Welcome to a classic edition of our weekly trivia challenge, in which we test your knowledge of all things fly fishing and where you might learn a thing or two about this sport we love. This week, we’ve got ten questions about fish records, fly-tying materials, famous rivers, and more!
The last quiz was another toughie, and just one person achieved perfection. Kudos to Dave F., who celebrated with a “whoop! whoop! whoop!” Our two 90-percenters had differing responses. Alan Burrows gave his close-but-no-cigar a “drat,” while Chester celebrated with a “hootie-hoo.” The most common score dropped one spot, to 60%.
The winner of this week’s random drawing will receive Goodnews River:Wild Fish, Wild Waters, and the Stories We Find There, by Scott Sadil, from Stackpole Books. This collection of 22 stories, set on fabled waters from Alaska to Baja, confirms Scott Sadil’s reputation as a writer of literary fiction in the best sporting tradition. The stories capture the beauty of wild fish and the waters and landscapes where we find them and go beyond the fishing to explore relationships—between parents and children, husbands and wives, siblings, lovers, and friends—the real life situations that evoke the same win-lose drama played out between anglers and their prey.
The winner of our last quiz, and recipient of 25 Best Places: Fly Fishing for Pike, by Robert S. Tomes, is Alan, whose score elicited, “Neither fish nor fish . . . .”
So post your score below (or below the post on our Facebook page!) for a chance to win a great book.
Good luck!
60%
You scored 80%!
70% is better than I usually do. Chocklett sounded like such a red herring. Missed the tarpon and casting phenom question as well. Who is the phenom?
60%
Dumb mistakes. 70%
50%. Uh oh, seems to be my new normal.
90% with a few lucky guesses!
80! awesome
40%, my usual. Need to study this stuff!
40%
70% not bad!
70% — I’ll take it and run.
60% (6 for 10 is not a bad day in my log book)!
20% Yikes
40%
Down to 40%
70%.
50%
60%, seems like that’s my usual.
Hey Phil, that Three-Stick Dynomite fly that you’re holding, do you fish it as a dry or a steamer? Certainly you do not Euro nymph it. In larger pools do you add more sticks to get better coverage?
30% a new record low.
90%
70%
30%. the ones I knew I knew at least….
90% I’m due for a win here
90%. Finally!
1st 90%
80%
Meh, 50%
50%
50%
90%
A couple of good guesses got a 100%
70% better than I thought I did
60. My average
60%
70%. Always miss the fly tier question.
Uggh. 30%
80%
50% … that IS half bad! … lol
30%. Thought I got past these low scores.
80%, I’ll take it
70
20%
70%
50%, embarrassingly much better than last week
90%
Finally 100%
70%
80%
90%
First time getting 100%!
Woot, Woot!
60!
50%
90%
50%
70%
70%
Darn… my new low: 50%
90%!
Yet another 60%
70% Hooorah! Best in a while. Fishing 3 out of 5 days this week may have made a difference!?!
80% Talked myself out of one, and flat-out changed the other
60% – About average.
60%
90%
40%
A respectable but unimpressive 60
60%, why break tradition?
Dang ole 50%
40%
90
You scored 80%!
50%
90%
Tripped up by the dreaded African Tarpon!
UGH 80% The tarpon bit me!
70%
80%
60%
70%
80%
60% I’m on a roll of 60’s
70%
30%
70% Not bad.
80%
90%. Guessed wrong on the gummy minnow.
90%…snookered again!
50% – Oh Brother!!!
And Ed Meixner’s questions about the Dyn-O=Mite fly is hilarious!!! Thanks Ed!!!
Best in a long time 80%
50%
70%
70%
50%
80%, what a pleasant surprise
80%
Hooray ! A new high grade.
20%. Worse than guessing randomly.
70%
And another 60
60%; better than the last time.
70%, not good, but best in awhile
Down to 40%
40 -argh
60% not a great day