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Oak Fly. By some called the ash-fly (by others, erroneously, the 

 hawthorn-fly. ) The head, which is large, of an ash colour ; the upper 

 part of the body grayish, with two or three hairs of bright brown 

 mixed, and a very little light blue, and sometimes a hair or two of 

 light green; the tail part is grayish mixed with orange; wing, of a 

 mottled brown feather of a woodcock, partridge, or brown hen ; hook 

 No. 8 or 9. This is the fly which is seen much in March, April, May, 

 and June, on the body of ash-trees, oaks, willows, and thorns growing 

 near the witer, standing with its head downwards. It is an excellent 

 fly, but difficult to imitate, bring of many colours, unequally mixed. 

 It takes chiefly in the morning : it does not seem to come from any 

 cadis, for it never drops in great numbers on the water ; and the wings 

 are short, and lie flat on the back, like the blue-bottle, or large 

 flesh-fly. 



Orange-tawny, Orange-brown, Camlet-fly, A'der-fly, Withy-fly, 

 or Ha tard Cadis. Dub with dark brown spaniel's hair, or calf 8 

 hair that shines, or barge-sail ; warp with deep orange; black hackle 

 under the wing. Wing, of a darkish feather of a mallard or starling. 

 Taken chiefly in a morning, before the green-drake comes upon the 

 water. 



Huzzard. Dub with pale lemon-coloured mohair, or ostrich 

 feather dyed yellow; warp with yellow; gold twist and yellow hackle 

 over all. Wing, of a very pale mallard's feather dyed of a lemon 

 colour; the wings large, and longer than the body, lying flat on the 

 back. Taken in a blustering day, before the May-fly comes in : a fly 

 little known, but the most beautiful of the insect species that frequent 

 the water. It is larger than the green-drake ; of a beautiful lemon 

 colour, both body and wings, which are four in number, and lie close 

 to its back. It is to be met with in but few rivers, and is therefore 

 esteemed a great curiosity : in those rivers that produce them, they 

 app -ar in great numbers about the latter end of April ; at which time, 

 *ind afterward, the Trouts rise at them very eagerly. Doubtless this is 

 a true water-fly ; it is supposed to be produced from a very large cadis. 



Death Drake. The body, one herl of black ostrich and two of 

 peacock ; silver twist ; black hackle. Wing, of the dark feather of a 

 mallard, of a copper colour. Taken chiefly in an evening, when the 

 May-fly is almost gone. 



Yellow Miller, or Oivl-Fly. The body of a yellow martern's fur, 

 or ostrich herl dyed buff colour. Wins:, of the ruddy feather of a 

 young peacock's wing, or pale brown chicken. Taken from sunset till 

 ten at night, and from two till four in the morning. 



JUNE. The May-flies, most of them, as above. 



JULY. Middling Brown. Made of calf s hair, twisted upon pale 

 yellow silk, for the silk to appear. Wing, of a mallard's feather. 



Dark Brown. Warp with red silk, with a deep orange tag at the 

 tail. Wing, of a mallard's feather. 



Wil/mv Cricket, or Small Peacock Fly. A herl of a green pea- 

 cock's feather ; warp with green silk. Wing, of a starling's feather 

 longer than the body. A morning fly, especially for Grayling in rapid 

 rivers. 



Pismire. The body, some few reeves of a cock-p v easant's tail- 

 feather, or ruddy barge-sail, or brown carpet, or old bear's hair, 



