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 feature ten new questions–on subjects as varied as fly inventors, tying materials, and geography–to make you scour the recesses of your brain.
The last quiz produced just one perfect score–give it up for Aaron V–but there were an astonishing 18 people who missed a single question. The most common score held steady st 70%.
The winner of this week’s random drawing will receive a copy of Kirk Deeter’s Trout Tips, from Skyhorse Publishing a new book that involves over 250 simple fishing tips from TU members and supporters for trout anglers of all skill levels… and all the money goes straight to TU to help fix and protect rivers.
The winner of our last quiz (as determined by random.org), and recipient of Ed Engle’s wonderful book Fishing Small Flies, from Stackpole Books, was Stan Zuber, whose score was just about average.
So post your score below for a chance to win a great book.
Good luck!
70%
I’m in a rut 50% again
Getting harder.
80%
Of the 2 that I got wrong, one answer is very debatable. While New York and Michigan stock their streams, not all returning steelhead have been stocked.
The key word in that question is “native”
A good point for discussion. Considering both Rainbows and Browns; the definition of native starts to become somewhat elusive as outside of Europe, do browns have a native range, and rainbows are not much different. The only true native in the eastern and Midwest are the “brookies.” After a generation or two the term native becomes blurred.
Anyway, I enjoy your quizzes and appreciate your time and effort. THANKS!
Bad week
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90% Missed a geography question and I’m a geography teacher!
70%
70% again
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90% Michigan Coaster,,,,I was thinking Salter Oh well
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80%, ok
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60%. Coming back down to earth.
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80% – hit on three guesses! Yes
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80%. Need to work on geography.
40% Sipping wine. Getting ready for a holiday weekend.
Happy Labor Day!!
40%. Couple of tricky questions.
80% Geography gets me….
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50% this time
70%
There we go! Back to normal at 40%
80%
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Ouch! 50%
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100% – dual effort – my wife and I took the quiz together – teamwork!
70%
Only 60% this week. Woo Pig tonight! Go Dawgs on Saturday!
40!!!
70%
I’ll take it.
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70%, on a roll!
70% I’m fine with that
70 per cent. Back to the streams
30%.
Better than my usual! 50%
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Getting better a 50% this time
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90%
70%. Not as good as the previous guy.
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80 %. Sheer luck.
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my best in some time 90%
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A sea run Brook trout is also called a coaster or Salter
Brook trout running out of lake Michigan are also called coasters
60%
60% Some trickery in there! Love it.
20% Am I back in High School?
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70# Maybe I’m not awake yet
30% – so much for improving
70% I’m with a few others that have fished for Massachusetts Coasters
80%, nice!
Yikes 60%
Finally! 100% It’s taken years. There were a couple close ones
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60% – shouldn’t have changed some answers.
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You scored 100%! First perfect score! Woo hoo!
90%
not loading on Firefox…have you been taken over by Microsoft?
30%. Suffering from Hurricane Harvey ptsd.
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60 percent
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80 %, not too bad!
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40% Not a good way to finish the week!
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80% !
Eeek. 20% and I guessed on one of them.
70%.
Lowly 60%
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30% lol
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60% Better then my last two together!!
50%. I got the technique questions right but not history, lgeography or sunfish family, guessed on the literature. It takes many years to amass the knowledge to learn this stuff!
90%. I just didn’t know about Eugene. Nice guy, I’ve heard! 😉
Chuck
80%, how do you define “native”, obviously not “born in the river”
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70%, need to stick with my first guesses.
80% – Learn something new every time. I had no idea a coaster was a type of brook trout. I was thinking it was another name for Coastal Cuthroat.
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I also might argue that brook trout in a few cape cod (Mass) streams while often called “salters” have also been know to be called “coasters”.
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