gadabout 0 Report post Posted March 14, 2022 In a taped interview, Vince Marinaro mentioned that he adapted the Tomah Joe wet fly into an Atlantic Salmon pattern. Does anyone know what his adaptation was? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SalarMan 0 Report post Posted March 14, 2022 12 hours ago, gadabout said: In a taped interview, Vince Marinaro mentioned that he adapted the Tomah Joe wet fly into an Atlantic Salmon pattern. Does anyone know what his adaptation was? I could be wrong, but to the best of my memory from conversations with Vince, the only thing he did was use a standard salmon hook instead of your basic down eye wet fly hook. I do not recall any mention of any other changes to the pattern. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted March 14, 2022 it wasnt that hard 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) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gadabout 0 Report post Posted March 15, 2022 I’ll have to look for the interview, but if i remember correctly, it was more than just a hook change. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SalarMan 0 Report post Posted March 15, 2022 I'm going back to conversations from the 1970's...maybe the very early 1980's. So who knows????? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gadabout 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2022 Well I finally was able to dig out the interview. Sounds like he added a topping (presumably golden pheasant crest), and cheeks of blue chatterer with jungle cock. Also, he changed the body to yellow seal’s fur with silver ribbing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2022 now you have the recipe its time to tie one and post it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SalarMan 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2022 10 hours ago, gadabout said: Well I finally was able to dig out the interview. Sounds like he added a topping (presumably golden pheasant crest), and cheeks of blue chatterer with jungle cock. Also, he changed the body to yellow seal’s fur with silver ribbing. The colors may be basically the same, but Vince's version sure ain't no Tomah Joe. But like so many salmon flies they change and evolve over the years. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gadabout 0 Report post Posted March 18, 2022 23 hours ago, flytire said: now you have the recipe its time to tie one and post it One thing I forgot to mention is that Vince used a Golden Pheasant breast feather (red) for the tail. I have some on order. When I get it, I will give it a shot. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gadabout 0 Report post Posted April 1, 2022 Well here’s my amateurish first attempt at this. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gadabout 0 Report post Posted April 2, 2022 Maybe a tad better: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites