Welcome to my Blog

Welcome to my rants, raves, thoughts and general chit chat especially about piscatorial persuits.

This is the first article of a new blog. "Opening day" for the fisherman refers to the first day of the fishing season. This is my opening day, the kick off of the blog.

Why call it "Compleat Angles"?

Well it's my homage to the classic book "The Compleat Angler" by Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton. Published in 1653 the book is written as a conversation about fish and fishing, in a style very familiar to those who've read poetry in17th Century English such as works by Shakespeare or John Milton. As a flyfisherman, I would reccomend the book as an essential read into the history of fishing. Indeed it is one of the most comprehensive accounts of the development of fly fishing albeit in a lyrical context.

I also want my blog to be another angle - another look on life.

So enjoy and feel free to post a message to me, but please don't be abusive.

Regards

Jonathan