Medieval Fishing

An ongoing site with articles and links on fishing as it applies to the Middle Ages. 

Websites & Articles

The Medieval Sportsman's Compendium

Fishing in Period Art
webpage by Karen Larsdatter

The Medieval Angling Page
webpage by Liam O'Shea

A History of Fly Fishing
webpage by Dr. Andrew N. Herd

The Mysteries of the Book of St. Albans

THE TREATISE OF FISHING WITH AN ANGLE

THE TREATISE OF FISHING WITH AN ANGLE (another site)

THE TREATISE OF FISHING WITH AN ANGLE (another site in Spanish)

A Brief History of Fly Fishing

Fishing in Early Medieval Times

Coarse Angling

THE COMPLEAT ANGLER by Izaak Walton

 

Recommended Reading

Fishers' Craft and Lettered Art : Tracts on Fishing from the End of the Middle Ages
by Richard C. Hoffmann, ed. , Toronto Medieval Texts and Translations: UTP, 1997.

Medieval Fish, Fisheries and Fishponds in England
by M. Aston, ed., BAR (British Archaeological Reports) British Series 182,
vol 1 and 2. Oxford, 1988 .

'
Fishponds as Garden Features c. 1550-1750'
by C.K. Currie, in
Garden History, 18 no. 1, p 22-46, 1990.

Fly Fishing Links

Flyfish Links

Fly Tyer

 

Related Subject: Medieval Hunting

Book of the Hunt by Gaston Phoebus, 15th Century

Medieval Hunting webpage

 


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