Hunting and fishing have always held a place in the hearts of Victorians, in Britain, in America, and wherever they may happen to be in the rest of the world. Articles abound on where to fish, how to fish, and accounts of "my first big fish." Here's the Victorian angle on angling!

Hunting & Fishing (Illustrated London Almanack, 1845)

A seasonal overview of hunting and fishing sports: Angling; Hare Hunting, Wild Duck Shooting, Fly Fishing, Otter Hunting, Deer-Stalking, Grouse Shooting, Partridge Shooting, Stag Hunting, Pheasant Shooting, Fox Hunting.

April: Angling, by Thomas Miller (Illustrated London Almanack, 1849)

Crab Catching (Cassell's Family Paper, 1860)

How to Make a Fishing Rod (Cassell's Family Paper, 1860)

Freshwater Fish In Their Season (Illustrated London Almanack, 1864)

An angler's guide to the freshwater fish of Britain, by season (bimonthly).

Up the River (Illustrated London Almanack, 1874)

Boating and fishing on the Thames.

Ten Days' Sport on Salmon Rivers [New Brunswick], by Dean Sage (Atlantic Monthly, 1875)

Black Bass Fishing, by James A. Henshall (Century Magazine, 1883B)

How to Catch Trout, by Rev. M.G. Watkins (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1877)

Fish as Food, and Facts About Fishing, by Gordon Stables, M.D., R.N. (Girl's Own Paper, 1886)

A Day's Fishing in the Michigan Woods (Pictorial Museum of Sport & Adventure, ca. 1890)

Fishing (Stories of History, 1891)

My First Salmon (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1893)

Old-Fashioned Fishing, by Henry van Dyke (Century Magazine, 1895B)

Curiosities of Angling, by Framley Steelcroft (The Strand, 1896A)

A look at some fishing trophies, fishing records, and peculiar objects made to celebrate the art of angling.

The May-Fly, by J. Paul Taylor (Windsor Magazine, 1898B)

"In early June all anglers go made, like hares in March."

The Angler's Battle Royal: The Taking of the Tarpon, by Charles F.W. Mielatz (Windsor Magazine, 1903A)

• See also Fish for more information on species and varieties of fish.