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against it. Let an angler be ever so fond of fly- 

 fishing, he will certainly have enough, perhaps a 

 satiety, between the months of March and Sep- 

 tember ; besides the mind of man is fond of vari- 

 ety, and there are amusements of the field very 

 pleasant and conducive to health ; for I myself 

 am entirely of Terence's opinion that 



^id prime in vita esse util?, ut ncquid nimis. 



MARCH. 



THE PALMERS. 



1. The Dark Brown. 

 <*. The Great Whirling 



Dun. 

 3. The Early Bright 



Brozcn. 



4. The Thorn, or 



thorn Tree-Fly. 



5. The Blue Dun. 



6. The Little Black Gnat, 



7. The late bright Brown. 



1. Dubbed with the brown hair off the shank 

 of a brindled cow, and the grey feather of a 

 drake for wings. 



2. Dubbed with the fur from the bottom of a 

 squirrel's tail, and the wings off the grey feather 

 of a drake. Or, dubbed with squirrel's fur, mixed 

 with about a sixth part of fine hog's down, the 

 wings of a pale orange colour, taken from the 

 quill feather off a ruddy hen, the head to be 

 fastened with ash-coloured silk, and a red un- 

 barbed cock's hackle m;iy be warped under the 

 wings, and a turn or two lower towards his tail. 

 This is a very killing fly, and is taken best late in 

 the evening of a blustering warm daij. 



3. Dubbed with the brown hair off" a spaniel, 

 taken from behind the ear, or with that off a red 



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