May-fly

They are miserable little egotisms, like all the other little humans, fluttering their May-fly life - dance of an hour.

Chapter 2 2010

And now I shall tell you, that the fishing with a naturall flie is excellent, and affords much pleasure; they may be found thus, the May-fly usually in and about that month neer to the

The Compleat Angler 2007

But now came on the May-fly season; the soft, hazy summer weather lay sleepily along the rich meadows by Avon side, and the green and gray flies flickered with their graceful, lazy up-and-down flight over the reeds and the water and the meadows, in myriads upon myriads.

Tom Brown's Schooldays Hughes, Thomas, 1822-1896 1971

Tom was flogged next morning, and a few days afterwards met Velveteens, and presented him with half a crown for giving up the rod claim, and they became sworn friends; and I regret to say that Tom had many more fish from under the willow that May-fly season, and was never caught again by Velveteens.

Tom Brown's Schooldays Hughes, Thomas, 1822-1896 1971

The Grass Hopper and Caterpillar are tiresome baits to fish with, and more a matter of fancy than utility; the Breccan Clock found amongst fern, fished like the May-fly is the best of the lot, and at times kills pretty well.

The Teesdale Angler R Lakeland

Trout glutted with the May-fly and creeper, take them well on cloudy and windy days.

The Teesdale Angler R Lakeland

You may begin to fish with the May-fly as soon as you can see to put the fly on the hook, the earlier you commence the better chance of large fish, especially if the water is clear, and very low, or even moderately so.

The Teesdale Angler R Lakeland

May-fly season you will find the small fly a much better killer than the May-fly.

The Teesdale Angler R Lakeland

Observe that the Alder or Orl fly, is a capital killer when the May-fly is on.

The Teesdale Angler R Lakeland

Found underneath stones having a little water and gravel or sand underneath them, may be kept in a May-fly horn, but soon die for want of water; a good bait early and late, or in streams on a hot day.

The Teesdale Angler R Lakeland