Passionate about Nature, the angler is not only interested in fish and the insects they feed on. In his environment, he knows how to recognize birds, amphibians, reptiles, butterflies, dragonflies, shellfish and even, if he lingers a little at the water’s edge, bats. As a worthy pupil of Buffon and Réaumur, he visits museums and their cabinets of curiosities when the trout no longer gobble.