!
Question about the 3 pairs of hackle. How did you place them to each other? 1pair, 1 pair, 1 pair? Or left, left, left hackle to right, right, right hackle? Or......?
Thanks and keep them coming!
Cheers!

[@flytyingwithrichlamonte]

I should have showed how I did that. I placed all the lefts together, all the rights together, then put those together. So L,L,L, R,R,R

[@antoniopatrick5461]

Thanks for tying a PNW pattern!

[@flytyingwithrichlamonte]

Your welcome dude. Any others you would like to see?

[@davidkerr2285]

Very nice buddy, although I found it hard to watch until you wrapped the Heron 2-3 times, everything you were pulling fibres back etc I was shouting at you on the TV " Jesus Ich stop playing aboutwith the thing before you break it! 😬

[@flytyingwithrichlamonte]

🤣🤣 just gotta be gentle!