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We have had our own Lars Christian Bentsen to demonstrate the tying of the Sunray Shadow.
Imagine an English gentleman and his wife, in a beautiful, big Jaguar with two 17’ Falcon split cane fly rods strapped to the roof, driving down a small access road to a majestic, Norwegian river and you have an image of inventor of what is one of the most succesful flies of the 20th century. The man behind this legendary and simple Sunray Shadow is Ray Brooks, an Englishman who fished Norwegian River Laerdal over two decades – the entire season. This is the fly that allways must be in the box of any salmonfisher - you can read more about the Sunrtay Shadow on the Ahrex blog right here:

https://ahrexhooks.com/2020/04/24/sunray-shadow/

Tube: Clear Flexitube - thick end of the tube
Thread: Black
Underwing: Polarbear (originally squirrel-tail) and two strands of flashabou
Overwing: Black goat (originally colobus monkey) and two peacock herl

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