Fishing:
Fishing is the activity of hunting for and trying to catch fish. Fishing is and ancient and worldwide practice with various techniques and traditions. To some degree fishing has even become a sport. Tournament anglers thamake a living fishing would obviously argue that it is a sport.Fishing can be dated back to the Mesolithic period which began about 10,000 years ago. We know from archaeological features, discarded fish bones and cave paintings that sea foods were important for survival and consumed in significant quantities. Fishing may even pre-date the development of modern humans, although there's no way to know for sure.The ancient river Nile was full of fish. Many early fishing methods for fishing were clearly illustrated in tomb scenes and drawings found within Eqyptian tombs. By the 12th dynasty, metal hooks with bards were being used. Nile perch, eels, and catfish were among the most important fish in the region. There are even some representations that hint towards fishing being persued as a pastime.
Fishing and hunting:
Hunting is the practice of pursuing any living thing (usually wildlife) for food, recreation, or trade. In present-day use, the term refers to lawful hunting, as distinguished from poaching, which is the killing, trapping or capture of the hunted species contrary to applicable law. The species which are hunted are referred to as game and are usually mammals and migratory or non-migratory gamebirds.
The ancient Egyptian civilization was among the first to regard hunting and fishing as both a sport and a source of food. While many professional hunters and fishermen lived from their trade, sportsmen enjoyed leaving the towns behind, spend a few days in the company of other men and measure their hunting skills with those of professionals, as they still do today. The tall stories they must have told are lost, but of one tale which has been named The Pleasures of Fishing and Fowling, enough has survived to convey to us an atmosphere of hunting aficionados enjoying the solitude, the comradeship of like-minded men, and their hunting successes. 