June.

The dun, stone gnat, light bloa, orange brown, peacock hackle, black herl, pewet's topping, and red herl of the last month, go also through this: there are likewise taken the

WHITTERISH. Body, the root-end of the white part of a hare's scut; light grey foal's hair, or camel's hair, towards the tail, the dark part of a hare's scut with some brown hairs mixed: peacock's herl for the head; warp with white silk: wing, the feather of a

sea-mew.

LIGHT GREY. Body, fur of the inner part of a rabbit's leg, the lightest of the dark part of a hare's scut; warp with ash-coloured silk wings, light grey mallard's feather.

July.

The peacock hackle, black herl, pewet's topping, and red herl of May and June, and the whitterish and light-grey of the last month, serve also for this, and to those add the

BROWN. Body, hair of a very light brown or reddish calf or spaniel, and light bear's hair mixed; warp with pale orange: wing, the feather of a land-rail.

August.

The peacock hackle, and the three following flies of May, and those of the two subsequent months, and the brown of the last month, serve also for this; in which also are taken the

GREY-FLY. Body, light grey foal's hair mixed with the dark part of a hare's scut; warp with grey silk: wing, a hen-pheasant's feather.

BLACK ANT-FLY. Body, darkest part of a hare's scut, and dark brown wool, or sheep's russet, equally mixed, and one single ruddy herl of a peacock, all twisted together; warp with copper-coloured silk: wing, a fieldfare's feather

BROWN ANT-FLY. Body, bright brown bear's hair, much wea

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ther-beaten, almost of an orange-colour towards the tail, and therefore a few hairs of a light brown, or flame-coloured calf, or spaniel's hair, to be added in the tail-part; warp with orange-coloured silk: wing, the light feather of a fieldfare or starling.

Note, The Black and the Brown Ant Fly have been imitated with other materials, and have been found to succeed very well, made as follows:

Black Ant. Brown bear's hair, and a little grey squirrel's hair next the roots; peacock herl: warp with copper-colour or ash.

Brown Ant. Light barge-sail, seal's fur and brown bear's hair, peacock herl; warp with orange: wings of this and the former, starling's feather longer than the body.

Third List.

February.

PRIME DUN. Dubbing, of the down of a fox-cub, warped with sad ash-coloured silk; wings, of the feather got from the quill of a starling's wing. This fly is made little, but there is another made of the same dubbing larger by far.

March.

The same flies as are taken in February will be taken in March, and also those hereafter mentioned.

MOORISH BROWN. Dubbing of the wool of a black sheep; warped with red silk; wings, of the feather got from a partridge wing.

PALM-FLY. Dubbing, of the hair of a brown spaniel, got on the outside of the ear; and a little sea-green wool mixed; warped with brown cloth-coloured silk: wings, of a starling's quill-feather.

GREEN-TAIL. Dubbing, of the brown hair of a spaniel, got on the outside of the ear, but a little in the end of the tail; must be all of sea-green wool, without mixture: wings, as the last.

April.

BRIGHT BEAR. Dubbing, of bright bear's hair: warped with sad cloth-coloured silk: wings, of a Starling's quill-feather: others dub the body with yellow silk, which is better.

YELLOW DUN. Dubbing of yellow wool, and ash-coloured foxcub down mixed together, dubbed with yellow silk: wings, of the feather of a Starling's quill: others dub it with dun bear's hair, and the yellow fur got from a Martern's skin, mixed together, and with yellow silk: wings, of a Starling's quill-feather. Make two other flies, their bodies dubbed as the last; but in the one mingle sanded hog's down, and in the other black hog's down: wings, of a Starling's quill-feather: and there is also taken an excellent fly, made of dun bear's hair, yellow martern's fur, sanded hog's down, and black hog's down, all mixed in an equal proportion together; warped with yellow silk; wings, of the feather of a Starling's quill. These several flies mentioned for April are very good, and will be taken all the Spring and Summer.

May.

THORN FLY. Dubbing of black lamb's wool, warped with black silk; wings of a mallard's light grey feather.-Note, That in all the instances where Mallard's feathers are directed to be used for Wings, they must be those of the Wild, and not the Tame mallard.

KNOP FLY. Dubbing, of the down of an otter-cub, and the herl of a peacock; warped with black silk: wings, of the light grey feather of a mallard.

FERN-BUD. This fly is got on Fern, and the natural one is very good to dib with: it has a short thick body, of a very sad greenish colour, and two pair of wings; the uppermost are hard, and sometimes taken off; but the undermost transparent, and it is dubbed with the herl of a peacock, and very sad green silk: wings, of the feather of a fieldfare's quill got out of the wing.

LITTLE DUN. Dubbing, of an otter's fur; warped with ashcoloured silk: wings, of a Starling's quill-feather.

YELLOW MAY FLY. Dubbing, of yellow wool, mixed with

yellow fur of a martern; warped with yellow silk: wings, of the lightest-coloured feather of a Throstle.

June.

BLACK MIDGE, or GNAT. Dubbing of the down of a mole; warped with black silk: wings, of a light grey Starling's quill-fea

ther.

GREY MIDGE, or GNAT. Dubbing, of the down of sad grey cat, or sad grey camel's hair; warped with grey silk: wings, of the grey feather of a mallard.

PURPLE-FLY. Dubbing, of purple wool, and a little bear's hair mixed; sometimes no bear's hair at all: wings, of a Starling's quill-feather; warped with purple silk.

SAND-FLY. Dubbing, of the wool gotten off the flank of a black sheep, warped with black silk: wings, of the sad-coloured feather of a throstle-quill: others make the body of the feather of a Heron's neck.

MACKERIL. Dubbing of light brown camel's hair; warped with black silk: wings, of a red Cock's feather.

July.

BLUE DUN. Dubbing, of the down of a water-mouse, and the blueish dun of an old fox mixed together; warped with sad ashcoloured silk: wings, of a Starling's quill-feather.

August.

BUSS BROWN. Dubbing, of the light brown hair of a cur: the head black wings, of the feather of a red Hen; warped with orange-coloured silk.

HEARTH-FLY. Dubbing, of the wool of an old black sheep, with some grey hairs in it, for the body and head: wings, of a light Starling's quill-feather, warped on with black silk.

PISMIRE FLY. Dubbing, of bright brown bear's hair, warped with red silk wings, of the saddest coloured Starling's quill-feather. A good Fly.

September.

LITTLE BLUE DUN. Dubbing, of the down of a mouse for body and head; warped with sad ash-coloured silk: wings, of a sad-coloured Starling's quill-feather.

Night Flies, or large Moths.

MANY are so passionately fond of angling as to be induced to pursue the sport by Night, where success is often more certain than in the Day: the best Flies for the purpose are

1st.-The Mealy White.

To be fished with always as a Stretcher, with no other fly on the line.

The wings, the soft mealy feathers of a white Owl; the body, the white fur of a rabbit, with a soft downy white hackle. In making it, take the feathers, (for there must be two both alike, broadish at the points, and large enough to form a pair of full wings,) and lap them in, as done in the stripped feather for the wings of other flies, and at the bottom fasten in the point of the hackle; then twisting the fin on the silk, make the body as thick as a very large straw, until near the wings; there lap it thicker, and bringing up the hackle thinly; lap it twice or thrice round at top, and divide the wings so as to have the whole of each feather for the separate wings, and finish as in other flies that have their wings divided. The hooks should be No. 4.

2d.-The Mealy Cream.

There are feathers on a yellow Owl of a deep cream colour; of these make the wings; the body, of soft fur of the same colour, and a very pale yellow hackle. It is made on the same sized hook, and finished and fished with the same way, as the former.