78 FISHING GOSSIP. 



silk to the same piece of gut, so closely together, 

 that the barb of one hook may be about half an 

 inch distant from the barb of the other. The lower 

 hook is put through the creeper crossways a little 

 above the tail, and the upper hook is put through 

 about the shoulder, according to the size of the 

 creeper. The yellowest baits, and not the largest, are 

 generally considered to be the most attractive. A 

 short line is used, the bait thrown up stream, and 

 allowed to come down gradually with the current. 

 The creepers are or ought to be collected the evening 

 before fishing, and an old powder-flask may be con- 

 veniently used for keeping them in, and carrying 

 them to the river. 



W. P. 



