Test your flyfishing knowledge

A test for flyfishermen to examine their knowledge of the sport.

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Across 1. term for a small fish 8. indian word for "land of many uses" 9. called the 'most beautiful trout" 11. caddis that thrives in cold water 12. category of flies that imitate crickets 14. area on a stream where water flows to lower elevation 17. flow of water below a dam 18. elusive fish found in Alaska and Canada 19. fin on back of a trout is called the ________ 22. a fluid applied to a dry fly to make it float 28. WF8F refers to a weight __________ fly line 29. browns may also be called _______ trout 30. the real sportsman used this type of hook 31. small crustacean 32. the distance between the point of a hook and shank 33. these are true flies and tiny 34. called "the father of American fly fishing" 35. wicker basket to hold fisherman's catch 36. Mayflies are also called __________ 37. the term 6x commonly refers to this 38. cross between a brook and a brown

Down 2. common knot used to tie fly line to leader 3. A Southern River named "one of the best." 4. the "art of fishing" 5. DO is an abbreviation for dissolved ________ 6. a rainbow but not a rainbow 7. brook trout is actually a ______ 10. underwater stage of certain insects 13. subspecies of trout in alkaline desert waters 15. "catch and -------" 16. over 500 species of this bug 20. type of fly used in saltwater fly fishing 21. leaders are made of this 23. Rosenbauer says this is the number one fly 24. most fly tyers try this one first 25. caddis flies lay their eggs _____________ 26. pileup of trees in a stream 27. last stage of mayfly life cycle

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