A detailed guide to a variety of aquatic sports, with information on and
instructions for angling, swimming, rowing, sailing, skating, sliding,
and curling. Detailed and profusely illustrated, "Aquatic Sports" is not
to be missed by collectors of vintage sporting literature, and will be
of utility to modern readers with an interest in water-based activities.
Contents include: "The Implements", "Baits", "Lines", "Hooks", "Articles
Necessary for Anglers", "Live Baits", "Sea Fishing", "With Nets",
"Trout", "Carp", "The Tench", "The Babbel", "The Roach", "Dace", "The
Gudgeon", "The Chub", "Bleak and Minnow", "Bream", "The Pope, or Ruff",
"Jack, or Pike", "Natural Fly-Fishing", etc. Many vintage books such as
this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this
volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with the
original text and artwork.