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. Pz 
