Fishionary
by JackOhman
From Fear of Fly Fishing
We really sincerely thank Jack Ohman for use permission.
- READING WATER - Place to haul out your book when
the fish aren't biting.
- REEL - What you do when you see how much a Hardy costs.
- RISING FISH - Optical illusion, like an oasis.
- SCHOOL - As in Master's degree in Entomology, which you
may feel that you need after a couple of fishless trips.
- SELECTIVE - Not hungry.
- SPINNING - The only acceptable one is the way Gandhi did it.
- SPOOK - Something that happens to trout the second you get in the water.
- STEELHEAD - Great white whale.
- STRIPPING - To obvious a joke.
- STUDS - Another one that's too obvious.
- TAILWATER - Water that you slip and land on your tail in.
- TAPER - A broken rod that has been repaired with duct tape.
- TERRESTRIAL INSECT - An oxymoron, since there is no such
thing as an extraterrestrial insect.
- TREBLE HOOK - Hook that sends out high-frequency sounds.
- TROLLING - See Dredging.
- TROUT - See Poltergeist
- TWITCH - A nervous disorder brought on by excessive fly tying or
leader tying.
- WATER - Where trout hang out.
~ Jack Ohman
If you like Jack's fly fishing humor, be sure to look for his new book,
GET THE NET! published by Willow Creek.
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