Welcome to the latest 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 more questions to get the synapses firing, on subjects as varied as fly names, book titles, and strange fish species.
The last quiz represented a big comeback, with five perfect scores. Give it up for Erik, Steve B., Peter D., Brad W., and ChuckB. (Where is Erik’s last initial?) The most common score jumped back up to a 70%. Nice work, people!
The winner of this week’s random drawing will receive a copy of Ed Engle’s Fishing Small Flies, from Stackpole Books. Using tiny patterns that are tough to see can be a trial, and hooking trout with those itty-bitty hooks can be challenging, as well. Engle, a longtime guide in Colorado, is full of great ideas to help.
The winner of our last quiz (as determined by random.org), and recipient of Ed Engle’s wonderful book Tying Small Flies, from Stackpole Books, was Ron, whose score was his best yet, to boot.
So post your score below for a chance to win a great book.
Good luck!
60%
80 per cent again
70% ! Best score yet.
50%
I only got one wrong, but Polldaddy gave me a 80%. But who’s counting.
80%
Who knew a brookie can be called a speckled trout? Must be Northeastern thing! And a Pocket Pin- missed that one- thought it sounded like an old wet fly pattern.
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You scored 70%! Although I would argue that a Picket Pin is a wet fly.
I agree, not strictly a streamer.
I agree, too. I changed the answers based on your feedback. Thanks.
I agree also I have always tied and fished the picket pin as a wet fly
70%
70
70% best in a while
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80%, but……The Gallatin could / should be an acceptable answer as all of the other rivers are dammed during their journeys. Natural state might be more important than home state.
You got me there, Don. Give yourself another 10%.
90%. A Gasper what?
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Ugh! 60%. Thought I answered better than that.
60% – Since I don’t google anything while I’m taking the quiz I’m okay with my answers
90%, a personal best!
80%
Marked improvement.
My standard 40%…
60% – Not my best
90%
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The picket pin is also tied as a wet fly
90% It’s lit.
70% Have a good weekend..
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80% – Best in a while
Sigh…. 40%
If you’re from Louisiana and you catch a freshwater drum in Minnesota… is it still a Gaspergou?
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90%. Perfection still eludes me.
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Keep trying
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You know nothing, Jon Snow….
80%. I’ll take it!
90% one of my best in a while.
20% That was rough.
80%
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50%. Thought I did better than that.
80%
90. Much better.
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90%. The speckled trout got me
80%…better than the last couple
80%
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70% this week. Not too shabby.
90% missed the most obvious What river flows through the middle of Boise duh! The Boise river.
90%! I’m pretty happy with that.
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40% ugh!!!
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60%. A solid D-
90%
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80:)
50% ☺
90%…and it’s Erik D.
60. Not too bad. I shouldn’t have changed two answers. I had them right the first time. Ugh.
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70%. A slightly better score than last week.
70% – tough but fun, though.
90%.
70% best score ever
ugh 50%
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Nosedive to 60%, geography was not good to me this week.
80%, hadn’t seen this in a while,,,,
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Makes sense. Boise river is in Boise. 50% ACK!
No surprise, another underwhelming 40%
90%, my best result yet.
70
another 70%
60 %. 80 percent guesswork…
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80%-Best score in a while!
60% I be happy!
Wooooo 90%
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I only heard sea trout referred to as salters, 70%
A “sea trout” (two words) is a trout that migrates to the sea. A “seatrout” (one word) is an oceangoing fish (Cynoscion nebulosus), also known as a “speckled trout.”
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50% – OH BROTHER….
70% – Not too bad. 🙂
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70% … C’s get degrees.
90%
70%!!! Best score yet
Slipped to 90%
50% better then my last few.
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80%…and the picket pin is found in my nymph box, not the streamer box.
Fish the golden stones on the Delaware and you will know why.
60% Dan Welch
70% Better than my last few!
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70%!
Meh, 40%!
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I give up. What or who is a Dutch John. I am sue it is illegal in Utah.
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I got a decent 60%
50% oh my
40%, great quiz!
Late this week, but 80%