The Whiting Hen Cape is the most widely used Hen cape in the world today. It provides a high quality feather excellent for a myriad of tying applications. Hen cape hackle is a basic and essential tying material. One of its principle uses is for upright dry fly wings. Or when wrapped it creates a great nymph or wet fly collar. The larger hen cape feathers are also excellent for matuka flies, streamers and whole feather wings. Every fly tier should have a full array of hen capes at their tying bench.
