The Rod Builder's Library

Below are a few of the earliest books on fishing and Rod Building I have yet found in "public domain" status. 

Special thanks go to the Google Books Project and Gutenberg Project for making these books available for all.

Also, thank you to Steve Harrison of Harrison Advanced Rods who's website provided the info I needed for a successful search!     http://www.harrisonrods.co.uk/history.htm

Treatyse of Fysshynge With an Angle by Dame Juliana Berners published 1496

Treatyse of Fysshynge (american version) 

The Complete Angler by Izaak Walton cir. 1600's

The Art of Angling by Charles Bowlker published 1833

The Art of Angling by Thomas Barker published 1653

Fisherman Verse published 1919

The Fisheries Exhibition Literature (several works combined) LARGE FILE!

The Anglers Workshop/Rod Making for the beginner by Perry D. Frazer pubished 1908

Amateur Rodmaking by Perry D. Frazer published 1914

Fly Rods & Fly Tackle by Henry P. Wells published 1901

The Scientific Angler by David Foster published 1937 (third addition)