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and a dark brown head. This fly is taken best in an even- 

 ing, 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, pro- 

 mised 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 pre- 

 tenders 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 contro- 

 versy, 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. 



VlAT. 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. 



PlSC. Why, that's encouragement enough; and now pre- 



