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silver or gold, which ever best suits your 

 purpose. 



No. 3. The mealy brown.~-The wings 

 are made of the mottled brown feather of 

 an owl ; the body, the fur of a weasel's tail, 

 a little yellow martern's fur, and very little 

 brown spaniels fur from the ear, well mixed, 

 and a bittern's hackle lapped four or five 

 times under the wings, and with your scissors 

 cut the hackle so as to be left half an inch 

 long for the legs ; and a brown head, or silver 

 twist instead, as the last, and finished in the 

 same way. They are great killers in warm 

 gloomy nights, after hot days ; and when you 

 fish this way, you should fish with no more 

 than six or seven yards. You may hear the 

 fish rise as in the day time, and feel them 

 when they take. 



AUGUST. 



In addition to the fltes that are used in 

 July, prepare as follows : 





