Easy Fly Fishing Trivia Questions
What is fly fishing?
A: Fly fishing is an angling method in which an
artificial "fly" is used to catch fish.
The fly is cast using a fly rod, reel, and a
what?
A: A specialized weighted line.
Casting a nearly weightless fly or "lure"
requires what?
A: Casting techniques significantly different
from other forms of casting.
Fly fishermen use hand tied flies that resemble
what?
A: Natural invertebrates, baitfish, other food
organisms, or "lures" to provoke the fish to
strike (bite at the fly).
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The fly line is heavy enough to do what?
A: Send the fly to the target.
What is the main difference between fly fishing
and spin or bait fishing?
A: In fly fishing the weight of the line carries
the hook through the air, whereas in spin and
bait fishing the weight of the lure or sinker
carries the line.
How long are most flies?
A: Between 1 and 5 cm.
Flies can be made either to float or what?
A: Sink.
How are artificial flies made?
A: By attaching hair, fur, feathers, or other
materials, onto a hook.
Flies are tied in sizes, colors and patterns to
match what?
A: Local terrestrial and aquatic insects,
baitfish, or other prey attractive to the target
fish species.
Fly fishing is most renowned as a method for
catching what?
A: Trout, grayling and salmon.
A growing number of anglers are attempting to
catch as many different “what” as possible with
a fly?
A: Species of fish.
Fishing flies are thought to have originated in
what country over 430 years ago?
A: Japan for Ayu fishing.
What were these flies made with?
A: Needles that were bent into an S shape.
Casting without landing the fly on the water is
known as what?
A: 'false casting'.
What is false casting used for?
A: It may be used to pay out line, to dry a
soaked fly, or to reposition a cast.
Dropping the fly onto the water and its
subsequent movement on or beneath the surface is
one of fly fishing's what?
A: Most difficult aspects.
If a fish strikes, what does the angler
typically do?
A: He pulls in line while raising the rod tip.
What does this do?
A: This "sets" the hook in the fish's mouth.
Most modern fly reels have an adjustable,
mechanical drag system to control what?
A: Line tension during a fish's run.
Many of the techniques and presentations of fly
fishing were first developed in fishing for what
fish?
A: Trout.
In most places success often comes from using
flies called "what" that are designed to drift
close to the riverbed?
A: Nymphs.
Dry fly fishing is done with line and flies that
what?
A: Float.