. The complete angler; or, The contemplative man's recreation, being a discourse of rivers, fish-ponds, fish and fishing. Fishing. ^- '"'.^r-i ^-r--?.?- Cije jTourtf) Dap. CHAPTER V. TO CHAPTER XVI. PISCATOR AND VENATOR. "piSCATOR. Good-morrow, good hostess, I see my brother -L Peter is still in bed. Come, give my scholar and me i a morning7drink, and a bit of meat to breakfast: and be sure to get a dish of meat or two against supper, for we shall come home as hungry as hawks. Come, scholar, let's be going. Well now, good master, as we walk towards the river, give me di
. The complete angler; or, The contemplative man's recreation, being a discourse of rivers, fish-ponds, fish and fishing. Fishing. ^- '"'.^r-i ^-r--?.?- Cije jTourtf) Dap. CHAPTER V. TO CHAPTER XVI. PISCATOR AND VENATOR. "piSCATOR. Good-morrow, good hostess, I see my brother -L Peter is still in bed. Come, give my scholar and me i a morning7drink, and a bit of meat to breakfast: and be sure to get a dish of meat or two against supper, for we shall come home as hungry as hawks. Come, scholar, let's be going. Well now, good master, as we walk towards the river, give me direction, according to your promise, how I shall fish for a Trout. , PiSCATOR. My honest scholar, I will take this very convenient opportunity to do it. The Trout is usually caught with a worm, or a minnow, which some call a penk, or with a fly, viz., either a natural or an arti- ficial fly : concerning which three, I will give you some observations and directions. And, first, for worms. Of these there be very many sorts : VARIATIONS. > and me a cup of ale, and be sure you get us a good dish of meat, &c.— zst edit. s Viator. Good master, as we walk towards the water, will you be pleased to make the way seem shorter by telling me first the nature of the Trout, and then how to catch him?. 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; Nicolas, Nicholas Harris, Sir, 1799-1848. ed. London, Chatto and Windus
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