for that reason use very small shot placed one above the 

 other, according to the force of the water. Such small shots 

 on the leader are not considered dangerous by the trout. 

 A large shot is bound to get fast between the stones to cause 

 no end of trouble and loss of time. Water of medium force 

 will carry a light lead along, sometimes floating it ten to 

 fifteen inches from the bottom. In quiet pools, one shot is 

 more than enough, and the "lifts" can be worked perfectly 

 natural with the rod tip. 



Early in the season streams are usually very full, with 

 strong currents, so that heavier sinkers are required. A 

 good place to drop the lead is between two eddies just below 

 a half submerged rock, the favorite haunts of big browns 

 and rainbows. For small brook trout of nine or ten inches 

 that prefer the rifts and shallow, swift waters, the lead should 

 be allowed to run along fifty or more feet ahead, then 

 worked from side to side reeling slowly backward. In such 

 water late this season I was very successful to hook several 

 doubles by placing an extra small size trout helgramite at 

 the end of leader with two nymphs placed above, fishing in 

 much the same manner as the wet angler fishes his three 

 flies. 



In lakes where trout lie deep longer size nymphs are best 

 use three on the leader first casting to likely places, then, 

 with slightly heavier sinker, try very slow trolling so that 

 the nymphs travel along as near the bottom as you can. 



The art of nymph fishing is not intended to replace fly 

 fishing, but rather a change of method and new lures never 

 before thought of, to entice trout only when they won't take 

 flies. You will find it a most desirable substitute for that 

 disagreeable and dirty habit of fishing with a worm. Don't 

 imagine, brother angler, your worming companion is going 

 to do better than you. He will get catfish, eels, sunfish, 

 perch and chubs, but you will get the trout. The worm 

 fisher rarely succeeds better than the fly fisher who under- 

 stands his methods fully and fishes with reasonable intelli- 

 gence. Aside from that you are a far better sportsman 



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