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Glasso Gold Heron
Syd Glasso
| Hook: | Partridge Bartleet Supreme CS10/1 #2/0.
| Rib: | Medium gold oval tinsel,
with a counter-rib of fine round gold tinsel.
| Body: | rear 2/3 flat gold tinsel,
front 1/3 orange seal.
| Hackle: | Tan dyed Asian purple heron, in the dubbed part only.
| Collar: | American widgeon.
| Wing: | American widgeon flank, tented.
| Head: | Orange.
| Note: | A modern Pacific Northwest pattern,
not to be confused with the original Speyside pattern,
which was fished well over 100 years ago.
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Fly tied and photographed by R. J. Brown.
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