Chap. 4- ^/^^ Pradtlce <?/ Angling. 293 

 When you have got the Green-drake and 

 Stone-fly^ which are two of the Species of 

 May-flies^ take one of them, and put the 

 Point of the Hook into the thickeft Part of 

 his Body, under one of his Wings ; run it di- 

 redJy through, and out at the other Side, 

 leaving him fpitted crofs on the Hook : Thea 

 taking the other, put him on after the fime 

 Manner, but with his Head the contrary Way, 

 in which Pofture they will live, and play with 

 their Wings a Quarter of an Hour, if you but 

 let them touch the Superficies of the Water. 

 But if you dib with an Oak-fiy and a Cod- 

 baity put the Oak-fiy on length- ways in under 

 his Head, and out at his Tail, and a Cod-hait 

 on the Point of the Hook, and let them fink 

 a little into the Water. You may bait any 

 other two Flies after the fiime Manner. If 

 Fifh will not bite very well, take your natural 

 Stone fiy at Dibbing, pull away his Wings, 

 and angle with him within the Water, as you 

 fometimes angle with a Cod-halt ^ and Troutiy 

 Salmon-fmelts^ ^c. will eagerly take it. 



You muft always dib in a clear Water, and 

 on the Surface thereof, and you are neither to 

 have Lead nor Ploat on the Line. A hot, 

 calm Day, or the Evening of a hot Day, is 

 the molt proper Time, and in ftill Deeps, but 

 fometimes in Streams or Sides of them, efpe- 

 cially when the Water is clearing after a Flood. 

 You may dib with the Green-drake both in 

 Streams and Stills, all Hours of the Day : But 

 the Stone fiy it mofl proper for the Streams 

 O 3 only, 



