294 THE COMPLETE ANGLER. 



feathers in it with, rain water ; and they will be of a very fine 

 yellow. 



I have now done with the Green-drake, excepting to tell 

 you, that he is taken at all hours during his season, whilst 

 there is any day upon the sky ; and with a made-fly I once 

 took, ten days after he was absolutely gone, in a cloudy day, 

 after a shower, and in a whistling wind, five-and-thirty very 

 great trout and graylings, between five and eight of the clock 

 in the evening, and had no less than five or six flies, with 

 three good hairs a-piece, taken from me in despite of my 

 heart, besides. 



12. I should now come next to the Stone-fly, but there is 

 another gentleman in my way, that must of necessity come 

 in between, and that is the GKEY-DRAKE, which in all shapes 

 and dimensions is perfectly the same with the other, but quite 

 almost of another colour, being of a paler and more livid 

 yellow and green, and ribbed with black quite down his body, 

 with black shining wings, and so diaphanous and tender, 

 cobweb-like, that they are of no manner of use for daping ; 

 but come in, and are taken after the Green-drake, and in an 

 artificial fly kill very well ; which fly is thus made, the dub- 

 bing of the down of a hog's bristles, and black spaniel's fur, 

 mixed, and ribbed down the body with black silk, the whisks 

 of the hairs of the beard of a black cat, and the wings of the 

 black-grey feather of a mallard. 



And now I come to the STONE-FLY ; but I am afraid I have 

 already wearied your patience ; which if I have, I beseech 

 you freely tell me so, and I will defer the remaining instruc- 

 tions for fly angling till some other time. 



"ViAT. No, truly, sir, I can never be weary of hearing you. 

 But if you think fit, because I am afraid I am too trouble- 

 some, to refresh yourself with a glass and a pipe, you may 

 afterwards proceed, and I shall be exceedingly pleased to 

 hear you. 



Pise. I thank you, sir, for that motion : for, believe me, 

 I am dry with talking : here, boy ! give us here a bottle and 

 a glass ; and, sir, my service to you, and to all our friends in 

 the south. 



YIAT. Your servant, sir ; and I'll pledge you as heartily ; 

 for the good powdered beef I eat at dinner, or something 

 else, has made me thirsty. 



[To Mr. Cotton's list of flies for May, add the following : 



