BigKahuna
12-12-2010, 10:22 PM
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Fly Fishing, like all great sports/hobbies/obsessions, is littered with its own collection of words and phrases that have evolved to describe specific circumstances or a particular event or item.
I found this, "Alternative Fly Fishing Dictionary" featuring some different interpretations of some of our best known words and phrases at www.deneki.com
The Alternate Fly Fishing Dictionary
Trout Bum – An unfortunate affliction that only seems to target guides who sit in a drift boat all day
Mending the fly line – A flat-fisher’s nightly ritual after casting around coral heads and mangroves all day
Scuds – What you get if you drink the wrong water in Mexico
Belly in the line – an impedance to casting often caused by lodge meals or locally, bacon cheese burgers.
Wide Gape – The fully extended positions of your upper and lower jaws after losing that 10lb steelhead/insert your own disaster
Arbor – That place where the boats are parked
FishPimp – The guide in the 70’s flares and floral shirt
Single-haul – A destination that is only one flight away
Double-haul – What do you think?
Deceiver – That guy who sold you his leaky waders as “nearly new”
Tippet – A small financial reward for services rendered
Weakfish – The runt of the litter
Gink – The sound made by a bead-head hitting your fly rod
Pescador – What you must pass through to go fishing in Mexico
Crazy Charlie – What you get for turning up late when they allocate the guides
Bonefish – Any species that elicits a strong physical reaction from male fly anglers
Tarpon – See above – as in if an angler shouts “I’ve got a tarpon” you’d better hope he’s wearing loose fitting pants
Weight Forward – Typical mid-Western angler with a centre of balance issue
Spey – Self-castration by constant immersion in icy water
Alaskan Speak
Here's a guide to Alakan Fishing speak also from www.deneki.com
There are appplications here in Northern California,
Tiddler - noun. A particularly small fish. “I tried to get my flesh fly in front of Walter [see below], but a tiddler grabbed it first.”
Blub – verb. To briefly break the surface of the water, as done by a big steelie “I knew I was about to hook up when I started seeing all those fish blub.”
Mega – adj. Big, many, or extremely. “That king was mega!” “There were mega silvers stacked up at Zoo Bar.” “Billy was mega frustrated when his brother kept catching fish behind him.”
Gagger - n. A big fish.
Slab – n. A big fish, particularly one with big shoulders.
Pig - n. A big fish.
Choker - n. A big fish.
Toad – n. A big fish.
Hawg - n. A big fish.
Torpedo - n. A big fish.
Gack - n. A gross, slimy substance. ”I need to get this gack off my hands before dinner.”
Walter, Jerry, Jethro, et al - n. A specific particularly large fish, usually a rainbow trout, or a mythical giant fish. “I know that Walter lives down by Puppy Bar, and I’m going to try to catch him today.”
Tumbler - n. A spawned-out salmon tumbling downriver. ”I got gack all over my waders when I got hit by that tumbler.” See also Chumbler.
Chumbler - n. A spawned-out chum salmon tumbling downriver. “There were chumblers everywhere– flesh flies worked good.”
Critter - n. A resident fish (e.g. trout,). “My arms are tired – let’s go fish for some critters.”
Critter - v. To move with stealth. “I crittered my way along the high bank, looking for Big Jerry.”
Crittery - adj. Shaky, unsure. “He must have had a rough night – he looked awfully crittery on the river this morning.”
Farm - v. To lose a fish once hooked, usually due to angler error. “I can’t believe I farmed Jethro this morning.”
Grocery hole - n. The gaping mouth of a giant protein-fed rainbow trout. “You should have seen the grocery hole on the choker that ate my mouse yesterday.”
Got any additions and I'll add to the list.
Clay
"Alternate Fly Fishing Dictionary" and "Alaskan Guide Speak". Anyone have any Northern California additions for the dictionary?
Fly Fishing, like all great sports/hobbies/obsessions, is littered with its own collection of words and phrases that have evolved to describe specific circumstances or a particular event or item.
I found this, "Alternative Fly Fishing Dictionary" featuring some different interpretations of some of our best known words and phrases at www.deneki.com
The Alternate Fly Fishing Dictionary
Trout Bum – An unfortunate affliction that only seems to target guides who sit in a drift boat all day
Mending the fly line – A flat-fisher’s nightly ritual after casting around coral heads and mangroves all day
Scuds – What you get if you drink the wrong water in Mexico
Belly in the line – an impedance to casting often caused by lodge meals or locally, bacon cheese burgers.
Wide Gape – The fully extended positions of your upper and lower jaws after losing that 10lb steelhead/insert your own disaster
Arbor – That place where the boats are parked
FishPimp – The guide in the 70’s flares and floral shirt
Single-haul – A destination that is only one flight away
Double-haul – What do you think?
Deceiver – That guy who sold you his leaky waders as “nearly new”
Tippet – A small financial reward for services rendered
Weakfish – The runt of the litter
Gink – The sound made by a bead-head hitting your fly rod
Pescador – What you must pass through to go fishing in Mexico
Crazy Charlie – What you get for turning up late when they allocate the guides
Bonefish – Any species that elicits a strong physical reaction from male fly anglers
Tarpon – See above – as in if an angler shouts “I’ve got a tarpon” you’d better hope he’s wearing loose fitting pants
Weight Forward – Typical mid-Western angler with a centre of balance issue
Spey – Self-castration by constant immersion in icy water
Alaskan Speak
Here's a guide to Alakan Fishing speak also from www.deneki.com
There are appplications here in Northern California,
Tiddler - noun. A particularly small fish. “I tried to get my flesh fly in front of Walter [see below], but a tiddler grabbed it first.”
Blub – verb. To briefly break the surface of the water, as done by a big steelie “I knew I was about to hook up when I started seeing all those fish blub.”
Mega – adj. Big, many, or extremely. “That king was mega!” “There were mega silvers stacked up at Zoo Bar.” “Billy was mega frustrated when his brother kept catching fish behind him.”
Gagger - n. A big fish.
Slab – n. A big fish, particularly one with big shoulders.
Pig - n. A big fish.
Choker - n. A big fish.
Toad – n. A big fish.
Hawg - n. A big fish.
Torpedo - n. A big fish.
Gack - n. A gross, slimy substance. ”I need to get this gack off my hands before dinner.”
Walter, Jerry, Jethro, et al - n. A specific particularly large fish, usually a rainbow trout, or a mythical giant fish. “I know that Walter lives down by Puppy Bar, and I’m going to try to catch him today.”
Tumbler - n. A spawned-out salmon tumbling downriver. ”I got gack all over my waders when I got hit by that tumbler.” See also Chumbler.
Chumbler - n. A spawned-out chum salmon tumbling downriver. “There were chumblers everywhere– flesh flies worked good.”
Critter - n. A resident fish (e.g. trout,). “My arms are tired – let’s go fish for some critters.”
Critter - v. To move with stealth. “I crittered my way along the high bank, looking for Big Jerry.”
Crittery - adj. Shaky, unsure. “He must have had a rough night – he looked awfully crittery on the river this morning.”
Farm - v. To lose a fish once hooked, usually due to angler error. “I can’t believe I farmed Jethro this morning.”
Grocery hole - n. The gaping mouth of a giant protein-fed rainbow trout. “You should have seen the grocery hole on the choker that ate my mouse yesterday.”
Got any additions and I'll add to the list.
Clay
"Alternate Fly Fishing Dictionary" and "Alaskan Guide Speak". Anyone have any Northern California additions for the dictionary?