Welcome to another edition of our trivia challenge, where we test your knowledge of all things fly fishing and where you might learn a thing or two about this sport we love. This one features 10 new questions, covering subjects from Midwestern rivers to rare trout.
The scores on the last quiz were another baby step upward from the previous one, with five perfect scores. Kudos to Will Alexander, Greg Bostater, Adam VanLeeuwen, Thomas Freund, and Justin S. The most common score remained 40%.
The randomly chosen winner of this week’s quiz will receive a cool fly-fishing book. Our last sticker-packwinner (as determined by random.org) was Zach, who scored a very respectable 70%.
So, take this week’s quiz, and no matter how well or poorly you do, post your score in the comments below to be eligible to win Tom’s book with his inspirational words on the title page.
Good luck!
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only a 20%
80%… though I read that “AP” really stood for All Purpose, so I challenge that answer.
“Some think that the “A.P.” stands for the late Andre Puyans, the designer, but it actually represents “All Purpose”.”
50%
50% Better than last week. On the correct track hopefully.
10%
50%
60%, not awesome.
You scored 80%!
20%. It’s a good thing that my ability to catch fish doesn’t rely on my trivia knowledge
40%
50%, not my best, not my worst!
Poor…. 50%
60%
70%. I’ll take it!
70%
80% but wasn’t all that confident – could easily have been worse.
20%
10%
Hrmph, 50%
60% I’ll take it!
40 % not one of my best
70%…but, a few of your correct answers are questionable! “Sergeant fish” is a boney fish, striped body.
The casting of a fly on the water was in the writings of the early Greeks. AP Nymph is really ‘all purpose’!
Mmmmm! I demand a recount! Interesting quiz, though!
The only one of these I will concede on is the “all purpose.” Give yourself another 10%. As for the casting question, I trust Andrew Herd implicitly. The operative word here is “casting.” And if you Google “sergeant fish snook,” you’ll see that this is a common nickname.
50—Uuuugh, and two of those were guesses.
40%
60%. Lots of guesses.
60%
60% not great, but I’m certainly not whine about it like some people^^^^
60% getting better
60%
50%.
Ha. I stink. 30!
40%
40% – Not very good
60%
50%
70%
Only 60 %, but I got the important ones right!
100%!
Number one and Number ten I got lucky on.
50%, sadly that’s better than my last few scores…
50% with a lot of lucky guesses, wow that was tough one. Thanks Phil!
20%. I was on the struggle bus.
20% I think my mouse was faulty.
40%
Not good to good
50%
Ugh, 60% good quiz
Another 40%….
30% Need to do better next time
40%
50% not so good.
30%
60%. About my average
60%
80%..Pure guesswork. Only knew a couple..
40%
100+10-20+10-90=10
Embarrassed to only score 20%
40% but consistent 🙂
Up to 80% this week.
50%. Sad times
70%
20 worst ever
60% tough but fair!!
20%. A new low.
A rough 30%
40%. Lot of guesstimating
60 percent. But when combined with th 60 percent from the last quiz, I’m easily into extra credit territory!
You scored 50%! Tough one!
60%
50%
20%. It’s easier going downhill.
Only 40%, Phil. Ouch.
yikes, only 30%
60%. Tough one but still interesting!
70%
50%
70%
Ouch 40%
70%… every once in a while wild guessing works…
50% lots of guessing
40% here
40%
50%. Too early in the AM?
50%!
50%, but I got the ones right I should have.
30%
60% Had some lucky guesses!
50%!
70% and that was one of the harder quizzes . Lucky score
I only got a 30%! This quiz seemed a little targeted to a specific region of fly fishermen.
30% – but I was close on a lot of them – second guessed too much…
40%
40% but I am just getting into this awesome sport!
I will settle for average 40%
70%, guessed on the last 3
50%
30, all guesses were wrong.
40% – a lot of wrong guesses
50% not awesome.
20% a bit of a strugle
90% thanks to some nice educated guesses.
a very weak 30%, thought I did much better -(
20%. My worst yet! Strange that I’ve caught snook in Florida, Texas and Mexico and never heard of it called a “sergeant fish”.
70%. Not great, but respectable.
50%
60% and one was a guess!
40
mmmmm…40% need to study more 🙂
50%
30%
Scored 50%
10
60%
10% I’m not very good at this
60%
60 i guess it is a lot better that 10 of last time
20% and lucky
Career low today: 10%. Next time I should see if I can actually answer all questions incorrectly…
30% and happy!
70%.
60%
40. I too went for the “All Purpose” nymph. No excuses for the other whiffs though.
60% , a tough one.
50%
Only 60% today, but I think it marked a couple wrong that I got right!
50%
60% not half bad.
30, and I say again, BOOOOOOOOOO!
40% again, great quiz!
40%
40%. Every one I guessed, I got wrong….
20%…..mostly guess…….hanging head in shame.
40% mostly guesses, but I loved to see the the brookie question
60! woo
Hi Phil,
One quick bit about André Puyans. You have him listed as a noted Idaho angler. Although Andy would lead trips in Idaho and Montana each year, he lived in California. He had a fly-shop in Walnut Creek, CA for many years. I had the pleasure of sitting at the same table with him when he was inducted into the FFF Fly-Fishing Hall of Fame and knew him from the many FFF functions and Conclaves in California. A good friend of mine worked for Andy at his Walnut Creek shop. He really was a Renaissance Man of Fly-fishing. He did everything well. Was a superb fly-caster and of course his fly-tying was legendary.
Dan Gracia
You scored 50%!