Collie Dog fly

The Collie Dog fly and Brooks Sunray shadow is found in the Hall of Fame of salmon flies. The Collie dog is originally a Scottish fly from the late 18´century. It was probably one of the very – if not the first hair-wing salmon flies ever to be made, and it was most likely tied with hair from a dog like the Border collie.

Here is a set of original Sunray Shadow flies as they were presented and sold in shops in Europa in the ’80s