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light brown, the white gnat, the cow lady, the pea- 

 cock fly. 



June. From the 1st to the 24th. The stone 

 fly, the green drake, the barn fly, the owl fly, the 

 purple hackle, the flesh fly, the purple gold hackle, 

 the little flesh fly, the ant fly, the peacock fly, the 

 little black gnat, the brown gnat, the green grass- 

 hopper, the brown hackle, the dun grasshopper. 



July. The orange fly, the badger fly, the wasp 

 fly, the little white dun, the black hackle, the black- 

 brown dun, the shell fly. 



August. The fern fly, the late ant fly, harry-' 

 long-legs, the white hackle. 



September. The late badger, the camel brown 



fly- 



October and the following months. Use the 

 same flies that were used in March. 



It may be observed here, that so little can be 

 done in fly-fishing at this part of the year, that it 

 is not worth the inexperienced angler's while to lose 

 his time at the river's side, unless in company with 

 one skilled in the art. 



TO MAKE PASTES, &c. 



Almost every experienced angler who uses paste, 

 has his peculiar method of making it ; the following 

 recipes, however, may be considered as the most 

 approved, and most generally to be relied upon. 



Salmon Paste.- Take one pound of salmon 

 spawn, about September or October, boil it about 

 fifteen minutes, beat it in a mortar until sufficiently 

 mixed, with an ounce of salt, and a quarter of an 

 ounce of salt-petre ; carefully pick out the mem- 

 brane, as you find it disengaged. When it is beaten 



