THE COMPLEAT ANGLER

BY IZAAK WALTON



Contents

Dedication &  Epistle to the Reader 

Chapter 1:
A Conference betwixt an Angler, a Falconer, and a Hunter

Chapter 2: 
On the Otter  and the Chub 

Chapter 3: 
How to fish for,  and to dress, the  Chavender of Chub 

Chapter 4: 
On the Nature and Breeding of the Trout, and how to fish for him 

Chapter 5: 
On the Trout 

Chapter 6: 
The Umber or Grayling 

Chapter 7: 
The Salmon 

Chapter 8: 
On the  Luce or Pike 

Chapter 9: 
On the Carp 

Chapter 10: 
On the Bream 

Chapter 11: 
On the Tench 

Chapter 12: 
On the Perch 

Chapter 13: 
Of the Eel, and other  Fish that want Scales 

Chapter 14: 
Of the Barbel 

Chapter 15: 
Of the Gudgeon,  the Ruffe,  and the Bleak 

Chapter 16: 
Is of nothing,  or of nothing worth 

Chapter 17: 
Of Roack and Dace 

Chapter 18: 
Of the Minnow, or Penk; Loach, Bull-Head, or Miller's-Thumb 

Chapter 19: 
Of Rivers, and some Observations of Fish 

Chapter 20: 
Of Fish-Ponds 

Chapter 21: 
Conclusion