My nephew is a bibliophile when it comes to angling literature. Recently he loaned me a book from his extensive collection, a facsimile reproduction of The Experienced Angler printed in 1662 by Colonel Robert Venables. The subtitle of the book is Angling Improved, Being a general discourse of Angling. The original was printed for Richard Marriot, and were sold at his shop in St. Dunstan’s Church-yard, Fleet Street.
This weeks “From the Journal of Neil Travis; Old Fashion Wisdom” is about a very old book on fly fishing, “The Experienced Angler: by Colonel Venables.” ,which this weeks article is about! This book is available for viewing (or you can do a printout) from the following internet site, for your reading pleasure.
https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/1794/818/experienced.pdf?sequence=1
~Parnelli
Neil -
Your article was a really fun read. So many things about fly angling that have endured for centuries, and hopefully will for many more.
John