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The size of this Sunray
This an 110 – 130-millimeter fly…or big version – The tubing is 53 millimeters long – The tubing is 3.2/2.0 mm. thick – The tubing diameter is flexible due to the special nylon compound we have formulated – So bigger hooks than those we suggest could be used
Why are these long wing Sunray Shadow flies so good?
Gleaming baitfish
A substantial percentage of the food Atlantic salmon and steelhead eat at high seas is fish – often small silver fish like Capelin and sand-eel as seen on photo – Most likely the long-winged tube fly like the Sunray Shadow will encapsulate the essence of these fish
Baitfish like sand-eel is on the menu for salmon across the northern hemisphere – The Sunray Shadow is a very good representation of these gleaming and erratic
![salmon eat Sand-eel](https://rifflinghitch.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sand-eel-600x415.jpg)
![Iridescent sunray shado](https://rifflinghitch.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IMG_4343-600x389.jpeg)
Fish them fast!
These Iridescent flies are designed for fast waters and fast retrieve – A thin long wing gives the fly a very slender look and we cast them across the river on a 90-degree angle or even upstream… We retrieve them in a fast ripping motion.. and often leave them still – only – when we reach the rod tip… Most salmon will take this fly with a huge splash often jumping clear of the water… We strike when we see the fish jumping or the line tightens
From the Zebra Sunray series
Sunray Shadow Gold
Sunray Shadow type flies
Sunray Shadow type flies
Sunray Shadow type flies
Sunray Shadow type flies
Sunray Shadow type flies
Collie Dog Fly
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Charles H. (verified owner) –