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 week, we’ve got ten new questions about which fly cast you should use in a given angling situation. Like any such quiz, there is a certain amount of subjectivity at play here. Remember: we’re looking for the best answer.
The scores on the last week’s tailwaters-based Trivia Challenge were quite a fall-off from the week before, with 7 100%s and 8 90%s. Congrats to our perfect-scorers: BradW, Andy B., Phil Ritter., JR Hopson, Kenny, Jeff, and Charles Falchetti.
The randomly chosen winner of this week’s quiz will receive a copy of Great Fishing Lodges of North America by Paul Fersen, a gorgeous coffee-table book. The winner of our last quiz (as determined by random.org) was Pete Z, who scored a “half full.”
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 a cool book.
Good luck!
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What’s another situation where you might use this cast?
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100% I’m a casting machine!
Wow 100%! Probably because I have spent a lot of time in the trees learning the hard way.
80%, I’ll take it..
90%!
70% this time…
90%…. but the snap-T vs Backhand for #7 is arguable!!!!
100%, uber casting geek!
70 prrrrrr cent
90%! I got some lucky guesses, but the one I missed I should’ve known.
90% Missed #9, but I don’t cast multi fly rigs, so I don’t feel too bad about missing that one.
100%
whoa… 100%
Two weeks in a row…100%.
70%! Not too shabby!
90% holy crap! I’ve never heard or seen a “puddle cast”…soon to be the most viewed U-Tube video.
70%, my best in awhile.
70%
70% Yes!!! That’s good for me.
80% , a new personal best!
Michigan rivers have done me right…100%!!!!
70%
100%!
Super helpful, thanks!
100%
100% now to be able to put all of that in practice as easily as it was to do this quiz… Calling Pete Kutzer !
90%! Best score ever!
90% Blast! Blew it on the last one.
My best score yet! 70%!
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60%, need improvement!
90%
100% – I am a casting expert in theory if not execution.
90% I’ve never done that well before! Admission — I don’t even know what the Belgian cast is…
90%! Perhaps my best yet.
90% this week, but it looks like everyone is doing well this week.
70% I passed! Ha ha.
50%. Not bad since I only know what half those casts even are. Need to study.
90
Finally did aced one of these.
Got a 90% score. One of my better tests
80%
Another 90%. Perfection is so hard to achieve (esp with guesses)!
90%…What the hell is a steeple cast???
Only 70% – guess I better get out on the water so I can keep learning!
100% Finally
7/10 this time. 2 guesses. Both wrong. One I had no idea.
good test
100%…….grew up fishing in north-central PA; had to use ’em all.
I think everyone should have the chance of fishing state forest ground, narrow water and trying to sneak through mountain laurel. You learn a lot chasing spooky native brookies. I’m originally from the Williamsport area.
Half right!
90%, and I agree with Don.
100%, my first perfect score on these quizzes!
80% i’m happy
I scored a 70! I’m brand new to fly fishing so I’ll have to study up 🙂
100%
100%, my first perfect score
90%- I wil take it!
80%
70%… Really? C’mon Sky!
100%! Now if only I could execute all of them consistently.
100%. The first and probably last time this will happen.
80% even on these easy ones I sill make mistakes. No different then if I was fishing hahaha
90%. Glad we’re done with geography!
80%
100%, Baby! Let’s go fishin’.
As a new caster I was surprised to get 90%! Missed the multi-fly cast, no surprise there! Looking forward to getting my braided loops, leaders, and tippets and taking Boston’s T to my spot next weekend. Great Quiz!
90%
Finally a 100%
80% Never used a snap t and don’t know how to do it after 60 yrs of flyfishing
It’s real easy. All you’re doing is changing the direction of your line and getting ready for a roll cast.
90%!
You scored 90%, I’ll take that!
Unfortunately I can only go downhill from here….
100%%%%% wooohooooo!
From the narrow, brush choked stuff in Pa., that i learned on to the Missouri tailwater I now call home- it paid off. 100%
50% not to shabby for a beginner
90 % should have gone with my first choice. my score does not reflect my casting ability
100 %, Thanks Pete.
HOLY COW! I scored a 70!
90% Bazinga! 8 months of studying for an FFF CI cetification is paying off
100% guessed on 1
80!
90%. The best I have ever done on one of these quizzes.
My highest score yet… 80% happy happy joy joy…
Now learn to perfectly execute them casts!
80 percent, not too shabby!!
80%
80%
100%
100% for me, although I wasnt familar with the term steeple cast but none of the other casts for that question would have helped me and steeple sounded high so it was the obvious choice!
100% About time I got one! I feel better now.
Joining the large group at 100% this week.
You scored 70%!
90% surprised myself with that one actually. Now I just need to learn how to do most of them.
90% . so close now only if warm enough out
Wooo 80%
60. Bummin heavy!
Made a 100, but I think this quiz was a little soft compared to the usual.
90. Best yet!
70% Pretty good for an evolving Fly Caster!
90%, did Phil give up test cruelty for Lent?
70%. Need to learn a few casts!
80%
90%! Not half bad.
50%, never learned the names of some of these casts.
70% !!!
Wow! First 90% score. All time high! Gotta thank Pete K. for all the lessons
9 out of 10.mised the snap T
100 and none of my answers moved on me!
Surprised myself, got 100%
80%
80%. I’ll take it. I guess.
100% now that is an improvement! Thanks Phil it was a fun quiz as always.
80%
80% I guess I can live with that.
80%
100% Theoretically an excellent caster!
90%. Not sure what the Belgian cast is
90%. Not sure what the Belgian cast is.
90% serious! All I use is 2 nymph rigs
90% . Guessed on two and got one right.
70%… C’s get degrees, right?
60%
90% I know little of the Belgian’s and their casting.
70%. My best score to date.
90 percent this week. The last one got me; you made the snake roll soooo enticing!
90%, best score ever!
100%! First one! Now MAKING all of those casts is a different story…
80%. My best score!
I wasn’t expecting to do as well as I did – great questions. I got 100%
Woohoo! My first 100%!
100%!
80%
unblelievable 100!
All this blog reading is working
80% best score to date
100% – first time to ace one of these!
60% Thanks Phil!
Much better than the last couple weeks, Phil. 80% Does Pete have a video of the Belgium Cast?
70% will need to learn the snap T
100% – Now if I could just put it into practice!
90% never heard of the belgin.
90% YeeHa!!!!
90%
90%
90% Getting closer…..
90 — wow I know a lot about casting. I wish I could cast better.
90%! And I switched the one wrong answer last minute…
80
90%!
70%. I suspect I don’t know the proper name for several casts I use!
90%
60 %!
I only use one cast I refer to it as the “Holy Sh*t Cast” maybe that why I never catch any fish. Hmmm??
100% – Wich I could actually cast that good.
100%
90%. Thought I did exceptionally until I saw all those 100’s in the comments. Congrats guys and gals.
70%
80% … Personal high score
80% – interesting: a lot to practice and use
80%. not too bad.
70% C’s get degrees!
90%
You scored 100%!
!00% One of only a few I have gotten taking these quizzes
70%. Not bad.
90 % I am back in the game after last weeks very low score.
50% , ouch !
70%, those fancy ones got me
90% Woot!
Holy Cow! Watching all those Pete Kutzer casting videos really paid off big time!
“You scored 90%!”
90%!
70%, Shouldn’t have second guessed the bow and arrow cast question. Works great indoors with a practicaster and my cats / dogs too haha
90% I’ll take it
100% I have learned some things…
90% should have been 100%
I got lucky. 100%.
Looks like everyone is doing well. I don’t score may 90s so I am feeling pretty good right now. Great way to start the weekend. Thanks.
You scored 100%! – Now if I could only execute all of those casts properly………..
60%. Yikes!
100%! I read a lot… 😉
90%!
70% Not Bad?
Got 100% by process of elimination on a couple questions.
80%. My best yet!
100%!!! Time to take my Casting Instructor test.
70% — the best in weeks.
70 percent
Hit a 70%, there sure is a lot to know, “right on” to the 100%’ers.
You scored 60%
100% Ahhh…
100%! Way better than my Latin
90%. Missed “the Snap-T” – guess I didn’t think the question through properly…;-)
100% on this one.
80%
100% First time. I feel good!!
100%, my first ever
90%.
100% yahoo! like others I may know names but execution can sag!
You scored 100%!
100! Finally, questions I can answer without hesitation.
60% on the quiz. I think I cast a little better than I recall the names…
40%
80%
80% I may know what they are called now if I could execute them
70%
80% Only one guess.
Had to guess a couple of times, but still came up with 90%.
9/10
100% no curve needed this time
90% but I need to study more casting techinques because I guessed at a couple of them.
Woohoo! 100%! First time that’s happened on one of these quizzes!
50%, great quiz!
80% My best yet!!! Now i’m going to look up the ones I didn’t know.
80% I agree with the earlier comment that a backhand cast could be an effective cast at the end of the swing, particularly if you are dealing wth smaller water.
100%
Pity I can’t do any of those casts.
First quiz I’ve taken in a 10 month break…. 100% !
Guess maybe some time away was a good thing 🙂
70%
100%