Northwest Fishing Reports

1. what fish goes by the nicknames, "mudhog" and "riverhog" ?
2. what is the true name of the chum salmon?
3. what is the true name for strawberry bass?
4. what is the true name for kentucky bass?
5. what is the breakline in a body of water?
6. what kind of fish, in large populations, are a sign of a mesotrophic lake?
7. the "cannibal" is a nickname for what kind of trout?
8. what is the larvae of the dobsonfly called?
9. what is found between the epilimnion and the hypolimnion?
10. what is a trout doing when it is feeding on nymphs?
11. " the bugle-mouthed bass" is a nickname for what fish?
12. what do "piscivorous" fish feed on?
13. "the compleat angler" was written by what fishing pioneer?
14. what kind of fish is a "brownie"?
15. on what would you find an eye, a gap and a bite?

Well, without cheating and going on line for the answers, I will give it a try:

6. what kind of fish, in large populations, are a sign of a mesotrophic lake? Carp
7. the "cannibal" is a nickname for what kind of trout? Mackinaw
8. what is the larvae of the dobsonfly called? Hellgrimite
10. what is a trout doing when it is feeding on nymphs? Cruising the the weed beds or bottom
12. what do "piscivorous" fish feed on? Other fish
14. what kind of fish is a "brownie"? German Brown (trout)
15. on what would you find an eye, a gap and a bite? A hook.

I could just look up this stuff on the net, but I am just going to guess at those I do not know...most of them LOL

1. what fish goes by the nicknames, "mudhog" and "riverhog" ? Catfish
2. what is the true name of the chum salmon? Bob
3. what is the true name for strawberry bass? Rock bass
4. what is the true name for kentucky bass? Smallmouth bass
5. what is the breakline in a body of water? temperature change
6. what kind of fish, in large populations, are a sign of a mesotrophic lake? Carp (I cheated off Marc)
7. the "cannibal" is a nickname for what kind of trout? Lake
8. what is the larvae of the dobsonfly called? hellgrammite (I could have cheated off Marc...but I knew that)
9. what is found between the epilimnion and the hypolimnion? trick question...nothing, they are one on top of the other
10. what is a trout doing when it is feeding on nymphs? looking for Marc's fly
11. " the bugle-mouthed bass" is a nickname for what fish? Smallmouth bass
12. what do "piscivorous" fish feed on? fishes
13. "the compleat angler" was written by what fishing pioneer? Izaak Walton
14. what kind of fish is a "brownie"? Brown Trout
15. on what would you find an eye, a gap and a bite? my lunch plate

That was fun...I cheated and went to the internet search for one of my answers. Which one?

2. Chum (unless you want the scientific name)
3. Crappie
11. Carp

Careful now on those "Contests" with the WDFW and all.... LOL

I would've thought the answer to #7 would have been Cutthroat.They have a vivacios(sp) appetite for other fish.I use small herring in the lake for them.

there is a correct answer by someone to #3,5,8,11,12,13,14,15. i'll post the answers friday and post another 15. <')//<

quadradomus wrote:Careful now on those "Contests" with the WDFW and all.... LOL

Oh No!!! I never thought of that!!!!!!8-[

5. the breakline is THERMOKLINE

I did some serious investigation into the legality of this thread in regards to the WDFW. This is what I came up with:

As long as the thread is called a Trivia Game and NOT a Trivia Contest, I believe that we are relatively safe........I think.....maybe......possibly8-[

I believe it depends on how many of you are going to play.

Jim - typacal healthcar profeshonal, you missspeled thermocline.

Doctors can't write and nurses can't spell.......hmmmmmm. Makes a guy feel real secure going to the hospital:-k

I'm not proud, I'll take a stab at it...

1. Channel Cat
2. Keta
3. ?
4. ?
5. Thermocline
6. Err uhh some kind of dinosaur fish?
7. ?
8. ewww squishy?
9. ?
10. Uh swimming?
11. Smallmouth
12. other fish
13. Meriwether Lewis?
14. Brown Trout
15. my face?

Sad, I know - but I was never good at tests#-o

there are no prizes other than say'n ya know sumth'n so come on and have some fun

7. the "cannibal" is a nickname for what kind of trout? dolly varden and bull trout?
10. what is a trout doing when it is feeding on nymphs? eating?
14. what kind of fish is a "brownie"? German brown trout, the only question that I actually know

here are the answers .

1. carp
2. dog salmon
3. crappie
4. spotted bass
5. the edges of cover
6. walleye
7. brown trout
8. helgrammite
9. the themocline
10. "tailing" or "bulging"
11. carp
12. other fish
13. isaak walton
14. smallmouth bass
15. fish hook

thanks for shareing your knowledge here's some more for you to ponder on!

1. what country is the mepps' spinner from originally?
2. ring, snake, and roller are types of what?
3. what are the chondrichthyes fishes' skeletons made from?
4. what fin is on the fishes' belly?
5. which is the "fish of the experts" ?
6. what is the only pacific salmon that matures in fresh water?
7. who would use a whip finisher?
8. what is another name for the tail fin of a fish?
9. how are bacteria and fungus avoided by fish?
10. "keeps 'em caught" is the slogan of what fishing line?
11. what method of fishing became popular in the 1940's
12. catadromous means that: a) live in freshwater and spawn in salt, b) live in saltwater and spawn in fresh, or c) belong to the catfish family?
13. true or false: the walleye is a member of the pike family?
14. true or false: the largemouth bass is a member of the sunfish family?
15. what is the method of casting a rod so that the lure lands softly otherwise known as
have fun! <')//<

6. what is the only pacific salmon that matures in fresh water? Sockeye?
12. catadromous means that: a) live in freshwater and spawn in salt, b) live in saltwater and spawn in fresh, or c) belong to the catfish family? Belongs to the catfish family, I think
14. true or false: the largemouth bass is a member of the sunfish family? True

derrick-k #14 is right.

1. France (or Norway)
3. cartilage
4. Pectoral fins
5. Brown trout
6. Chum
8. caudal fin
9. scale slime
10. Maxima
12. a
13. false
14. true
15. flipping/pitching

I'm a little surprised how many of you think "breakline" refers to "thermocline".

A breakline is the point where the depth changes.