Chinese Cock Necks #2

Larger necks with softer hackles. Ideal for wet and salmon flies as well as streamer patterns.

The Chinese Cock Neck Capes come from the back of the bird’s neck downwards towards their rear. These capes come in 12 vibrantly dyed colours. They are generally used for wet fly tying as the feathers on the cape have stiff barbs which help the keep their shape when in the water.

The neck capes are generally quite wide and have soft hackle which is great for creating cheek patterns on wet trout flies and salmon flies. The feathers are often used for streamer patterns too.

Common Flies with Chinese Cock Capes is the Plastic Tube Teal & Blue Salmon fly, the Aurora Cascade and the Flame Yellow.

The Chinese Cock Cape is great value for money at approximately 10cm in Length x 3.5cm in Width and comes with a lot of usable feathers.