This antiquarian volume comprises a detailed and comprehensive treatise
on angling, with information on equipment, technique, and a wide variety
of common fish. Complete with a wealth of useful and practicable
information, as well as being profusely illustrated, this text will be
of utility to anyone with an interest in fishing, and it would make for
a worthy addition to collections of angling literature. The chapters of
this book include: Bottom Feeding, Mid-Water Fishing, The Gudgeon, The
Pope or Ruff, The Bleak, The Roach, The Rudd, The Dace, The Chub, The
Barbel, The Bream, The Carp, The Tench, The Perch, The Pike, Trout
Fishing with Bait, et cetera. We are republishing this book in an
affordable modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new
introduction on the history of fishing.