598 MODERN FARRIER. 



hemp. 6. The moorish-fly ; the body made ofdusk- 

 ish wool, and the wings with the blackish male of a 

 drake. 7- Tawny-fly, till the middle of June; the 

 body made of tawny wool, the wings made contrary 

 one against the other, of the whitish mail of a white 

 drake. 8. The wasp-fly, in July ; the body made 

 of black wool, cast about with yellow silk, and the 

 wings»of drake's feathers. 9- The steel-fly, in the 

 middle of July ; the body made of greenish wool, 

 cast about with the feathers of a peacock's tail, and 

 the wings made of buzzards' wings. 10. The drake- 

 fly, in August ; the body made of black wool, cast 

 about with black silk, his wings of the mail of a 

 black drake, with a black head. 



The best rules for artificial fly-fishing are, 



1. To fish in a river somewhat disturbed with rain, 

 or in a cloudy day, when the waters are moved by 

 a gentle breeze; the south wind is best; and if the 

 wind blow high, yet not so but that you may con- 

 veniently guide your tackle, the fish will rise in plain 

 deeps ; but if the wind be small, the best angling is 

 in swift streams. 



2. Keep as far from the water-side as may be ; fish 

 down the stream, with the sun on your face, and 

 touch not the water with your line. 



.3. Angle always in clear rivers with a small flv 

 and slender wings, but in muddy places use larger. 



4. When after rain the water becomes brownish, 

 use an orange fly; in a clear day, a light-coloured 

 fly ; a dark fly for dark waters, &:c. 



5. Let the line be twice as long as the rod, unless 

 the river be encumbered with trees. 



6. For every sort of fly have several of the same, 

 differino- in colour, to suit with the different com- 

 plexions of several waters and weathers. 



7. Flave a nimble eye and active hand, to strike 

 presently with the rising of the fish, or else he will 

 be apt to throw out the hook. 



