Welcome to another 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 ten new questions about flies, fly-fishing literature, fish and bug names, and more. Don’t worry: no Arnold Schwarzenegger references.
Performance on last quiz was a huge improvement, as five people scored 100%. Give a golf clap for Charlief, Jake, Joseph Bartholomew, Mikey Allred, and Mike Ball. That said, if you missed just #9–which some folks were quite touchy about–give yourself a 100%. (Are there really people who have never seen “Conan the Barbarian”?) An impressive twelve respondents missed just one question, and the most common score doubled from the previous week, to 80%.
The winner of this week’s random drawing will receive a copy of Dave Karczynski’s Smallmouth: Modern Fly-Fishing Methods, Tactics, and Techniques, from Stackpole Books. According to the publisher, this is the first book to cover the cutting-edge techniques and fly patterns being used by some of the country’s top fly fishing guides. Though most of these flies and techniques have been developed and refined in the rivers and lakes of the Midwest (a hotbed of smallmouth fly fishing) anglers can adapt them for their waters.
The winner of our last quiz (as determined by random.org), and recipient of Dave Hughes’s new Essential Trout Flies: 50 Indispensable Patterns with Step-by-Step Instructions for 300 Most Useful Variations, was Doug, who was right in the middle of the popular group.
So post your score below for a chance to win a great book. And we finally got the answer key back, so you can know exactly what you missed and why.
Good luck!
50%
50% Half right Half wrong, like my fishing.
90%
60% Have a good weekend and enjoy the football games!
60%
60%
70%. Better than my average.
60.
60% and I had such high hopes….not.
70%, now it’s time to tie up a Bunyan Bug.
60% and still looking for the next pool around the bend.
40%
70%
70%
50%
50% Should have done better
90%
60%…my typical score
30%.
90%
80%! Surprised myself today.
Back to my more normal 70%
90% a few lucky guesses!
70%
70% that will do.
60%
90 % ill take that
50%
40%
🙁
70%
50% right in the middle
60%
50%
100%, 1st perfect score in several months.
20% lol
30%
50%
70%
70% and annoyed
80%. Tough quiz.
80% – luck
40% Yuck!
30%
60%–not good but better than last week.
40
50%
70% thanks to a few lucky guesses.
70% a solid C
80%!!!!! Whoooooohooooo!
40%
70%
3 wrong guesses
70% My best score ever! Go Patriots!!
80%
70%
50%
40 percen
40%.
50%
60%
70%
80%
70%
100%…now if I could just win the book my Thursday would be complete.
70%
60% at least I know the river runs through it questions.
Smack dab in the middle with 50%
70%, I’ll take it
60%
60% I am going to look for the nearest thalweg!! Happy Friday!!!
90
60%
100 with a guess…flip just sounds like a banker!
50%
90% best ever
80% but I hit the wrong answer for one accidentally
Hooray. 50%
90% is really good for me!
60%
60%
80%.
80% – Personal Best
A poor 60%
100% I’d best go buy a lottery ticket!
60. Oops
70%
70%
80%
100% with only two complete guesses
60%
60%
80% – tied my PR
My usual 70%
80% Really thought I knew what a thalweg is…
50%
100%
60%
70%
40%
80% – an improvement! I just need to keep on the up-trend.
50% not bad for my 2018 experience
Wow 100% a couple of wild gusses
You scored 70%!
80%!
90%, best to date!
You scored 60%! Worse than mediocre!
20%
90%
30%
60%
60% – I’m learning a great lesson – not as smart as I think I am – my wife tells me that a lot!!!
70%
60%
70% that is a personal best!!
90% I got the one wrong that I guessed on anyway…!
50%
50%.
40% – w 60% bad guesses
90%
90% shows you can be lucky with a guess or two.
100% woo hoo!
40 bleh
70
80%. First one in a while.
late to the game but 90%!