Anglers' Calendar for August 



{A Good Month for Sea-trout Angling ; Not a Good Month, generally, 



for Salmon Angling} 



1 BAYLE ST. JOHN, writer and angler, died 1859. 



HENRY MACKENZIE, author ("Man of Feeling"} and angler, born 



1745- 



2 THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH, artist, angler, died 1788 



Lord HERBERT OF LEA (Sidney Herbert), enthusiastic trout angler, 

 died 1 86 1. 



3 Sir HARRIS NICOLAS, died 1848. 



4 JOHN BANIM, Irish novelist, skilful angler, died 1842. 



7 Colonel PETER HAWKER, excellent angler, writer on shooting and 



angling, died 1853. 

 9 IZAAK WALTON, mercer in London, writer of biographies and 



" The Compleat Angler," born (at Stafford}, 1593. 



" It might sweeten a marts temper at any time to read Izaak Walton" 



CHARLES LAMB. 



12 THOMAS BEWICK, wood engraver, naturalist, angler, born 1753. 



15 Sir WALTER SCOTT, writer, poet, salmon fisher, born 1771. [See 



" Musa Piscatnx" 



1 6 "Rare" BEN JONSON, died 1637. 



17 THOMAS STOTHARD, R.A., born 1755. 



20 ROBERT HERRICK, poet, pastoral and " of ye streame," born 1591. 



Dr. WILLIAM MAGINN, writer, in early life a celebrated angler, 



died 1842. 

 23 ALEXANDER WILSON, naturalist and observer of stream fish, died 1813. 



26 FRANK STONE, painter and angler, born 1800. 



HENRY FAWCETT, M.P., statesman, an angler though blind, born 1833, 

 JOHN BUCHAN, editor of '" Musa Piscatrix," born 1875. 



27 JAMES THOMSON, poet ("The Seasons"} and angler, died 1748. 



(See " Musa Piscatrix"} 



28 JOHN FLETCHER (Beaumont and Fletcher), dramatist and angler, died 



1625. 



31 JOHN BUNYAN, writer of "The Pilgrim's Progress," and fisher in 

 the river Chers, died 1688. [See " Musa Piscatrix" 



