and others of a similar color, but smaller in size. Another 

 is a general tone of pink to imitate several insect creepers 

 that have the body of a pink or red orange color. The 

 third is in black and silver to imitate the creepers of the black 

 dose, chocolate, marsh brown and other species with bodies 

 dark in color, which are more abundant later in the season. 



Many anglers succeeded in getting trout on my yellow 

 and black nymphs during the last three seasons ; quite a few 

 suggested a change from a long shank hook to a short one, 

 same size as the No. 6 dry fly hook. Both long and short 

 are good, according to depth of water, the short shank being 

 best suited to shallow water. 



While testing the new nymphs late this fall I found it 

 best to use a detachable weighted snell to have the nymph 

 drop quickly to the bottom. Cut off an old fly from a loose 

 snell and at the end fasten on a single bird shot, then fasten 

 the snell to first knot of leader, about ten inches up. If the 

 leader is bent into a position to allow the nymph to float 

 away with water flow and the lead end of line on the bottom 

 the position is right, with "lifts" very slow to the surface, 

 then back, and repeated several times you get a fair imitation 

 of nymphs rising to the surface. Should it happen you see 

 a rise or you wish to play the nymph dry fly fashion, you 

 unslip the leader snell loop off the leader, to leave the nymph 

 at end of leader. 



I can predict a quick rise in popular esteem for nymph 

 fishing at opening of the season, in place of the old style 

 worm fishing. 



Nymph fishing at the bottom requires that you cast down 

 stream, the best places being along runways, in about three 

 or four feet of water indeed, the deeper the water the 

 chances are more favorable. Nymph creepers never abide 

 in the shallows, especially if the water is swift; slow moving 

 waters are the best places to make your casts, which need 

 not be over twenty-five feet from you. 



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