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                   THE COMPLEAT ANGLER 



THE COMPLEAT 

               ANGLER 



                    IZAAK WALTON 



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                            To the Right worshipful 



     John Offley 

     of   Madeley     Manor�察    �in  the   County    of   Stafford   Esquire�察   �My    most 

honoured Friend 

     Sir�察�I have made so ill use of your former favours�察�as by them to be 

encouraged   to   entreat�察  �that   they   may   be   enlarged   to   the   patronage   and 

protection of this Book�此�and I have put on a modest confidence�察�that I shall 

not   be   denied�察 �because   it   is   a   discourse   of   Fish   and   Fishing�察  �which   you 

know so well�察�and both love and practice so much。 

     You are assured�察�though there be ignorant men of another belief�察�that 

Angling is an Art�此�and you know that Art better than others�察�and that this is 

truth is demonstrated by the fruits of that pleasant labour which you enjoy�察�

when you purpose to give rest to your mind�察�and divest yourself of your 

more serious business�察�and�察�which is often�察�dedicate a day or two to this 

recreation。 

     At    which    time�察  �if  common       Anglers     should    attend   you�察   �and   be 

eyewitnesses of the success�察�not of your fortune�察�but your skill�察�it would 

doubtless beget in them an emulation to be like you�察�and that emulation 

might beget an industrious diligence to be so�察�but I know it is not attain 

bye by common capacities�此�and there be now many men of great wisdom�察�

learning�察  �and   experience�察  �which   love   and   practice   this Art�察  �that   know   I 

speak the truth。 

     Sir�察  �this   pleasant   curiosity   of   Fish   and   Fishing�察  �of   which   you   are   so 

great a master�察�has been thought worthy the pens and practices of divers in 

other nations�察�that have been reputed men of great learning and wisdom。 

And amongst those of this nation�察�I remember Sir Henry Wotton�察�a dear 

lover of this Art�察�has told me�察�that his intentions were to write a Discourse 

of the Art�察�and in praise of Angling�察�and doubtless he had done so�察�if death 

had   not   prevented   him�察  �the   remembrance   of   which   had   often   made   me 

sorry�察�for if he had lived to do it�察�then the unlearned Angler had seen some 

better   treatise   of   this   Art�察  �a   treatise   that   might   have   proved   worthy   his 

perusal�察  �which�察  �though   some   have   undertaken�察  �I   could   never   yet   see   in 

English。 



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     But mine may be thought as weak�察�and as unworthy of common view�察�

and   I   do   here   freely   confess�察  �that   I   should   rather   excuse   myself�察  �than 

censure   others�察  �my   own   discourse   being   liable   to   so   many   exceptions�察�

against which you�察�Sir�察�might make this one�察�that it can contribute nothing 

to   YOUR       knowledge。      And    lest  a  longer    epistle   may    diminish    your 

pleasure�察�I shall make this no longer than to add this following truth�察�that I 

am really�察�Sir�察�your most affectionate Friend�察�and most humble Servant�察�

     Iz。 Wa。 



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                            The epistle to the reader 



     To all Readers of this discourse�察�but especially to the honest Angler 

     I   think   fit  to  tell  thee   these   following     truths�察 �that   I  did   neither 

undertake�察  �nor   write�察  �nor   publish�察  �and   much   less   own�察  �this   Discourse   to 

please myself�此�and�察�having been too easily drawn to do all to please others�察�

as I propose not the gaining of credit by this undertaking�察�so I would not 

willingly lose any part of that to which I had a just title before I began it�察�

and do   therefore desire and   hope�察  �if I deserve   not commendations�察  �yet   I 

may obtain pardon。 

     And   though   this   Discourse   may   be   liable   to   some   exceptions�察  �yet   I 

cannot doubt but that most Readers may receive so much pleasure or profit 

by it�察�as may make it worthy the time of their perusal�察�if they be not too 

grave or   too busy  men。 And   this   is all the   confidence that   I   can put  on�察�

concerning   the   merit   of   what   is   here   offered   to   their   consideration   and 

censure�察  �and   if   the   last   prove   too   severe�察  �as   I   have   a   liberty�察  �so   I   am 

resolved to use it�察�and neglect all sour censures。 

     And I wish the Reader also to take notice�察�that in writing of it I have 

made myself a recreation of a recreation�察�and that it might prove so to him�察�

and not   read dull   and   tediously�察 �I have   in   several places   mixed�察 �not   any 

scurrility�察�but some innocent�察�harmless mirth�察�of which�察�if thou be a severe�察�

sour´complexioned man�察�then I here disallow thee to be a competent judge�察�

for divines say�察�there are offences given�察�and offences not given but taken。 

     And I am the willinger to justify the pleasant part of it�察�because though 

it is known I can be serious at seasonable times�察�yet the whole Discourse is�察�

or rather was�察�a picture of my own disposition�察�especially in such days and 

times   as   I   have laid   aside business�察 �and   gone   a´fishing   with honest   Nat。 

and R。 Roe�察�but they are gone�察�and with them most of my pleasant hours�察�

even as a shadow that passeth away and returns not。 

     And next let me add this�察�that he that likes not the book�察�should like 

the excellent picture of the Trout�察�and some of the other fish�察�which I may 

take a liberty to commend�察�because they concern not myself。 

     Next�察�let me tell the Reader�察�that in that which is the more useful part 



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of   this   Discourse�察    �that  is  to  say�察  �the  observations      of  the   nature   and 

breeding�察�and seasons�察�and catching of fish�察�I am not so simple as not to 

know�察�that a captious reader may find exceptions against something said of 

some      of  these�察  �and   therefore    I  must    entreat   him    to  con。   eider�察  �that 

experience teaches us to know that several countries alter the time�察�and I 

think�察�almost the manner�察�of fishes' breeding�察�but doubtless of their being 

in   season�察   �as  may    appear    by   three   rivers   in  Monmouthshire�察       �namely�察�

Severn�察  �Wye�察  �and   Usk�察  �where   Camden   observes�察  �that   in   the   river   Wye�察�

Salmon are in season from September to April�察�and we are certain�察�that in 

Thames   and   Trent�察  �and   in   most   other   rivers�察  �they   be   in   season   the   six 

hotter months。 

     Now for the Art of catching fish�察�that is to say�察�How to make a man 

that   was   none   to   be   an   Angler   by   a   book�察  �he   that   undertakes   it   shall 

undertake a harder task than Mr。 Hales�察�a most valiant and excellent fencer�察�

who   in   a printed   book  called A  Private   School   of   Defence   undertook   to 

teach that art or science�察�and was laughed at for his labour。 Not but that 

many useful things might be learned by that book�察�but he was laughed at 

because that art was not to be taught by words�察�but practice�此�and so must 

Angling。 And note also�察�that in this Discourse I do not undertake to say all 

that is known�察�or may be said of it�察�but I undertake to acquaint the Reader 

with many things that are not usually known to every Angler�察�and I shall 

leave gleanings and observations enough to be made out of the experience 

of   all   that   love   and   practice   this   recreation�察  �to   which   I   shall   encourage 

them。 For Angling may be said to be so like the Mathematicks�察�that it can 

never be fully learnt�察�at least not so fully�察�but that there will still be more 

new experiments left for the trial of other men that succeed us。 

     But I think all that love this game may here learn something that may 

be worth their money�察�if they be not poor and needy men�此�and in case they 

be�察�I then wish them to forbear to buy it�察�for I write not to get money�察�but 

for pleasure�察�and this Discourse boasts of no more�察�for I hate to promise 

much�察�and deceive the Reader。 

     And   however   it   proves   to   him�察  �yet   I   am   sure   I   have   found   a   high 

content     in  the   search   and    conference     of  what    is  here   offered    to  the 

Reader's view and censure。 I wish him as much in the perusal of it�察�and so 



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I might here take my leave�察�but will stay a little and tell him�察�that whereas 

it is said by many�察�that in fly´fishing for a Trout�察�the Angler must observe 

his   twelve   several   flies  for   the   twelve   months of   the   year�察 �I   say�察 �he   that 

follows that rule�察�shall be as sure to catch fish�察�and be as wise�察�as he that 

makes hay by the fair days in an Almanack�察�and no surer�察�for those very 

flies that used to appear about�察�and on�察�the water in one month of the year�察�

may the following year come almost a month sooner or later�察�as the same 

year proves colder or hotter�此�and yet�察�in the following Discourse�察�I have set 

down the twelve flies that are in reputation with many anglers�察�and they 

may serve to give him some observations concerning them。 And he may 

note�察�that there are in Wales�察�and other countries�察�peculiar flies�察�proper to 

the particular place or country�察�and doubtless�察�unless a man makes a fly to 

counterfeit that very fly in that place�察�he is like to lose his labour�察�or much 

of it�察�but for the generality�察�three or four flies neat and rightly made�察�and 

not too big�察�serve for a Trout in most r

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