Korzenie zorganizowanego wędkarstwa w Polsce

The origins of organized angling in Poland. The paper discusses the history of angling clubs from the 1860s until 1918, as well as the social and economic conditions favouring the development of angling in this period in Poland. The commonly held view in the Polish Angling Association that the roots of organized angling date back to 1879, when the National Fisheries Association was established, is verified.