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The Complete Angler

One of the best known book on fishing was written in 1653 by Izaak Walton. The book, The Complete Angler, combining stories and practical information about angling, was written about three friends fishing adventures in an idyllic English countryside. Izaak Walton kept company with writers and scholars for most of his 90 years, including a good friend John Donne, the vicar of St. Dunstan parish where Walton lived.

A famous quote of Walton's that is as true today as it was then is: "Angling may be said to be so like mathematics that it can never be fully learnt". Walton's work became one of the most reprinted books in the history of fishing - Izaak Walton (1593-1683).

Trout Eyes

As trout have eyes on the side of the head, they get a very different perception of its surrounding than humans. In fact, it can see the front, sides and almost all the way behind. About the only blind spot in immediately behind and below. Apart from this almost perfect view, it has built in binoculars. Next time you cast a fly, remember this: If a trout is five feet down in the water, it will see a small fly on the surface with ten feet around it. This also implies it has probably seen you before you have seen it!

A trout can also distinguish colour in the red to blue spectrum, but are better equipped to see light in the yellow to blue spectrum. As they do not have eyelids, they are quite sensitive to bright sunlight.