Side note: www.compleat-angler.com has been "SERVING THE FLY FISHING INDUSTRY SINCE 1980," but the site doesn't mention Walton's book, not do they explain why they used the funky spelling.
thanks to:
http://dawn.home.mindspring.com/compleat.html
http://www.piers-anthony.com/faq.html#why
www.compleat-angler.com