The Art of Angling
Barker, Thomas Excerpt from The Art of Angling: Wherein Are Discovered Many Rare Secrets, Very Necessary to Be Knowne by All That Delight in That Recreation
A man that goeth to the River for his pleasure, must understand, when he cometh there, to set forth his Tackles. The first thing he must do, is to observe the Sun, the Wind, the Moon, the Starres, and the Wanes of the Air to set forth his Tackles according to the times and sea sons to goe for his pleasu...