Til K Wl! JTR MOTH. 



feather of a white pigeon's wing: a white- 

 hackle for the legs, and a black head. The 

 hooks- for both, No. 2. 



The humble-bee dubbing with black spaniel's 

 fur; a black cock's hackle over that ; the tag of 

 the tail to be of a deep orange colour ; and the 

 wings off the feather of a -crow's wing. The 

 hook. No. L 2. 



\Vhen artful flies the angler wou'd prepare, 

 This task of all deserves his utmost care : 

 Nor verse or prose can ever teach him well 

 What masters only know, and practice tell. 

 Yet thus at large I venture to support, 

 Nature best foliow'd, best secures the sport. 

 Of flies the kinds, their seasons, and their breed, 

 /JTheir shapes, their hue, with nice observance heed : 

 Which most the Trout admires, and where obtain'd 

 Experience best will teach you, or some friend: . 

 For several kinds must ev'ry month supply, 

 So great's his passion for variety : 

 Nay, if new species on the streams you find, 

 Try> you'll acknowledge fortune amply kind. 



MOSES BROWNE-. 



CHAP. IV. 



THE list of flies which I have given the angler,, 

 he may depend are the standard for artificial 

 fly-fishing; but as I am willing to give him as 

 much scope as possible, to enable him to be- 

 come an adept in this pleasant and ingenious 

 recreation, I here present him with a second 

 list, which he must make use of as his experi- 

 ence in artificial fly-fishing increases ; and I 

 dare affirm, that if he makes a judicious applica- 

 tion of this and the former list, and observes 

 the rules laid down for the weather, proper for 

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