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.
Here’s another collection of questions dealing with everything from river nicknames to fly-tying history to the lifespan of the brown trout.
The scores on last week’s Trivia Challenge leads one to believe that many of you found it tough. In all, there were just four 100%s and five 90%s, as well. I commend the one brave soul who posted his 0% score in hope of winning the book. Even a horrendous score doesn’t lower your chances of winning.
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 a great book for anyone who loves getting off the beaten path and chasing blue lines. It provides all the information for finding and fishing unspoiled gems found everywhere from wilderness areas to suburban backyards. Last week’s book winner (as determined by random.org) was Shelley Walchak, who scored 100% and loves books, on account of she’s a librarian.
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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You scored 30%!
40%! Guess I need Tom’s book to help me out…
30% time to do some more reading and studying.
40%er
80% not too shabby…had to guess on a few!
60%. Bah, I’m a nobody…
60% one of my better days
50%
Ouch, 20%
40%. On account of being a warm water angler, I’m not too upset about that.
20%
70%
scored only 30% too much time in the desert has got me rusty!
70% Keeps me with a passing average in PMFFTC!
40% – I better study up
40% 🙁 Please send more info asap!
Looks like i need to read the book. You scored 30%!
80%
40%, pathetic on a quiz I should have aced!
20%….don’t second guess yourself I guess! Still learned new things though.
80%
60%
30%
30%
50% again. Lots of guesses as usual.
You scored 90%! Need to study up on old fly lines.
Joseph, The only real way to match an old rod to a line is to try it out. I like a 7wt. on my old HDH rod. The old rod reference is to line diameter not weight.
You scored 40%!
I got 50% but at least 2 where pure guesses
90%. Missed the longest recorded lifespan of a Brown Trout
40%
I had to guess at most of the answer. booo.
Literally, no one can do worse than I did. I think I truly define the term amateur fly fisherman with a score of 0%.
Hope you get the book, Not everyone would admit missing them all!
70% with a couple of lucky shots, thanks Phil!
70%
70% Hmmm, three bad guesses. Thanks Phil!
You scored 40%! … back to normal again
80%…have to admit some of my answers were good guesses
Ouch. 40%
You scored 50%! WOOO. Better then I thought.
40% I need to get back tor the stream.
50%. Good one.
5/10! Dang trick question 9!
40% and I changed some answers that were right in the first place. Doh!
scored 40%!
50% ouch…lol
70%
Bah…need to do better than 30% 🙁
60%
Um, 30%.
40%, looking for another book to add to my collection!
80%. Some good guessing though, ’cause this one was hard!
60% is my worst ever. Although I take exception to the HDH question, the answer should have been 7 wt.
40
50%
Honestly guessed on almost all of them only got 10% not good not good
70%…. my guessing is getting better.
20%.
Wow, 30%. I hang my head in shame.
40%
80%
40%! Maybe next time Phil. Fun as always.
60%….need…to….fish….
50% dear random.org I need the book .
70% with some guessing. Love the quiz, nice and hard!
70%
50%
I think next time I should just forego the quiz and say 20%. his is the score I have made on the last several quizzes.
20%
well!!!
20%….. I think I shouldn’t even read the questions anymore!
30%, sadly it’s better than last week’s quiz
ugh…………………………………20% pretty feeble attempt
40%
60 percent–and that score has already received some doleful comments above. Still, the quiz is always fun. Thanks for putting it together, Phil!
50%
80%
Nothing is a small stream with all this rain! 🙁
60%, boy was that hard, but a little redemption after last week’s beating!
60% Should have known Jimmy Buffett likes to fly fish.
50%, again
wow! worst ever; 30%
I got another 100%
100% my crystal ball is working well
50% I’m a bad guesser
80% this week
30%, not my day.
70% with a LOT of lucky guesses. A very interesting quiz, Phil!
60%. 🙁
50%
60%. What bothers me is that one of my first fly lines was an HDH. Also I want Pete Kutcher to demonstrate the Voodo Cast. 😉
Ouch, 30%
Always 50%
Guessed at most of them. The only one I knew for sure was Lefty’s White deceiver….got a lowly 20%…..ouch!
This was not my best, but not my worst. 60%
50%
big 30%
I got 40% on today’s quiz. They don’t seem to get any easier!
30% Poor guesser today
30%
60%
50%. “If it ain’t chartreuse it ain’t no use?”
40%
Ugh. 40%.
30%. I missed the first seven questions.
Worst ever 50%!
40% someone has to help the curve…..
Scored 60%-actually very pleased with my score! Still a passing score.
50%. Not bad for me.
50%… Ooops… I am quite tired though.
40%
40. Dang.
50%!! Man I must be tire. Just got home from 11 straight days of fishing.
I got a 60!
meh, 30% but I just started fly-fishing in the past year.
40%. A little better than last quiz, but anything would be better than last quiz!!
80%… that was a tough one!
40
eh 60%
80% Woohoo for reading!!
50% again. Somethings got to be said about consistency.
80%