Banksia Bug Fly Tying Video by Jay Zimmerman; this video gives examples of an underlayer/underbody to form a shape. This is sometimes done with a heavier material to build up the size/shape then an overlayer is added and follows the shape/contour of the underlayer; over layer of heavy tying thread; twist dubbing; ostrich herl use and whip finisher use.

“Banksia Bug (formerly known as the Patchouli Pupa) “I began tying this fly to imitate the masses of free-living caddis larva in all my home waters here in Colorado and elsewhere in trout streams all over the West…”

“I have found this pattern to work well in rivers with an abundance of small to medium-size stonefly nymphs leading me to believe my fly is suggestive enough for trout to mistake it for any number of long-bodied aquatic insects. With this in mind, I am now using this fly in lakes with equal success!”

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