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dyis all black: Laftly, there is a red Palmer ribbed 

 with Gold , and a red Hackle mixed with Orange 

 Cruel. Thefe Flies ferve all the year long Morning 

 and Evening, whether Windy or Cloudy Weather. 

 But if the Air prove ferene, he may then imitate the 

 Hawthorn-fly, which is all black and very (mail, and 

 the fmallcr the better. 



In May let him take the May.^^ and imitate that, 

 which is made feveral ways : Some make them with 

 a Ihammy Body; 'tis belt with black Hair .• Others 

 make them with fandy Hogs- wool, ribbed with 

 black Silk , and winged with a Mallards Feather 

 feveral ways, according to the humour of the Angler* 

 Another called the O^j^-fly, is made of Orange co- 

 loured Gruel, and black, with a brown Wing. Laft- 

 ly, there is another Fly, the Body whereof is made 

 of the ffcrainof a Peacock's Feather, which is very 

 good in a bright day. Thefe feveral forts of Flies 

 will ferve the whole year,obferving the times and fea- 

 fons. 



Here note, that the lightefl: Flics are for cloudy and 

 dark! Weather,the darkefl for bright and Iight,and the 

 reft for indifferent feafons, for which his own Judge- 

 ment, Difcretion, and Experience mult guide him. 

 Of late days the Hogs-wool of feveral colours, the 

 Wool of a red Heifer and Bears-wool are made ufe 

 of, which make good grounds, and excellent paftime. 



The Natural-fly is a fure way of Angling to Aug- 

 ment the Anglers Recreation. Now how to find 

 them take notice that the May-fly is to be found play- 

 ing at the River fide, efpecially againftthc Rain. 



The Gallfly \s, to be found on the Butofan'Oak,or 



an A(h, from the beginning o^May to the end of y^<- 



^hfl : It is a browntfli Fly, and ftands always with his 



bead towards the Root of the Tree, very eafy to be 



found. 



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