The Compleat Angler

"The Compleat Angler" is immortal and timeless, as it celebrates the peace and meditative contentment of angling. The practice of angling has indeed changed in the three centuries since Izaak Walton wrote, but the philosophy and pleasure remain. The aspects of folklore conjured up by Walton's anecdotes, quotations and verse still convey that idyllic world of the riverside.