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The social history of coarse angling in England AD 1750–1950
Ist Teil von
Anthropozoologica, 2014-06, Vol.49 (1), p.99-107
Ort / Verlag
Paris: National Museum of Natural History
Erscheinungsjahr
2014
Quelle
EZB Electronic Journals Library
Beschreibungen/Notizen
The social division of anglers into ‘coarse’ (using bait) and ‘game’ (using a fly) fishermen evolved in the mid-18th century as the new workforce of the Industrial Revolution angled for coarse fish on newly created canals and local public waterways. This paper explores the history of coarse angling, the rise of fishing clubs, managed waters and competition, which together gave coarse anglers a voice in water management and freshwater fisheries, as important as that of the landowning classes with whom game fishing became associated. Historical evidence from the early 20th century is presented for the change from general bait fishing for a range of freshwater species to the specialist coarse anglers of today, who seek a particular species of record weight, perhaps best exemplified by carp.