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the water; and then do the fifli fliew their craft in 

 catching them. 



To the intent you may the better know what kind 

 ofFly the Fifii then moft covet, obfcrve thus to do j 

 coming in the Morning to the River-fide, beat the 

 Bufhes with your Rod, and take up what variety you 

 may of all forts of Flics, and try them all ^ by which 

 means ^oii will quickly know which arc ingrcateil 

 eftimation among them. Not but that they will 

 change their Fly fometimes, but then it is when they 

 have glutted themfelvcs therewith for five or fix days 

 together, which is commonly upon the going out of 

 that Fly : for Fifli never covet that Fly more than 

 .when there is greatelt plenty, contemning them at 

 their firft coming in. 



There are two ways to fi(h with thefe natural Flies ; 

 either on the furface of the water, or a little under- 

 neath it. Now when you angle for Chevin^ Roach^ 

 or Dace with the natural Fly, move it not fwiftly when 

 you fee the Fifli make at it, but rather let it glide 

 fpontaneoufly towards it with the Stream : If it be in 

 a flili and flow water, draw the Fly llowly fideways 

 by him, that will make him eager in purfuit ofitj 

 whereas if you fhould move it fwiftly, they will not 

 follow it,bcing a lazv fifh and flow of motion. Thefe 

 fifii delight to Ihevv themfelves in a Sun-fiiiny-day al- 

 moft on the very furface of the Water, by which 

 mqans 50U may pick and choofe. 



The Jrtiflcia-l Fly is feldome ufedbut in bluflering 

 weather, when by the V/inds the Waters are fo trou- 

 bled, that the Natural Fly cannot be feen, nor refi: 

 upon them. 



There are (according to the opinion of Wiv.Wd- 

 fo«,a very ingenious man, and an excellent Angler) 

 twelve forts of Artificial Flies to angle with on the 

 top of the Water, of which thefe are the principal. 



H ^ Thi 



