the compleat angler(換許寄畠)-及11嫗
梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈��梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈��梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何��
!!!!隆堋響頼��紗秘慕禰厮宴和肝写偬堋響��
´ Page 45´
THE COMPLEAT ANGLER
but on the contrary�察 �a Pike�察 �a Perch�察 �or Trout�察 �and so some other fish�察�
which have not their teeth in their throats�察�but in their mouths�察�which you
shall observe to be very full of bones�察�and the skin very thin�察�and little of it。
I say�察�of these fish the hook never takes so sure hold but you often lose
your fish�察�unless he have gorged it。
Venator。 I thank you�察�good master�察�for this observation。 But now what
shall be done with my Chub or Cheven that I have caught �拭�
Piscator。 Marry�察�Sir�察�it shall be given away to some poor body�察�for I'll
warrant you I'll give you a Trout for your supper�此 �and it is a good
beginning of your art to offer your first´fruits to the poor�察�who will both
thank you and God for it�察�which I see by your silence you seem to consent
to。 And for your willingness to part with it so charitably�察�I will also teach
more concerning Chub´fishing。 You are to note�察�that in March and April he
is usually taken with worms�察�in May�察�June�察�and July�察�he will bite at any fly�察�
or at cherries�察�or at beetles with their legs and wings cut off�察�or at any kind
of snail�察�or at the black bee that breeds in clay walls。 And he never refuses
a grasshopper�察�on the top of a swift stream�察�nor�察�at the bottom�察�the young
humble bee that breeds in long grass�察�and is ordinarily found by the mower
of it。 In August�察 �and in the cooler months�察 �a yellow paste�察 �made of the
strongest cheese�察�and pounded in a mortar�察�with a little butter and saffron�察�
so much of it as�察�being beaten small�察�will turn it to a lemon colour。 And
some make a paste for the winter months�察 �at which time the Chub is
accounted best�察�for then it is observed�察�that the forked bones are lost�察�or
turned into a kind of gristle�察 �especially if he be baked�察 �of cheese and
turpentine。 He will bite also at a minnow�察 �or peek�察 �as a Trout will�此 �of
which I shall tell you more hereafter�察�and of divers other baits。 But take
this for a rule�察�that�察�in hot weather�察�he is to be fished for towards the mid´
water�察�or near the top�察�and in colder weather�察�nearer the bottom�察�and if you
fish for him on the top�察�with a beetle�察�or any fly�察�then be sure to let your
line be very long�察�and to keep out of sight。 And having told you�察�that his
spawn is excellent meat�察�and that the head of a large Cheven�察�the throat
being well washed�察�is the best part of him�察�I will say no more of this fish at
the present�察�but wish you may catch the next you fish for。
But�察 �lest you may judge me too nice in urging to have the Chub
45
´ Page 46´
THE COMPLEAT ANGLER
dressed so presently after he is taken�察 �I will commend to your
consideration how curious former times have been in the like kind。
You shall read in Seneca�察�his Natural Questions�察�that the ancients were
so curious in the newness of their fish�察 �that that semed not new enough
that was not put alive into the guest's hand�察�and he says�察�that to that end
they did usually keep them living in glass bottles in their dining´rooms�察�
and they did glory much in their entertaining of friends�察�to have that fish
taken from under their table alive that was instantly to be fed upon�察�and he
says�察 �they took great pleasure to see their Mullets change to several
colours when they were dying。 But enough of this�察�for I doubt I have staid
too long from giving you some Observations of the Trout�察�and how to fish
for him�察�which shall take up the next of my spare time。
46
´ Page 47´
THE COMPLEAT ANGLER
The third day ´ continued
On the Nature and Breeding of the Trout�察�and how to fish for him
Chapter IV
Piscator�察�Venator�察�Milk´woman�察�Maudlin�察�Hostess
Piscator。 The Trout is a fish highly valued�察�both in this and foreign
nations。 He may be justly said�察 �as the old poet said of wine�察 �and we
English say of venison�察�to be a generous fish�此�a fish that is so like the buck�察�
that he also has his seasons�察�for it is observed�察�that he comes in and goes
out of season with the stag and buck。 Gesner says�察 �his name is of a
German offspring�察�and says he is a fish that feeds clean and purely�察�in the
swiftest streams�察�and on the hardest gravel�察�and that he may justly contend
with all fresh water fish�察 �as the Mullet may with all sea fish�察 �for
precedency and daintiness of taste�察�and that being in right season�察�the most
dainty palates have allowed precedency to him。
And before I go farther in my discourse�察�let me tell you�察�that you are to
observe�察 �that as there be some barren does that are good in summer�察 �so
there be some barren Trouts that are good in winter�察�but there are not many
that are so�察�for usually they be in their perfection in the month of May�察�and
decline with the buck。 Now you are to take notice�察�that in several countries�察�
as in Germany�察�and in other parts�察�compared to ours�察�fish do differ much in
their bigness�察 �and shape�察 �and other ways�察 �and so do Trouts。 It is well
known that in the Lake Leman�察�the Lake of Geneva�察�there are Trouts taken
of three cubits long�察�as is affirmed by Gesner�察�a writer of good credit�此�and
Mercator says�察�the Trouts that are taken in the Lake of Geneva are a great
part of the merchandize of that famous city。 And you are further to know�察�
that there be certain waters that breed Trouts remarkable�察 �both for their
number and smallness。 I know a little brook in Kent�察�that breeds them to a
number incredible�察�and you may take them twenty or forty in an hour�察�but
none greater than about the size of a Gudgeon。 There are also�察�in divers
rivers�察�especially that relate to�察�or be near to the sea�察�as Winchester�察�or the
47
´ Page 48´
THE COMPLEAT ANGLER
Thames about Windsor�察�a little Trout called a Samlet�察�or Skegger Trout�察�in
both which places I have caught twenty or forty at a standing�察�that will bite
as fast and as freely as Minnows�此 �these be by some taken to be young
Salmons�察�but in those waters they never grow to be bigger than a Herring。
There is also in Kent�察 �near to Canterbury�察 �a Trout called there a
Fordidge Trout�察�a Trout that bears the name of the town where it is usually
caught�察�that is accounted the rarest of fish�察�many of them near the bigness
of a Salmon�察�but known by their different colour�察�and in their best season
they cut very white�此�and none of these have been known to be caught with
an angle�察�unless it were one that was caught by Sir George Hastings�察�an
excellent angler�察�and now with God�此�and he hath told me�察�he thought that
Trout bit not for hunger but wantonness�察�and it is the rather to be believed�察�
because both he�察�then�察�and many others before him�察�have been curious to
search into their bellies�察�what the food was by which they lived�察�and have
found out nothing by which they might satisfy their curiosity。
Concerning which you are to take notice�察�that it is reported by good
authors�察 �that grasshoppers and some fish have no mouths�察 �but are
nourished and take breath by the porousness of their gills�察�man knows not
how�此�and this may be believed�察�if we consider that when the raven hath
hatched her eggs�察�she takes no further care�察�but leaves her young ones to
the care of the God of nature�察 �who is said�察 �in the Psalms�察 �to feed the
young ravens that call upon him ;。 And they be kept alive and fed by a
dew�察 �or worms that breed in their nests�察 �or some other ways that we
mortals know not。 And this may be believed of the Fordidge Trout�察�which�察�
as it is said of the stork�察�that he knows his season�察�so he knows his times�察�I
think almost his day of coming into that river out of the sea�察 �where he
lives�察�and�察�it is like�察�feeds�察�nine months of the year�察�and fasts three in the
river of Fordidge。 And you are to note�察 �that those townsmen are very
punctual in observing the time of beginning to fish for them�察 �and boast
much�察�that their river affords a Trout that exceeds all others。 And just so
does Sussex boast of several fish�察 �as�察 �namely�察 �a Shelsey Cockle�察 �a
Chichester Lobster�察�an Arundel Mullet�察�and an Amerly Trout。
And�察 �now�察 �for some confirmation of the Fordidge Trout�此 �you are to
know that this Trout is thought to eat nothing in the fresh water�察 �and it
48
´ Page 49´
THE COMPLEAT ANGLER
may be the better believed�察�because it is well known�察�that swallows�察�and
bats�察�and wagtails�察�which are called half´year birds�察�and not seen to fly in
England for six months in the year�察�but about Michaelmas leave us for a
hotter climate�察�yet some of them that have been left behind their fellows�察�
have been found�察�many thousands at a time�察�in hollow trees�察�or clay caves�察�
where they have been observed to live�察 �and sleep out the whole winter�察�
without meat。 And so Albertus observes�察�That there is one kind of frog that
hath her mouth naturally shut up about the end of August�察 �and that she
lives so all the winter�此�and though it be strange to some�察�yet it is known to
too many among us to be doubted。
And so much for these Fordidge Trouts�察�which never afford an angler
sport�察�but either live their time of being in the fresh water�察�by their meat
formerly gotten in the sea�察�not unlike the swallow or frog�察�or�察�by the virtue
of the fresh water only�察�or�察�as the birds of Paradise and the cameleon are
said to live�察�by the sun and the air。
There is also in Northumberland a Trout called a Bull´trout�察�of a much
greater length and bigness than any in these southern parts�察�and there are�察�
in many rivers that relate to the sea�察�Salmon´trouts�察�as much different from
others�察�both in shape and in their spots�察�as we see sheep in some countries
differ one from another in their shape and bigness�察�and in the fineness of
the wool�此�and�察�certainly�察�as some pastures breed larger sheep�察�so do some
rivers�察�by reas