Tomah Joe

[sonnaghan]

Saw this fly on UKFlydressing and thought the wing, Barred woodduck was ideal for a duck fly. Got some from Cookshill and initially folded the slip. BUT IT NEVER LOOKED Right. Too thick though the slips were only a centimetre and uneven when folded.
Tonight I took two slips from opposite feathers about 2mm wide and they look bril. The fibres are soft but quite thick and very well marked. I would post a photo but dont have the camera for it.
Has anyone else experience of this feather? To me it is a cracker because of it's contrast and the different shades in the fibers.
I dont want to go mad with the few I have left because they are a bit pricy-dearer I think than Grade A JC.By the way the feathers from Cookshill were excellent and I certainly am happy to get materials from them again. Service good too

[bbj]

I've some of these feathers lying in a box somewhere - always mean to try them - but haven't got around to it YET. I bought them on ebay a few years ago - and they were expensive, though the seller threw in some freebies.

[greenock]

Do you have a link to the one on UKFlydressing?

[sonnaghan]

Hope these links work
"Tomah-Jo - Old Flies - Fly Angler's OnLine week 169 "
Better learn to use the links!
You can find it by a search on UKFlydressing Guy called Airodnack posted it. Have just seen it. Sometime mid December 2009

[greenock]

Link worked mate does look like a nice fly.

[arkle]

It's not easy to analyse where the problem is without a clear pic, you know "a pics worth a 1000 words" etc. However there is another thread in UKFD's beginners section which may help, called "winging problems" See if that's of any help for you.

[sonnaghan]

Someone on this forum told me to roll a slip. I felt it too thick and uneven. Taking 2 slips from opposite feathers 2mm wide produces a much nicer wing for me