
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’s got 10 new questions, dealing with everything from fly-reel terminology to geography to and types of caddisfly larvae.
The last quiz was another toughie, with just four readers scoring a perfect 100% . Congrats to Rob Kirsch, Bendigo & District Fly Fishers (?), Ted Rosencrantz, and Sharp Hook. Three other people missed a single question, and most folks were in the solid C range.
The randomly chosen winner of this week’s quiz will receive a signed copy of Tom’s book The Orvis Guide to Small Stream Fly Fishing. This is the book you need for those times when there is no specific hatch on. Last week’s book winner (as determined by random.org) was Tom, whose score was below passing but who gets the prize nonetheless.
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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80% I’ll take it!
Four correct.
You scored 50%! Could have been worse…
70%!
You guys are rockstars. Thanks!
50%!
go figure a 60%!
Solid 40% this week. After last week’s 90%, I’ve been taught the lesson of humility that the Brule River often teaches me again and again in Wisconsin during steelhead season.
You scored 70%! Better than usual
Not my best effort. 40%
50%. I’m awesome.
80%…not bad
Solid 40%. Thought I did much better than that. It was fun none the less!
90%!
70%. I think my brain is starting to go bad. But I will quibble with you about the trailing loop…that’s caused by wind! Or sunspots, one or something.
Ohh YEa 40% getting better
You scored 50%! Whats the bell curve on this quiz? ha
50%
F for me.
50 AGAIN
You scored 80%!
40%! Need to make better guesses
4 correct
70%!
90%, way better than my normal scores! Yahoo!
30% Took a licking, but i’ll keep on ticking.
6/10 this week
50%
Only a 50%
50%
40%
50% is not half bad. It’s half good and I’ll take it!
50%- watch out!
50% which seems like progress for me lately…
I seem to be stuck at 40%.
50
30% I’ll see myself out . . .
A river guessing, happy, 70%
Ugh, only 30%, luck failed to make up for lack of knowledge this time.
6/10. Every guess was wrong !
60%. not great but does show improvement!
40%
50%
60
You scored 100%!
Ha! I’ll take it!
50%, it’ll due.
60%
30% again.
60%
50 % looks like im about avg
50% whomp whomp
50%. I thought I would do better.
60 %. Not content… But I don’t agree with two of the answers…
20%
40%. Again!
60%.. my average…
80%
60% meh
60%, a gentlemen’s D
70%
60%
30%
60%
40% no smart remarks this time Phil a Win is a Win
8 zero!
100% What luck!
40 percent
40
70% some good guesses! some bad.
70
Due to poor guessing, 50%!!!!
$40% again. The river systems are killing me.
70%! I’m gettin’ there!
40%
30%
90% I’m a happy camper!
80%. Geography got me!
60% actually pretty good for me.
A paltry 30%. Might be my worst performance ever.
50%
40%….learned a lot though
40%. Too much Halloween punch!
6/10. Am inprovement for me.
80%. Someday I will familiarize myself with the rivers of Patagonia
50 percent. Man, I seem to have missed the note from my teacher that I was moving to a harder grade.
40% ouch…
70% better than I thought..
60% Not bad I guess. Was pretty positive on the ones I got right
70% and if I hadn’t second-guessed and changed two, it would’ve be 90…
60%
40% better than I thought
50% but for some reason it still felt like a new a lot. Ok with the ones I missed I guess. Thanks
Not very good, only 20% 🙁
An udder fiddy purr scent. Got to study my geography.
Not my best.
WOW bad!!!!
20%
60
50
40%
50%
Newbie! Time heals everything.
40%
80% with a couple of good guesses
30% nothing to be proud of.
Ouch! 0nly 40% today
70%
70%. High School deja vu
80% could’ve been worse!
40%
70%!!! Best ever!!!
60… Bleh..
90%. Much better than 30% of last week.
40% Needs geography lessons^
You scored 90%! I learn a lot from these quizzes!
50% again.
Fifty percent. That works.
80
80%
60% – not bad – put me in the drawing.
73
60%
Grrrrr a 60
30% 🙁
20% bummer
80% wow!
40%…might actually be my best score yet unfortunately…
50% again, what to do?
Trick or treat! 50%. Best I’ve done for a long time!
60% – I seem to have settled into a solid D- trivia player.
70%
80% a few lucky guesses doubled my average!
30
50% -things are looking up
50%. Love learning new stuff every week. Thanks, Phil!!
50%.
30%, I suck again!
50%.
Ahhhhhhhh …. 70%, next time !
4 out 10 not my best
60%, GETTING BETTER
70%. Yup, still wet behind the ears…. Need that book to help me!
50%… I guess I’ll need to do some reading to get better! 😉
60!
Yikes. 40%. Don’t change your answers kids. Woulda had a 70 without the second guessing.