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FEBRUARY.

1. Where the Red-brown of the last month ends, another, almost of the same colour, begins with this, saving, that the dubbing of this must be of something a blacker colour, and both of them warpt on with red silk the dubbing that should make this fly, and that is the truest colour, is to be got off the black spot of a Hog's ear: not that a black spot in any part of the Hog will not afford the same colour; but that the hair in that place is by many degrees, softer, and more fit for the purpose: his wing must be as the other, and this kills all this month, and is called the LESSER Red-Brown.

2. This month also a PLAIN HACKLE, or Palmer-fly, made with a rough black body, either of black Spaniel's fur, or the whirl of an Estridg feather, and the red Hackle of a Capon over all, will kill, and, if the weather be right, make very good sport.

3. Also a LESSER HACKLE with a black body also, silver-twist over that, and a red feather over all, will fill your pannier if the month be open, and not bound up in ice, and snow, with very good fish; but in case of a frost and snow, you are to angle only with the smallest Gnats, Browns, and Duns, you can make, and with those are only to expect Graylings no bigger than sprats.

4. In this month, upon a whirling round water, we have a GREAT HACKLE, the body black, and

wrapped with a red feather of a Capon untrimmed; that is, the whole length of the Hackle staring out; for we sometimes barb the Hackle-feather short all over; sometimes barb it only a little, and sometimes barb it close underneath, leaving the whole length of the feather on the top, or back of the fly, which makes it swim better, and, as occasion serves, kills very great fish.

5. We make use also, in this month, of another great Hackle, the body black, and ribbed over with gold twist, and a red feather over all; which also does great execution.

6. Also a GREAT DUN, made with Dun Bear's hair, and the wings of the gray feather of a Mallard near unto his tail; which is absolutely the best fly can be thrown upon a river this month, and with which an Angler shall have admirable sport.

7. We have also this month the GREAT BLUE DUN, the dubbing of the bottom of Bear's hair next to the roots, mixed with a little blue camlet, the wings of the dark gray feather of a Mallard.

8. We have also this month a DARK-BROWN, the dubbing of a brown hair off the flank of a brended Cow, and the wings of the Gray Drake's feather.

And note, that these several Hackles, or Palmerflies, are some for one water, and one sky, and some for another, and, according to the change of those, we alter their size and colour; and note also, that both in this, and all other months of the year, when you do not certainly know what fly is

taken; or cannot see any fish to rise, you are then to put on a small Hackle, if the water be clear, or a bigger, if something dark, until you have taken one, and then thrusting your finger through his gills, to pull out his gorge, which being opened with your knife, you will then discover what fly is taken, and may fit yourself accordingly.

For the making of a Hackle, or Palmer-fly, my Father Walton has already given you sufficient di

rection.

MARCH.

For this month you are to use all the same Hackles, and flies with the other, but you are to make them less.

1. We have besides for this month, a little Dun called a WHIRLING DUN, though it is not the Whirling Dun indeed, which is one of the best flies we have, and for this the dubbing must be of the bottom fur of a Squirrel's tail, and the wing of the gray feather of a Drake.

2. Also a BRIGHT BROWN, the dubbing either of the brown of a Spaniel, or that of a Cow's flank, with a gray wing.

3. Also a WHITISH DUN made of the roots of Camel's hair, and the wings of the gray feather of a Mallard.

4. There is also for this month, a fly, called the THORN-TREE FLY, the dubbing an absolute black mixed with eight or ten hairs of Isabella-coloured

Mohair, the body as little as can be made, and the wings of a bright Mallard's feather; an admirable fly, and in great repute amongst us for a killer.

5. There is, besides this, another BLUE DUN, the dubbing of which it is made being thus to be got. Take a small-tooth comb, and with it comb the neck of a black Greyhound, and the down that sticks in the teeth, will be the finest blue, that ever you saw. The wings of this fly can hardly be too white, and he is taken about the tenth of this month, and lasteth till the four-and-twentieth.

6. From the tenth of this month also, till towards the end, is taken a little BLACK GNAT: the dubbing either of the fur of a black Water-Dog, or the down of a young black Water-Coot, the wings of the Male of a Mallard as white as may be, the body as little as you can possibly make it, and the wings as short as his body.

7. From the sixteenth of this month also to the end of it, we use a BRIGHT BROWN, the dubbing for which, is to be had out of a Skinner's Lime-pits, and of the hair of an abortive Calf, which the lime will turn to be so bright as to shine like gold: for the wings of this fly, the feather of a brown Hen is best; which fly is also taken till the tenth of April.

APRIL.

All the same Hackles and flies that were taken in March, will be taken in this month also with this

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distinction only concerning the flies, that all the browns be lapped with red silk, and the duns with yellow.

1. To these a SMALL BRIGHT BROWN, made of Spaniel's fur, with a light gray wing; in a bright day, and a clear water is very well taken.·

2. We have too a little DARK BROWN, the dubbing of that colour, and some violet camlet mixed, and the wing of a gray feather of a Mallard.

3. From the sixth of this month to the tenth we have also a fly called the VIOLET-FLY, made of a dark violet stuff, with the wings of the gray feather of a Mallard.

4. About the twelfth of this month comes in the fly called the WHIRLING DUN, which is taken every day, about the mid-time of day, all this month through, and by fits from thence to the end of June ; and is commonly made of the down of a Fox-cub, which is of an ash colour at the roots, next the skin, and ribbed about with yellow silk, the wings of the pale gray feather of a Mallard.

5. There is also a YELLOW DUN, the dubbing of Camel's hair, and yellow camlet, or wood mixed, and a white-gray wing.

6. There is also, this month, another Little BROWN, besides that mentioned before, made with a very slender body, the dubbing of dark brown, and violet camlet mixed, and a gray wing; which, though the direction for the making be near the other, is yet another fly, and will take when the