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Authors: Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton
ISBN-13: 9781147401981, ISBN-10: 1147401985
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Nabu Press
Date Published: March 2010
Edition: (Non-applicable)
The Ultimate classic for anglers since 1653 (it's never been out of print!) Its timeless advice and celebration of the joys of fishing still captivate modern readers. Packed with anecdotes and commentaries, it details methods for catching and preparing everything from salmon to trout.
Introduction | 9 | |
Dedicatory Epistle | 17 | |
Inscription to the Reader | 19 | |
Ch. 1 | Conference betwixt an Angler, a Hunter, and a Falconer; each Commending his Recreation | 23 |
Ch. 2 | Observations of the Otter and Chub | 59 |
Ch. 3 | How to Fish for, and to Dress, the Chavender, or Chub | 68 |
Ch. 4 | Observations of the Nature and Breeding of the Trout, and how to Fish for him; and the Milkmaid's Song | 74 |
Ch. 5 | More Directions how to Fish for, and how to Make for the Trout an Artificial Minnow and Flies; with some Merriment | 87 |
Ch. 6 | Observations of the Umber or Grayling; and Directions how to Fish for him | 125 |
Ch. 7 | Observations of the Salmon; with Directions how to Fish for him | 127 |
Ch. 8 | Observations of the Luce, or Pike; with Directions how to Fish for him | 134 |
Ch. 9 | Observations of the Carp; with Directions how to Fish for him | 145 |
Ch. 10 | Observations of the Bream; and Directions to Catch him | 153 |
Ch. 11 | Observations of the Tench; and Advice how to Angle for him | 160 |
Ch. 12 | Observations of the Perch; and Directions how to Fish for him | 163 |
Ch. 13 | Observations of the Eel, and other Fish that want Scales; and how to Fish for them | 168 |
Ch. 14 | Observations of the Barbel; and Directions how to Fish for him | 175 |
Ch. 15 | Observations of the Gudgeon, the Ruffe, and the Bleak; and how to Fish for them | 179 |
Ch. 16 | Is of Nothing, or that which is Nothing Worth | 182 |
Ch. 17 | Of Roach and Dace, and how to Fish for them; and of Cadis | 191 |
Ch. 18 | Of the Minnow or Penk, of the Loach, and of the Bull-head or Miller's Thumb | 200 |
Ch. 19 | Of several Rivers; and some Observations of Fish | 204 |
Ch. 20 | Of Fish-ponds, and how to Order them | 208 |
Ch. 21 | Directions for Making of a Line, and for the Colouring of both Rod and Line | 211 |