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tered : Ufe a fmall Hackle^ if the Water be 

 clear ; or a bigger, if fomething dark ; efpe- 

 cially when you cannot know certainly, in this 

 Month or any other, what FJy is taken. 



In March ^ ufe all the fame Flies with Fe» 

 h'uary^ but make them lefs. The Names are 

 now, I. The Little-Whirling-dim^ made of the 

 Bottom Fur of a Squirrel' s-tail^ and the Wings 

 of the grey Feather of a wild Drake or Mai'* 

 lard, 2» The Early-hright-brown^ made either 

 of the Down of a Spaniel^ or the Hair of a 

 red Cow's Flank^ with a grey Wing. 3. The 

 JVhitiJlj-dun^ made of the Roots of Camels 

 Hair, and the Wings of a wild Mallard' % grey 

 Feather. 4. The Thorn-tree-fly ^ made of an 

 absolute hlack^ mix'd with eight or ten Hairs 

 of Ifabella- colour td Mohair ♦, the Body as little 

 as can be made *, the Wings of a bright wild 

 Mallard's Fc^ihtr. It is an admirable -Fly, and 

 a great Killer. 5. The Blue-dun^ made with the 

 Combings of the Neck of a black Grey-hound. 

 It is a fine blue. The Wings _can fcarce be too 

 white. It is taken befl in the latter Part of the 

 Month. 6.TheZi///c'-^/^(7/^-^;2^/,taken at the fame 

 Time, and made of the Fur of a Hack Water- 

 Dogy or the Down of a young black Water-Coot : 

 The Wings of the Male of a wild Mallard^ as 

 white as can be : The Body as little as you can 

 pofTibly make it, and the Wings as fhort as 

 the Body. Some make the Body of the Cop^ 

 or Top Feather on the Head of a Plover. 7. 

 The Latter-bright-browHy taken from the Mid- 

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