. The complete angler, or, The contemplative man's recreation. chap, iv.] THE COMPLETE ANGLER. 67 notice, that in several countries, as in Germany and in other parts, compared to our's, fish do differ much in their bigness, and shape, and other ways, and so do Trouts. It is well known that in the Lake Leman, the Lake of Geneva, there are Trouts taken of three cuhits long, as is affirmed by Gesner, a writer of good credit; and Mercator says, the Trouts that are taken in the Lake of Geneva, are a great part of the merchandise of that famous city. And you are further to know, that there be certai
. The complete angler, or, The contemplative man's recreation. chap, iv.] THE COMPLETE ANGLER. 67 notice, that in several countries, as in Germany and in other parts, compared to our's, fish do differ much in their bigness, and shape, and other ways, and so do Trouts. It is well known that in the Lake Leman, the Lake of Geneva, there are Trouts taken of three cuhits long, as is affirmed by Gesner, a writer of good credit; and Mercator says, the Trouts that are taken in the Lake of Geneva, are a great part of the merchandise of that famous city. And you are further to know, that there be certain waters, that breed Trouts remarkable both for their number and smallness. I know a little brook in Kent, that breeds them to a number incredible, and you may take them twenty or forty in an hour, but none greater than about the size of a gudgeon. There are also in divers rivers, especially that relate to, or be near to the sea, as Winchester, or the Thames about Wind- sor, a little Trout called a Samlet or Skegger-. Trout, — in both which places I have caught twenty or forty at a standing, — that will bite as fast and as freely as minnows ; these be by some taken to be. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Walton, Izaak, 1593-1683; Cotton, Charles, 1630-1687; Major, John, 1782-1849. London : D. Bogue
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