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other will not, especially in a bright day, and a 

 clear water. 



7. About the twentieth of this month comes in 

 a fly called the Horse-flesh Fly ; the dubbing of 

 which is a blue mohair, with pink-coloured and 

 red tammy mixed, a light-coloured wing, and a dark 

 brown head. This fly is taken best in an evening 

 and kills from two hours before sun-set till twi- 

 light; and is taken the month through. 



And now, Sir, that we are entering into the 

 month of May, I think it requisite to beg not only 

 your attention, but also your best patience ; for I 

 must now be a little tedious with you, and dwell 

 upon this month longer than ordinary : which that 

 you may the better endure, I must tell you, this 

 month deserves and requires to be insisted on, for- 

 asmuch as it alone, and the next following, afford 

 more pleasure to the Fly-Angler, than all the rest. 

 And here it is that you are to expect an account of 

 the Green-Drake, and Stone-fly, promised you so 

 long ago, and some others that are peculiar to this 

 month, and part of the month following ; and that, 

 though not so great either in bulk or name, do yet 

 stand in competition with the two before named : 

 and so, that it is yet undecided, amongst the ang- 

 lers, to which of the pretenders to the title of the 

 May -fly, it does properly, and duly belong. Nei- 



