Reading a book

[Fishtales]

At the moment and came across this passage.

'The brook trout is angled for in the spring and summer, principally with the artificial fly, and by the chivalric Angler only with the artificial fly, though many greedy fishermen of trifling experience and wholly deprived of the true spirit of angling—in that they fish for the fish alone and judge their day and play solely by the size of their catch—contrive to convince us that the live lure is equally honorable, notwithstanding that the cruel, clumsy, uncleanly, unfair, wasteful practice of live-bait trout fishing is condemned by every truly gentle disciple and practical authority. Most advocates of live-bait trout fishing, who would have us believe that their method is entitled to recognition in the same category with fly-fishing, proudly proclaim that this should be because they "can catch more fish with the worm or minnow than the Angler can catch with his fly." If this reasoning is to settle the debate, if killing and quantity compose the Angler's axiom, why not resort to still more productive means—dynamite, or net the stream instead of gently fishing it?'

From this book.

Bradford, Charles Barker (2011-11-27). The Determined Angler and the Brook Trout an anthological volume of trout fishing, trout histories, trout lore, trout resorts, and trout tackle (Kindle Locations 405-413).  . Kindle Edition.

I take it he didn't like bait fishing or those who did it

I also see they had trouble with bad and cheap flies even in 1916

'The flies should be of the best make and freshest quality, tied by a practical hand—some honest maker who is himself an Angler—not the cheap, dried-up, wall-decorative, bastard butterflies of the ladies' dry-goods shop, that hybrid mess of gaudy waste ribbon-silk and barnyard feather, the swindling output of the catch-penny shopman whose sweat help do not know—upon my word—the name or the purpose of the thing they make.'

[Fishtales]

Another gem.

The difference between a fisherman and an angler.

'The expression, "fly fisherman," may refer to the fisherman or the Angler, for there are lots of fly fishermen as well as mere fishermen who are not Anglers, for the reason that fly-fishing, indulged in by a greedy hand, can permit of ungentle fish-catching the same as bait-fishing. Both methods are equally destructive if not followed with strict rules of angling, and all that need be said to properly define angling is that it is the poetry—the art and refinement—of fishing. The common fisherman is simply a fish-basket filler; the Angler fills his soul, not the creel.'

[otter]

the Angler fills his soul, not the creel.'

Good !!!

[Fishtales]

I have hardly even started the book and it is full of gems that are as true now as then

You should get the book. The Kindle edition is free and if you download Kindle for PC/mac/iPad then you can read it.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Determined-anthological-fishing-histories-ebook/dp/B006FL2CCW/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1367412101&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=Bradford%2C+Charles+Barker+%282011-11-27%29.+The+Determined+Angler+and+the+Brook+Trout+an+anthological+volume+of+trout+fishing%2C+trout+histories%2C+trout+lore%2C+trout+resorts%2C+and+trout+tackle+%28Kindle+Locations+405-413%29

[otter]

http://www.archive.org/download/http://archive.org/details/determinedangler00brad  if you dont have a kindle

[Fishtales]

You don't need a Kindle it can be read on anything. Just download the Kindle for whatever you have, it is free, and read it on that. I read it on PC, Laptop and iPad depending where I am

Or get Calibre.

http://calibre-ebook.com/

You can read most books on the Calibre reader or convert them for reading on something else. I convert some for my Sony Ereader and iPad for taking on holiday with me

[13Fisher1]

I have hardly even started the book and it is full of gems that are as true now as then

You should get the book. The Kindle edition is free and if you download Kindle for PC/mac/iPad then you can read it.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Determined-anthological-fishing-histories-ebook/dp/B006FL2CCW/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1367412101&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=Bradford%2C+Charles+Barker+%282011-11-27%29.+The+Determined+Angler+and+the+Brook+Trout+an+anthological+volume+of+trout+fishing%2C+trout+histories%2C+trout+lore%2C+trout+resorts%2C+and+trout+tackle+%28Kindle+Locations+405-413%29

Thanks Sandy, downloaded IPad version for free!' Didn't know you could read Kindle dads on IPad, thanks. Off shopping so will take Ipad  and start reading in coffee shop whilst my other half shops (proven formula)! :

Thanks again looking fwd to this.