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learned in this art of angling are got in dispute about the 

 controversy, 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. 



Viat. 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. 



Pise. "Why that's encouragement enough ; and now pre- 

 pare yourself for a tedious lecture : but I will first begin 

 with the flies of less esteem, though almost anything will 

 take a trout in May, that I may afterwards insist the longer 

 upon those of greater note, and reputation. Know, there- 

 fore, that the first fly we take notice of in this month, is 

 called 



1. The Turkey-fly ; dubbing ravelled out of some blue- 

 stuff, and lapped about with yellow silk ; the wings of a 

 gray mallard's feather. 



2. Next a Great Hackle or Palmer-fly, with a yellow body ; 

 ribbed with gold twist, and large wings of a mallard's feather 

 dyed yellow, with a red capon's hackle over all. 



3. Then a Black fly ; the dubbing of a black spaniel's fur, 

 and the wings of a gray mallard's feather. 



4. After that a Light Brown, wibh a slender body ; the 

 dubbing twirled upon small red silk, and raised with the 

 point of a needle, that the ribs or rows of silk may appear 

 through ; the wings of the gray feather of a mallard. 



5. Next a Little Dun; the dubbing of a bear's dun 

 whirled upon yellow silk, the wings of the gray feather of a 

 mallard. 



6. Then a White Gnat, with a pale wing, and a black 

 head. 



7. There is also this month a fly called the Peacock-fly ; 

 the body made of a whirl of a peacock's feather, with a red 

 head, and wings of a mallard's feather. 



8. We have then another very killing fly, known by the 

 name of the Dun-cut ; l the dubbing of which is a bear's 



1 DUN-CUT. Dub with bear's cub fur, and a little yellow and green 



