WAPSI HEN CAPES

Introduce organic underwater movement and lifelike texture to your sub-surface patterns with Wapsi Hen Capes, available now at the Ugly Bug Fly Shop! While rooster capes are prized for their rigid, high-floating dry fly barbs, hen neck capes are universally celebrated for their soft, highly absorbent, and webby fiber profile. This unique texture allows the feathers to trap air bubbles and undulate beautifully under water, effortlessly mimicking the pulsing legs, gills, and wings of real aquatic insects. Each cape yields a wide range of feather sizes featuring excellent natural mottling and deep color variations. Incredibly easy to wrap without twisting on the hook shank, these resilient hen capes are a mandatory benchmark component for wrapping traditional soft-hackle wet flies, winging classic Matuka streamers, and pinning realistic collars onto your favorite everyday nymph patterns.