nfrechet
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NFRECHET......What is that black finish glossy "stuff" you finish off the head's with?
In north eastern Maine there is a warm water fishery called Tomah Stream. I fished it as a young boy, with my Dad, and a guide in a huge square end canoe. I remember catching many pickeral and smallmouth on white bucktails.
Classic Wet Fly Conversion to an Atlantic Salmon Fly
Tomah Joe
Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tail - Golden pheasant crescent
Butt - Peacock herl
Body - Flat gold tinsel
Throat - Red over yellow hackle fibers
Wing - Barred wood duck
Classic Wet Fly
Tomah Joe
Tail - Yellow
Butt - Peacock herl
Body - Gold tinsel
Hackle - Mixed scarlet and yellow
Wing - Barred wood duck or Mandarin
Forgotten Flies - Schmookler & Sils
"Tomah-Jo - Old Flies - Fly Angler's OnLine week 169 " (flyanglersonline.com)
If you buy a vise that is rotational you won't have to stand up to look down at the fly. Just rotate the head of the vise towards you. You can then see the top, far side, and bottom.Thanks guys, I was apprehensive about starting fly tying and spending the money as I didn’t know if I could do it and if so, be any good at it. I don’t have any depth perception and sometimes I must standup and look down at the hook to see where things are or where I am putting things on the hook. Also my old eye is not as good as it was when I was much younger.