Welcome to another edition of our fly-fishing 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. We’ve got another new one: ten questions about history, demographics, fly patterns, and more.
The scores on last week’s Trivia Challenge were about the same as those of the previous week, but with a slightly lower average. The most common score was 50%, and there were just three perfect scores. Congrats to Chris, Thomas, and Dale Spaller! Nine people missed a perfect score by just one question.
The randomly chosen winner of this week’s quiz will receive a copy of All Fishermen Are Liars by John Gierach. The winner of our last quiz (as determined by random.org) was Eli, who is a half-full kind of person, I hope.
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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40% not the best missed number 5 which I want to know what the correct question should be.
30% cool prize!
Surprised myself with an 80%, some interesting questions indeed.
50%. Not sure how I got Q.5 correct!
90%…..the second question snuck up on me!
Scored an 80%
50%
20% yipes.
30 purr scent. Better than the odds that I would answer #5 correctly.
70%
30%, tough one!
90%, even got #5 right somehow.
30% That was a tough quiz, but still fun. Thanks Phil
A lowly 30%.
50%
70%, gut lucky on a few
10% 🙁
40% humbug!
Sorry about #5. It’s fixed now!
30% Ouch
10% – Almost too embarrassed to sign my name to that.
40%! Q5 was still messed up for me….
20% got schooled by this one Phil.
40%. Question #5 still not corrected.
50%
20% As usual, I suck at these. But I’ll be happy with the book either way!
40 % lots of wrong guesses
30% Bad
Wow disaster ! 30%
60%
But I have a question about Q3: I know you can read fish ear bones like tree rings, but does that apply to scales as well?
20 again at least I am consistent!
30%, oh boy i s#ck at this 😛
50%. Possibly my new low score.
At least I know the US fly fishing demographics… 50%. Thanks again for the educational quiz, Phil!
Wow, 50%…..I’m on a slippery slide!
50%
50%. Not good.
70% this time.
60% shouldn’t have second guessed myself on 2 of them
50. My guesser broke.
20% Back to school boys and girls! lol
30%, fun as always. Thanks Phil
30%
– Saved from getting skunked by the final 3 questions
50.
40%
60%
30%
60%, not good. Never heard of a sweep set
30% OUCHH!
50 ouch
90 percent. And I’m not lyin’. (C’mon–Someone had to say it.)
A whopping 10%
70%
20%
20%!
50% ouch!
30%..guessed on all but two of them
30% Take pitty on me 🙁
40%, fine…I guess
Wow! Worst ever – 10%
40% Luck was on my side !!!
50%
tough test , 50%
70% my best yet… keep ’em coming Phil!
30%
Yep. Pretty bad at this trivia. 20%
I liked the Will Ferrule option…
70%
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One more comment – here in Tennessee a willowfly is a large light colored mayfly that hatches in some lakes.
I didn’t know that, Steve. Thanks for the info. Please give yourself another 10%.
40%. Really wanted to guess Will Ferrule on #8. Ha ha!
60%, hope it’s my lucky number!
60% – hard to believe that there are only 3.8 million fly anglers out there – pretty crowded sometimes.
30%
nailed it! 40%
90% this week with a couple of lucky guesses. Need to study more ancient fly-fishing history to get to 100%!
30%, great quiz
30% 🙁
40
60%
50%
60% this week and I missed a few I was sure of the answers
You scored 30%!
40% Started out looking good fell apart on last questions
40% This Week.
70%
40%.
30% yikes
60% going downhill
Ouch. 30!
50%
70%…mmm. Two of my wrong answers were…A “female ferrule” and a “Strip set”. Where the heck was my mind at?
Although I only was half right, ir was a nice quiz!
70% Good quiz!
30%. Yikes!
30%! I did get Spigot Ferrule correct. Yea!
20 percent – yikes
40%, ugh!
Ah well only a 60%
50% half right – half wrong!
50% But I got the important ones.
60%….the better side of 50
Another 60% this week.
50%
60%. Will Ferrule made me laugh.
80% thanks to a few lucky guesses!
You scored 50%! Lame!
40%
100% without cheating! Guessed at 4 or 5. I hope I did not use up the luck that I was in need of on my upcoming trip!
50%
40%
50%
Boo Hoo. Back to 50%. I am getting dumber.
60%! Getting good at guessing! 😀
40% – should’ve studied 🙂
Too late for the drawing, but a respectable 80%