Welcome to the latest 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 an all-new set of ten questions about book authors, famous rivers, fish distribution, fly names, and more.
The last quiz was obviously right in your wheelhouse, as there were eight 100 scores! Standing ovation for Toms, Will, Kevin Hall, S. Henry West, Jim Mitchell, George Looms, Dave Ballman, and Randy H.! That said, early on, there was an error in the quiz on question #10. So if you legitimately knew that a Picket Pin was a wet fly, give yourself another 10%. The most common score was a tie between 80% and 90%. Wow!
The winner of this week’s random drawing will receive The Orvis Guide to Leaders, Knots, and Tippets by none other than the great Tom Rosenbauer. This handy take-along book addresses the technical issues surrounding leaders and connections in relation to state-of-the-art line materials and types, and details the best overall knots for fly-line connections.
The winner of our last quiz–who also gets The Orvis Guide to Leaders, Knots, and Tippets–is Shawn Dahkne, whose score was just a tad below average. But it’s okay because, he says, “I love to learn tho!”
So post your score below (or below the post on our Facebook page!) for a chance to win a great video.
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90%
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50%. Not sure I understand answer to #5 though
Grrr. Second week in a row that I made a cut-and-paste error. You’re right. Fixed, and give yourself another 10%.
60%. Not sure that I agree that the parachute cast helps avoid obstacles behind.
Dang it. See my response above. Sorry.
20% not my best effort
tough questions for a Mainer 50%
90%
I might debate the answer #5, as there is a back cast usually involved with the parachute cast
Dang it. See my response above. Sorry.
You scored 60%! Although I agree with Dave R. A parachute cast isn’t the cast you want to use to avoid obstacles behind you.
Dang it. See my response above. Sorry.
50% sad
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20%
70% good guessing!
20%
20% – what a disaster!
50%
40% is all
70% Not terrible
40%
90* a whole lot of gusses
60% with some lucky guesses.
70%
not so lucky this week…
60%.
70%
50% or 5 lucky guesses.
30%… Definitely not on top of my game today
90%
80. Should have been 90 but I read 5 too quickly, even after it was fixed.
40%…wait…what?
50% oooopphhh
50% Glass half full
60%
catskill is a region. the other three are names of rivers. catskill doesnt belong.
40%
Yellow Breeches is in PA, the other 3 are in NY. There might be another difference, but that’s one at least.
And there’s a Catskill Creek near the Catskill Mtns.
60%
50% plus the extra 10 from last week = 60%— right?
80%
50. Good challenging quiz! Thanks.
70%
60%
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50%
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50%
80%
70%, finally a passing score
70%…obviously still have a lot more rivers to fish.
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100% with two guesses – should have bought a lottery ticket
A tough one. 40%
100% a first. Wow.
70%. Ok for me
20%. All time worst.
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10%
50%
70% could have been worse
40%
70%
80%
30%… ew
60%, blah.
40%
40%
40% Not bad after helping my wife clean house all day! Time to go fish!!
60% – About average: some weeks better , some worse.
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50%
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30% again.
40%
70%
30%
40% again
30%. That stunk.
70% Cool stuff. Educational effort.
70%, better than my usual
30%…will do better the next time
70%
30% this week + 70% last week = 100% (I love new math!).
60%; not bad for guess work?
60%
50%, not bad I guess!
40%