The Compleat Angler

by Walton, Izaak

• ISBN13: 9780486431871
• ISBN10: 0486431878
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-12-17
• Publisher: Dover Publications

Summary

First published in 1653, this literary and nature classic was created by a Londoner with a passion for rustic life. As satisfying a primer on fishing as any angler could wish, it celebrates the art and spirit of fishing with verse, song and folklore, moral reflections, and timeless wisdom.

Table of Contents

The Epistle Dedicatory	1	(4)
The Epistle to the Reader	4	(3)
THE FIRST DAY
A Conference betwixt an Angler, a Falconer, and a Hunter, each commending his Recreation	7	(24)
THE SECOND DAY
On the Otter and the Chub	31	(6)
THE THIRD DAY
How to fish for, and to dress, the Chavender or Chub	37	(4)
On the Nature and Breeding of the Trout, and how to fish for him	41	(9)
On the Trout	50	(26)
THE FOURTH DAY
The Umber or Grayling	76	(2)
The Salmon	78	(5)
On the Luce or Pike	83	(8)
On the Carp	91	(6)
On the Bream	97	(5)
On the Tench	102	(2)
On the Perch	104	(3)
Of the Eel, and other Fish that want Scales	107	(5)
Of the Barbel	112	(3)
Of the Gudgeon, the Ruffe, and the Bleak	115	(2)
Is of nothing, or of nothing worth	117	(6)
THE FIFTH DAY
Of Roach and Dace	123	(7)
Of the Minnow, or Penk; Loach; Bull-Head, or Miller's-Thumb: and the Stickle-bag	130	(3)
Of Rivers, and some Observations of Fish	133	(3)
Of Fish-Ponds	136