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hackle ; you may also make the hawthorn-fly, which is all 

 black, and not big, but very small, the smaller the better ; or 

 the oak-fly, the body of which is orange colour and black 

 crewel, with a brown wing ; or a fly made with a peacock's 

 feather is excellent in a bright day. You must be sure you 

 want not in your magazine-bag, the peacock's feather, and 

 grounds of such wool and crewel as will make the grass- 

 hopper ; and note, that usually the smallest flies are the best ; 

 and note also, that the light fly does usually make most 

 sport in a dark day, and the darkest and least fly in a bright 

 or clear day ; and lastly, note, that you are to repair upon 

 any occasion to your magazine-bag, and upon any occasion, 

 vary and make them lighter or sadder, according to your 

 fancy, or the day. 



And now Ishall tell you, that the fishing with a natural 

 fly is excellent, and affords much pleasure. They may be 

 found thus : the May- fly, usually in and about that month, near 

 to the river side, especially against rain : the oak-fly, on the 

 butt or body of an oak or ash, from the beginning of May to 

 the end of August ; it is a brownish fly and easy to be found, 

 and stands usually with his head downward, that is to say, 

 towards the root of the tree : the small black-fly, or hawthorn- 

 fly, is to be had on any hawthorn bush after the leaves be 

 come forth. With these and a short line (as I showed, to 

 angle for a chub), you may dape or dop, and also with a 

 grasshopper, behind a tree, or in any deep hole ; still making 

 it to move on the top of the water, as if it were alive, and 

 still keeping yourself out of sight, you shall certainly have 

 sport if there be trouts ; yea, in a hot day, but especially in 

 the evening of a hot day, you will have sport. 



And now, scholar, my direction for fly-fishing is ended 

 with this shower, for it has done raining ; and now look 

 about you, and see how pleasantly that meadow looks ; nay, 

 and the earth smells as sweetly too. Come, let me tell you 

 what holy Mr. Herbert says of such days and flowers a& 

 these ; and then we will thank God that we enjoy them, and 

 walk to the river and sit down quietly, and try to catch the 

 other brace of trouts. 



Sweet day, so cool, so calm, so bright, 

 The bridal of the earth and sky, 

 Sweet dews shall weep thy fall to-night 

 For thou must die. 



