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note and reputation ; know therefore, that the first fly we take 

 notice of in this month, is called 



1. The TURKEY-FLY, the dubbing ravelled out of some blue 

 stuff, and lapt about with yellow silk; the wings, of a grey 

 mallard's feather. 



2. Next, a GREAT HACKLE or PALMER-FLY, with a yellow 

 body ribbed with gold twist, and large wings, of a mallard's 

 feather dyed yellow, with a red capon's hackle over all. 



3. Then a BLACK FLY, the dubbing of a black spaniel's fur; 

 and the wings, of a grey mallard's feather. 



4. After that, a LIGHT BROWN, with a slender body, the 

 dubbing twirled upon small red silk, and raised with the point 

 of a needle, that the ribs or rows of silk may appear through ; 

 the wings, of the grey feather of the mallard. 



5. Next, a LITTLE DUN, the dubbing of a bear's dun whirled 

 upon yellow silk ; the wings, of the grey feather of a mallard. 



6. Then a WHITE GNAT, with a pale wing, and a black head. 



7. There is also in this month, a fly called the PEACOCK-FLY : 

 the body made of a whirl of a peacock's feather, with a red 

 head; and wings, of a mallard's feather. 



8. We have then another very killing fly, known by the name 

 of the DUN-CUT ; the dubbing of which is a bears dun, with a 

 little blue and yellow mixed with it ; a large dun wing, and two 

 horns at the head, made of the hairs of a squirrel's tail. 



9. The next, is a Cow- LADY, a little fly; the body, of a 

 peacock's feather ; the wing, of a red feather, or strips of the 

 red hackle of a cock. 



10. We have then, the Cow-DUNG-FLY ; the dubbing, light 

 brown and yellow mixed; the wing, the dark grey feather of 

 a mallard. And note, that besides these above mentioned, all 

 the same hackles and flies, the hackles only brighter, and the 

 flies smaller, that are taken in April, will also be taken this 

 month, as all browns and duns : and now I come to my STONE- 

 FLY and GREEN-DRAKE, which are the matadores for trout and 

 grayling, and in their season kill more fish in our Derbyshire 

 rivers than all the rest, past and to come, in the whole year 

 besides. 



