NEW BOTTOM-CREEPER BAITS FOR TROUT 51 



to attract trout to the surface. Such a combina- 

 tion has proved irresistible many times, espe- 

 cially down-stream jBshing in swift water, or a 

 fast runway through a long, deep pool. If the reader 

 will refer to Chapter VII and consult the chart- 

 plan he will at once know just where and how 

 to work this triple-lure cast. Here you have three 

 indestructible artificial baits for trout to last all 

 season — with luck — that perfectly imitate dif- 

 ferent kinds of natural trout food, that provide 

 a much higher art than worm fishing, and that 

 are effective at any time, place, or season, with 

 opportunity to cast and play the fish exactly the 

 same as with the most approved fly-fishing meth- 

 ods. I can say here, personally, that my trout- 

 fishing trips are a continuous delight, a constant 

 happy surprise. Being well equipped with a selec- 

 tion of minnows, lures, and flies, I have no worries 

 that they die or get lost. Snugly packed in sepa- 

 rate boxes, I take out as I wade along the stream 

 those lures I think most seductive, catch the fish, 

 and have a jolly time. 

 The third creeper is the trout-hellgrammite, which 

 differs from the caddis and nymph in form as w^ell 

 as habits, being entirely a bottom creeper, one 

 inch long (more or less) lighter and more olive- 



