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Know Your Sport – Fishing
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As a warm-up, let’s familiarize ourselves with some delectable aquatic
vertebrate.
Edible Fish
Find these fish
(Horizontal & Vertical search. Highlight or Circle the answers.)
Shad
Sole
Cod
Carp
Mackerel
Herring
Salmon
Trout
Tuna
Butterfish
Barramundi
Basa
Halibut
Catfish
Capelin
Crappie
Eel
Flathead
Flatfish
Flounder
Grouper
Groundfish
Haddock
Harvestfish
Hilsa
Kapenta
Marlin
Milkfish
Monkfish
Saury
Panfish
Pollock
Pilchard
Redfish
Snapper
Sturgeon
Sardine
Anchovy
Scrod
Bass
Shrimpfish
Snook
Snoek
Swordfish
Skate
Tilapia
Turbot
Walleye
Whitefish
whiting
Fish Categories - Puzzle
(The singular form of the class is used – I.E. Bass not Basses.)
Name the type or category of fish?
Fish Categories – Questions
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Largemouth, Smallmouth, Spotted, Guadalupe, White, Yellow and Striped are all a type of which category of fish?
Blackfin, Cubera, Dog, Gray, Lane, Mahogany, Mutton, Queen and Red are all types of what fish?
Common Carp, Grass Carp, Texas Shiner, Golden Shiner, Blacktail Shiner, Red Shiner all belong to which class of
fish?
Blue Marlin, Longbill Spearfish, Sailfish and White Marlin all belong to what category of fish? (And don't say
saltwater.)
Alligator, Longnose, Shortnose, and Spotted are what type of fish?
Bigmouth buffalo, Black buffalo, Smallmouth buffalo belong in which category of fish?
Blue, Channel and Flathead fish are all which type of fish?
Fat, Common, Swordspine and Tarpon belong to which of the fish groups?
Bluefin, Yellowfin, Skipjack, and Bigeye are what types of fish?
Which category do these fish belong to: Atlantic Croaker, Sand Seatrout, Silver Seatrout, Spotted Seatrout and
Weakfish?
Gag, Jewfish and Scamp are types of what fish?
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Bluegill, Green, Longear, Redbreast, Redear and Warmouth are what type of fish?
Shoal, Silver, Redspot, Hornyhead, Redtail, Bluehead, River and Bigmouth are what type of fish?
Lake and Shovelnose are what type of fish?
Banded Rudderfish and Blue Runner belong to which family of fish?
Golden, Popeye, Emerald, Bigeye, Ghost, Wedgespot and Tennessee are names of what type of fish?
Rainbow, Golden, Cutthroat, Brown, Dolly Varden and Eastern Brook are all types of what fish?
Skipjack herring, American, Gizzard, and Threadfin are fish belonging to which class?
Atlantic Sharpnose, Bonnethead, Sandbar, Scalloped Hammerhaead and Shortfin Maco are types of what?
Mottled, Banded and Ozark are what type of fish?
Fish Anatomy
Can you label this chart correctly?
____ SOFT DORSAL FIN
____ NARES
____ PELVIC FINS
____ VENT
____ OPERCULUM
____ SPINY DORSAL FIN
____ MOUTH
____ PEDUNCLE
____ LATERAL LINE
____ ANAL FINS
____ EYE
____ CAUDAL FIN
____ SCALES
____ PECTORAL FINS
Fish Anatomy - Internal
Can you label this chart correctly?
____ LIVER
____ SPINE
____ PYLORIC CAECA
____ LATERAL LINE
____ BRAIN
____ HEART
____ VENT
____ GILLS
____ MUSCLE
____ KIDNEY
____ STOMACH
____ INTESTINES
____ SPINAL CORD
Fishing Techniques & Types
See if you can find 21 types and techniques of fishing?
(Some of them are not so ethical.)
Sorry, no clues for this one. Answers are at the back of the book.
(Horizontal & Vertical search. Highlight or Circle the answers.)
Fishing Gear Relationships
Can you match the proper description with its relationship?
Relationship
Description
LURE AND LINE RELATIONSHIP ________
A Never put a large salt water reel that is capable
of handling fifty pound test line on a lite, fresh
water rod that is designed for trout fishing with four
or six pound test line.
ROD AND REEL RELATIONSHIP ________
B Using a heavy line on a reel that is designed for
light line will cause problems.
ROD AND LINE RELATIONSHIP
________
C A lure that is too big or too small will not be
able to be cast effectively. When a lure is cast with
the proper weight lure the rod is allowed to bend on
the cast until it is "loaded" with maximum force to
execute the best cast.
REEL AND LINE RELATIONSHIP ________
D The weight of the lure actually pulls the line
from the reel. The use of a lure that is too heavy for
a lite line can create a lot of stress on the line that
results in a break-off.
ROD AND LURE RELATIONSHIP ________
E Each rod has an ideal line weight and can be
found within the manufacturers suggested line
weights for that rod.
Fun Trivia
Circle the correct answer from the answers on
the right.
A A large hang glider.
B An enormous transparent deep sea eel.
Trivia Question: The “ultra-lite monster” refers to:
C Catching the biggest fish of your favorite
species on the lightest possible line.
A
B
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D A heavy-duty deep sea pole & reel made of
all Aluminum weighing mere ounces.
Gear & Tackle
Fill in the blanks
1. Rods _____ to absorb the shock of a fighting fish in order to
take the pressure off the line.
A. spinning reels
B. terminal tackle
2. Rods also _____ the line during the casting process as well
as during the retrieve process.
3. In fly rods, a fast action is equivalent to an _____ spinning
rod. (Choose from these answers: ultra-lite, lite, medium or
heavy?)
4. _____ are line storage areas as well as having the function
of controlling the line.
5. The _____ is that part of the reel that controls just how
much pressure is put on a fighting fish.
6. _____ are often called open faced reels because the spool
and line is fully exposed at the front of the reel.
C. swivels
D. ultra-lite
E. braided lines
F. monofilament line
G. flex
H. spin casting reels
I. hooks
7. _____ are widely used reels and are often called closed
faced reels because the stationary spool of the reel is covered by a
hood or nose cone.
J. guide
8. _____ are commonly called revolving spool reels and level
wind reels.
L. bait casting reels
K. sinkers
M. drag system
9.
_____ serve one basic function and that is to store line.
10.
_____ is made up of a single strand of nylon.
N. leaders
O. floats
11. _____ are a soft, flexible line that lies well on the reel and
has less stretch than monofilament. These lines are made of nylon
or Dacron.
P. fly reels
12. _____ are completely different from monofilament and
braided lines. These lines are determined by weight not strength.
R. reels
13. _____ is used in a collective sense to indicate any item
attached to the end of a fishing line such as leaders, hooks,
swivels, hooks, sinkers and lures.
14. _____, are simply protective, short lengths of wire, plastic
coated wire or monofilament line attached to the end of the line to
protect it from the sharp teeth of some species of fish.
15. _____ can be J style, circle, wide gap single barb double
barbed, thin wire, heavy wire, long shank, short shank plus others.
Q. fly lines
16. _____ are the connecting link at the end of your line and is
often used as a quick connect between your line and a hook or
lure. It also serves as a means to minimize the amount of tangle
that develops in the line.
17. _____ that are properly used will position baits at the
proper level, keep baits out of the weeds and prevent some baits
from making their way into the rocks.
18. Although _____ come in a big variety of sizes, always
remember to use the smallest weight that will hold the bottom.
Rod Action
Fill in the blanks
The best way to describe the action of a rod is to hold the rod out straight
and snap it downward.
Questions
Answers
If the rod tip flexes along the top 1/4 it is referred to as a/an ________ action.
Lite
If it flexes along the top 1/3 it is a/an ________ action.
Ultra-Lite
If it flexes along the top 1/2 it is a/an _______ action.
Heavy
If it flexes very little it is a/an ________ action.
Medium
Fish Identification (general)
Fill in the blanks
1. Snake-like – no jaws, suction type mouth = ____________________
STICKLEBACK FAMILY
2. Snake-like – jaws present, fin behind head = ___________________
DRUM FAMILY
3. Paddle-like snout = _______________________________________
LAMPREY FAMILY
4. One barbel on chin, rounded tail fin = ________________________
LIVEBEARERS FAMILY
5. 8 barbels, adipose fin present = _______________________________
BOWFIN FAMILY
6. 5 free spines in front of dorsal fin, single spine in pelvic fin; less than
four inches long = ___________________________________________
GAR FAMILY
EEL FAMILY
7. 5 rows thorny scales or plates, 4 barbels by mouth = ______________
CATFISH FAMILY
8. Flat scales that cover the body – tail fin more or less rounded – hard
plate-like scales, bony snout with sharp teeth = ____________________
STURGEON FAMILY
9. Flat scales that cover the body – tail fin more or less rounded – soft
dorsal fin (29 to 32 rays), much longer than spinous dorsal fin (usually 10
rays) = ____________________________________________________
KILLFISH FAMILY
10. Flat scales that cover the body – tail fin more or less rounded – no
spinous dorsal fin, 45 or more soft dorsal fin rays = _________________
PADDLEFISH FAMILY
11. Flat scales that cover the body – tail fin more or less rounded – fish
less than 5 inches long, mouth upward tilting with protruding lower jaw –
dorsal fin base almost directly above anal fin base, third anal ray not
branched = _________________________________________________
12. Flat scales that cover the body – tail fin more or less rounded – fish
less than 5 inches long, mouth upward tilting with protruding lower jaw –
dorsal fin base almost entirely posterior to anal fin base, third anal ray
branched = _________________________________________________
COD FAMILY
Fishing Terms - Puzzle
Fishing Terms – Questions
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A small vessel for travel on water.
A thin string made from a single fiber is known as ________.
A form of fishing using sharpened sticks as a means of catching food.
A small buoyancy device attached to a fishing line.
Fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect.
A small lake.
Gear used in fishing.
Your fishing partner.
A flexible slender shaft used for the distribution, retrieval and guidance of fishing line.
A fishing weight.
A sharp, barbed, curved piece of thin metal.
The practice and sport of fishing for catfish using only one's bare hands.
The term used for an organized effort by humans to catch fish or other aquatic species.
A type of fishing using a curved piece of resilient wood with taut cord which propels a shaft projectile.
Flexible nylon matrix.
A type of fish trap with a small gap that could be blocked by wattle fences when the tide turned to flow out again.
A body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land.
One of multiple line guides on a fishing rod.
A device on a fishing line allowing the lure or a hook to rotate separately from the line.
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A method of fishing that involves actively pulling a fishing net through the water behind one or more boats.
A type of fishing using a sail and lure or bait; Usually done from land in order to reach waters otherwise unreachable
- popular in New Zealand.
A form of fishing. It is often used synonymously with the terms sport fishing and recreational fishing.
Head cover.
The general term used for an echo sounding system; A type of fathometer.
A branch that flows into the main stream.
An iron hook with a handle; used for landing large fish.
Bottom of the river.
A natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth.
A length of nylon, silkworm gut, wire, or the like, to which the lure or hook is attached.
Waterproof hip boots.
A natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river).
A large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere.
Angling by drawing a baited line through the water.
A common material used in fishing line.
A type of material used in fishing rods.
The mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians.
A large natural stream of water (larger than a creek).
A storage and retrieval unit for fishing line.
ANSWERS
Edible Fish
Fish Categories
Fish Anatomy - External
Fish Anatomy - Internal
Fishing Techniques & Types
Fishing Gear Relationships
LURE AND LINE RELATIONSHIP
ROD AND REEL RELATIONSHIP
ROD AND LINE RELATIONSHIP
REEL AND LINE RELATIONSHIP
ROD AND LURE RELATIONSHIP
D
A
E
B
C
Fun Trivia
Trivia Question: The “ultra-lite monster” refers
to:
A
Gear & Tackle
1. flex (G)
2. guide (J)
3. ultra-lite (D)
4. reels (R)
5. drag system (M)
6. spinning reels (A)
7. spin casting reels (H)
8. bait casting reels (L)
9. fly reels (P)
10. monofilament line (F)
11. braided lines (E)
12. fly lines (Q)
13. terminal tackle (B)
14. leaders (N)
15. hooks (I)
16. swivels (C)
17. floats (O)
18. sinkers (K)
B
C
D
Rod Action
If the rod tip flexes along the top 1/4 it is referred
to as an ultra-lite action.
If it flexes along the top 1/3 it is a lite action.
If it flexes along the top ½ it is a medium action.
If it flexes very little it is a heavy action.
Fish Identification (general)
1. = LAMPREY FAMILY
2. = EEL FAMILY
3. = PADDLEFISH FAMILY
4. = COD FAMILY
5. = CATFISH FAMILY
6. = STICKLEBACK FAMILY
7. = STURGEON FAMILY
8. = GAR FAMILY
9. = DRUM FAMILY
10. = BOWFIN FAMILY
11. = KILLFISH FAMILY
12. = LIVEBEARERS FAMILY
Fishing Terms
Acknowledgments
http://www.floridaconservation.org/ - Various pictures and information was referenced and used
compliments of this site.
Petesbait.com - FISHING 101 FOR THE BEGINNER.
Nebraska Games and Park Commission – Fish Identification Guide.
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