Recreational fishing for sport or leisure took off during the 16th and 17th centuries, and coincides with the publication of Izaak Walton's The Compleat Angler, or Contemplative Man's Recreation in 1653. This book is the definitive work that champions the position of the angler who loves fishing for the sake of fishing. You will receive the 1909 edition of this wonderful work for your enjoyment.

More than 300 editions of The Compleat Angler have been published, which makes it one of the most frequently reprinted books in English literature. The pastoral discourse is enriched with country fishing folklore, songs and poems, recipes and anecdotes, moral meditations and quotes from classic literature. The central character, Piscator, champions the art of angling, but also tranquilly relishes the pleasures of friendship, verse and song, good food and drink.

Big-game fishing started as a sport after the invention of the motorized boat. In 1898, Dr. Charles Frederick Holder, a marine biologist and early conservationist, virtually invented this sport and went on to publish many articles and books on the subject noted for their combination of accurate scientific detail with exciting narratives. We have collected togeter a complete electronic library of early lure and rod making instruction, sage how-to advice, vintage catalogs depicting early fishing rods, lures and sports equipment - a total of twenty-nine {29} publications are included on this Gift Quality DVD.



:: The compleat angler of 1653 (1909 Edition)

:: Advice to young anglers (1909)

:: Amateur rodmaking (1914)

:: Book of the black bass together with a practical treatise on angling and fly fishing and a full description of tools, tackle (1881)

:: Casting tackle and methods (1920)

:: Fishing - Vol #1 (1887)

:: Fishing - Vol #2 (1887)

:: Fishing kits and equipment (1910)

:: Fishing kits and equipment (1913)

:: Fishing and Hunting Catalog (1894)

:: Fishing Tackle (1889)

:: Fishing Tackle (1906)

:: Fishing Tackle Catalog (1914)

:: Fishing tackle with instructions on tackle-making (1922)

:: Fly-rods and fly-tackle as to their manufacture and use (1885)

:: Fly-rods and fly-tackle, suggestions as to their manufacture and use (1901)

:: History of Fishing.CD4

:: How to tie salmon flies, a treatise on the methods of tying with illustrated directions (1892)

:: Modern improvements in fishing tackle and fish hooks (1880)

:: Retail catalogue of Foster's refine angler's requisites (1887)

:: Sea-fishing, an account of the various kinds of sea fish (1865)

:: The angler's workshop (1908)

:: The art of fishing on the principle of avoiding cruelty (1866)

:: The fishing-rod and how to use it (1860)

:: The fly fisher's text book (1841)

:: The idyl of the split-bamboo description of the rod's building (1920)

:: The modern practical angler - guide to fly-fishing, bottom-fishing & trolling ( 1870)

:: The sea-fisherman (1884)

:: The sportsman's hand book (1885)