The complete fisher or, The true art of angling [electronic resource] : Being a clear and speedy way of taking all sorts of fresh water fish, with the worm, fly, paste, and other baits in their proper seasons. How to know the haunts of fish, and angle for them in all waters and weathers, at the top, middle, or bottom: baits natural and artificial; the several ways of angling. To which is added, an account of the season and spawning time of each fish, and an account of the principal rivers, the fish they produce, and the properest places to angle for them in each river. Revised and corrected by W. Wright, and other experienc'd anglers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, John, fl. 1684-1704.

Standardized Title:

True art of angling

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fishing--Early works to 1800.

Fishing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([4],164p. ) ill. ;

Other Title:

Complete fisher or, The true art of angling

Place of Publication:

London : Sold by John Osborne, at the Golden-Ball, in Pater-noster-Row: and John Herro, in Bell-yard, Temple-Bar, 1740.

Notes:

Anonymous. By John Smith.

First published in 1696 as 'The true art of angling'.

Running title: T̀he true art of angling.̀

Price on title page: Price 6d. Where may be had, all sorts of fishing tackle, wholesale and retail.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T225472.

OCLC:

510716732