The compleat fisher : Or, The true act of angling. Being [a] clear and speedy way of taking all sorts of fresh-water fish, with the worm, fly, paste, and other baits, in their proper seasons: how to know the haunts of fish, and angle for them in all waters and weathers, at the top, middle, or bottom: baiting of the ground, and night baits, oyls, and ointments, baits natural and artificial: the several ways of angling: to make oyl of asper, and many rare secrets, never before made publick, containing the whole body of angling, and mystery of a compleat angler. To fish in Hockney river, the best stands, and how to make the best tackling to fish there. By J.S. a brother of the angle.
| Author/creator | Smith, John |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | The fifth edition, enlarged. |
| Publication Info | London : Printed for G. Conyers at the Ring, and J. & B. Sprint at the Bull in Little-Britain, 1725. |
| Description | 2 unnumbered pages, 164 pages ; 18⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | True art of angling |
| General note | Attributed to John Smith (Wing). |
| General note | First published in 1696 as 'The true art of angling'. |
| General note | Price on title page: Price 6d. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from Cambridge University Library. |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, T165503. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |