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7. About the twentieth of this month comes in a fly called 

 the HORSE-FLESH FLY ; the dubbing of which is a blue mohair, 

 with pink-colored and red tammy mixed, a light-colored wing, 

 and a dark brown head. This fly is taken best in an evening, 

 and kills from two hours before sunset till twilight; and is 

 taken the month through. 



MAY. 



And now, Sir, that we are entering into the month of May, 

 I think it requisite to beg not only your attention, but also 

 your best patience ; for I must now be a little tedious with 

 you, and dwell upon this month longer than ordinary ; which 

 that you may the better endure, I must tell you, this month 

 deserves and requires to be insisted on, forasmuch as it alone, 

 and the next following, afford more pleasure to the Fly-Angler 

 than all the rest. And here it is that you are to expect an 

 account of the Green-Drake, and Stone-fly, promised you so 

 long ago, and some others that are peculiar to this month, and 

 part of the month following; and that, though not so great 

 either in bulk or name, do yet stand in competition with the 

 two before named ; and so, that it is yet undecided, amongst 

 the anglers, to which of the pretenders to the title of the May- 

 fly it does properly and duly belong. Neither dare I, where 

 so many of the learned in this art of Angling are got in dispute 

 about the controversy, take upon me to determine ; but I think 

 I ought to have a vote amongst them, and according to that 

 privilege shall give you my free opinion ; and peradventure 

 when I have told you all, you may incline to think me in the 

 right. 



VIAT. I have so great a deference to your judgment in these 

 matters, that I must always be of your opinion ; and the more 

 you speak, the faster I grow to my attention, for I can never 

 be weary of hearing you upon this subject. 



Pise. Why that 's encouragement enough ; and now prepare 

 yourself for a tedious lecture j but I will first begin with the 



