d the Menowes mouth will close,
that no water will get into its belly; you must alwayes be Angling
with the point of your Rod down the stream, with drawing the Menow up
the stream by little and little, nigh the top of the water; the Trout
seeing the bait, commeth at it most fiercely, so give a little time
before you strike: This is the true way, without Lead; for many times
I have had them come at the Lead and forsake the Menow, so he that
tryeth shall prove it in time: let us go to Angling with a Flie, which
is a delightfull sport.

The Rod must be light and tender, if you can fit yourselfe with an
Hazell, either of one piece or two set together in the most convenient
manner, light and gentle: set your Line to the Rod; for the uppermost
part, you may use your owne discretion; for the lower part, next your
Flie, must be of three or foure haired links. If you can attain to
Angle with one haire, you shall have the more rises, and kill more
fish; be sure you doe not over-load yourself with the length of your
Line: before you begin to Angle, make a triall, having the winde in
your back to see at what length you can cast your Flie, that the Flie
light first into the water, and no longer; for if any of the Line
falleth into the water before the Flie, it is better unthrowne then
throwne; be sure you be casting alwayes downe the stream, with the
Wind behinde you, and the Sun before; it is a speciall point to have
the Sunne and Moon before you; for the very motion of the Rod drives
all the pleasure from you, either by day or night in all your
Anglings, both for Wormes and Flies; so there must bee a great care of
that.

Let us begin to Angle in _March_ with the Flie: If the weather prove
Windie, or Cloudie, there are severall kindes of Palmers that are good
for that time.

First, a black Palmer ribbed with silver: the second, a black Palmer
with an Orange-tauny body: thirdly, a black Palmer, with the body made
all of black: fourthly, a red Palmer ribbed with gold, and a red
hackle mixed with Orenge cruel; these Flies serve all the year long
morning and evening, windie and cloudie. Then if the Aire prove bright
and cleare, you must imitate the Hauthorn Flie, which is all black and
very small, and the smaller the better. In _May_ take the _May_-flie:
imitate that, which is made severall wayes; some make them with a
shammy body, ribbed with a black haire: another way made with
Sandy-Hogges wooll, ribbed with black silke, and win