CHAPTER IV. 

 CREEPER FISHING. 



THE Creeper is the larvae of the Stone 

 Fly, usually termed the " May Fly " in the 

 north, because it generally makes its 

 appearance towards the end of May. In 

 the larvae stage it is one of the most deadly 

 lures. Creeper-fishing works well as soon 

 as trout commence to improve in con- 

 dition, and are capable of feeding in the 

 streams. It may be commenced about the 

 beginning of April. Many anglers make 

 the mistake of fishing creeper when the 

 best of the season is over, inasmuch as 

 they are hatched in the bed of the river, 

 and it is while they are leaving the deeper 

 water in the streams for the sides to hatch 

 out in the fly that the trout come naturally 



