Flies That Catch Big Trout: Paul Procter’s CDC Spent Caddis

Paul Procter is well known for being an absolute machine when it comes to catching big trout on dry flies. A student of bugs, he spends countless days on the river observing fish behavior and hatch schedules, only taking a cast when he comes to a fish of a large size. As a result, he's become an expert on matching the hatch and feeding trout dry flies. Through this process, he's developed many extremely effective dry flies to fool these rising fish. Procter's Spent Caddis is just one such fly. Intended for the days when trout are keyed in on spent or crippled caddis, it can be absolutely essential if the fish aren't interested in adult caddis. Join Fulling Mill Technical Manager Steve Carew as he ties the pattern in this fly tying tutorial.

Tied on our Czech nymph hook this fly features our new Euro Nymph Body and Thorax Dubbing, our Flex Floss, our Bug Foam and our CDC. You can find all of the materials—and the finished flies—from this tying tutorial on our website below.

00:00 Introduction to Procter's Spent Caddis
00:33 Choosing the hook
00:59 Tying in the Flex Floss body rib
01:49 Dubbing the body
03:54 Adding the foam thorax cover
04:57 Dubbing the thorax
05:59 Finishing with CDC
07:39 Finishing the fly

Paul Procter is one of the most well-known anglers in the UK. An exceptionally talented angler and tier, Paul has dedicated his passion to targeting large brown trout. He’s traveled the world in search of them, visiting places like New Zealand, Iceland and Chile. But, he finds many of these specimens close to home in the UK. A fly fishing guide and fly tier, we're proud to offer many of his patterns at Fulling Mill.

[wvlongshooter]

I will definitely tie this one. It’s an absolutely great looking fly,

[johnshand]

Looks great! I will make a few up and try them next week on the Waioeka River down under in NZ. Thanks for the great pattern.