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method of angling is precisely similar to that 

 used in up-stream worm-fishing, quick striking 

 being necessary, but a shorter line must be em- 

 ployed, owing to the softness of the bait. 



The best places are rough strong currents 

 full of boulders or rocks, and the greatest care 

 should be taken in fishing the upper parts of all 

 streams, as these are the spots where creepers do 

 most abound. All streamy or broken water 

 ought to be fished, but less attention should be 

 given to very shallow places than is necessary in 

 worm-fishing. The largest and clearest-coloured 

 baits are best. 



There is also an autumn creeper with which 

 trout may be taken ; it is, so far as we can see, 

 but little different from the spring creeper ; but 

 we have not as yet satisfied ourselves as to the 

 identity of its parent-fly. 



CADDIS BAIT AND SCREW. In this connec- 

 tion it may also be well to mention that caddis 

 bait and the screw, or fresh-water shrimp, may 

 be used in the same way as the creeper. The 

 caddis, however, does better in pools than in 

 streams. A good combination is to use caddis in 

 the pools, creeper in the streams. 



MAY-FLY. The conditions most favourable to 

 May-fly fishing are almost the exact opposite of 

 those for creeper. A porter-coloured water, either 

 during the rise or fall of a spate, is by far the 



