TTj^V^/y, In dear Rivers ever Angle with a fmall 

 Ny with flender Wings ; but in fuch as are muddied 

 by Ram, ufe a Fly rhat is larger bodied than ordinary. 



Fourthly^ When the water beginneth to clear after 

 Ram, and becomes brownifh, then ufe a Red orO- 

 rangeFiy^ if the day be clear, alight-coloured Fly 

 and a dark Fly for dark Waters ^ if the Water be of a 

 Wheyifli complexion, then ufe a black or brown Fly 

 I wiJI not lay thefe Direftions or Rules are without 

 exceptions. 



Fifthly, Let vour Line for Fly-ffhing be twice as 

 long as your Rod, unlels the River be cumbred with 

 Wood. 



_ Sixthly, For every fort of Fly, have feveral of the 

 iame differing in colour, to fute with the different 

 complexions of feveral waters and weathers, 



Sevemhly, You mult have a nimble eye, and an a- 

 (flive hand toflrike prefenily with the rifingofthefifli, 

 or elfe he will be apt to fpew out the Hook, finding 

 hismiftake. ^ 



Et^hthly^htt your Fly fall firft into the Water ^ for 

 if your Lme fall firfi:, it fcares the fifli, and therefore 

 you mull draw agai n and caft. 



Ninthly^ When you angle in How Rivers orflill 

 places with your Artificial Fly, caft it overcrofs the 

 River, and let it Cnk a little in the water, and draw it 

 gently back again,fo as you raife no ( ircles,nor break 

 the Water ; and let the Fly float gently with theCur- 

 lent, and hereby you will find excellent fport. -'< 



Lafily^ Take notice that your Salmon- tlies muft be 

 made with their Wings flanding one behind the o- n 

 ther,whether twoorfour, He delights in the finefb 

 gawdicft colours you can choore,in the Wings chiefly, 

 which muft be Jong, and fo muft the Taii. 



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