. The complete angler, or, The contemplative man's recreation. 164 THE COMPLETE ANGLER. [part I. than satisfy you ; and therefore I shall rather choose to direct you how to catch, than spend more time in discoursing either of the nature or the breeding of this Carp,. or of any more circumstances concerning him : but yet I shall remember you of what I told you before, that he is a very subtle fish, and hard to be caught. And my first direction is, that if you will fish for a Carp, you must put on a very large measure of patience ; especially to fish for a River-Carp : I have known a very good f
. The complete angler, or, The contemplative man's recreation. 164 THE COMPLETE ANGLER. [part I. than satisfy you ; and therefore I shall rather choose to direct you how to catch, than spend more time in discoursing either of the nature or the breeding of this Carp,. or of any more circumstances concerning him : but yet I shall remember you of what I told you before, that he is a very subtle fish, and hard to be caught. And my first direction is, that if you will fish for a Carp, you must put on a very large measure of patience ; especially to fish for a River-Carp : I have known a very good fisher angle diligently four or six hours in a day, for three or four days together, for a River-Carp, and not have a bite. And you are to note that, in some ponds, it is as hard to catch a Carp as in a river; that is to say, where they have store of feed, and the water is of a clayish colour : but you are to remember, that I have told you there is no rule without an exception; and therefore 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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