Glossary
In the wide wet world of trouser
trout angling, you've got to know
the lingo. In A Girl's Pocket
Guide to Trouser Trout,
fly-fishing and trouser trout
angling share similar terminology.
Here's a list of commonly used
terms, presented in both the
ordinary fishing sense and how the
word applies to trouser trout
angling.
Angler
Fishing Term - A person who
fishes, usually a man, although an
estimated 10 to 15% of avid
fly-fishers are women.
Trouser Trout Term - A woman
who fishes for trouser trout.
Attractor
Fishing Term - Big, flashy,
colorful lures that don't
necessarily resemble a real insect,
yet can still provoke trout to
strike.
Trouser Trout Term - The lure
of using the right colors and
accessories to enhance an angler's
visual appeal.
Bait
Fishing Term - Worms, small
fish, bread, cheese or authentic
insects utilized for lures, as
opposed to artificial flies.
Trouser Trout Term - Live
lures, such as pet animals, utilized
to attract a trouser trout's
attention.
Bulging
Fishing Term - The motion of
the water when a trout rises to take
an underwater nymph, also referred
to as humping.
Trouser Trout Term - The way
you can tell you've got a trout with
its head up (if you get to humping,
you've gone well beyond just getting
a rise).
Cast
Fishing Term - Various
skillful methods to present a lure
to a trout.
Trouser Trout Term - Same
thing.
Catch and release
Fishing Term - Gently
returning an unharmed fish to the
water after reeling it in.
Trouser Trout Term - Freeing
a man from a relationship of brief
duration.
Chumming
Fishing Term - Tossing bait
into the water to get a fish to
rise.
Trouser Trout Term - Hanging
out with girlfriends while trolling
for trouser trout (a group of
females will attract more attention
but possibly intimidate the trout).
Creel
Fishing Term - A wicker
basket or canvas bag in which to
carry one's catch home.
Trouser Trout Term - A mode
to transport trouser trout, usually
an automobile.
Drag
Fishing Term - A V-shaped
ripple caused by a dry fly that
moves unnaturally across the surface
of the water rather than drifting
with the current.
Trouser Trout Term - When a
trouser trout dresses up like a
woman (see Chapter Two: Types of
Trout - Dolly Varden).
Flies (dry and wet)
Fishing Term - A dry fly is
an artificial lure designed to float
on the surface of the water and
imitate an adult insect. A wet fly
is a lure designed to imitate a
nymph and floats beneath the water's
surface.
Trouser Trout Term - The fly
is the gateway to the trouser
trout's home habitat. A dry fly
indicates the trout is occupied by
matters of a non-sexual nature. A
wet fly indicates the trout has
spotted a nymph or other attractor
that has prompted it to respond.
Fingerlings
Fishing Term - Juvenile, or
very small trout.
Trouser Trout Term - Same
thing.
Hook
Fishing Term - The curved,
pointed metal spur that snags a fish
when it tries to eat a fly.
Trouser Trout Term - The
irresistible elements that draw a
trouser trout into your hands.
Landing
Fishing Term - Bringing a
trout into a net or the hand after
playing.
Trouser Trout Term - Bringing
a trout into the hand, or getting
engaged.
Leader lines
Fishing Term - The fine,
transparent thread that provides a
nearly invisible transition from the
heavier fly line to the artificial
fly.
Trouser Trout Term - What you
first say to a likely looking
trouser trout.
Lunker
Fishing Term - A really big
or very fine trout.
Trouser Trout Term - Same
thing.
Lures
Fishing Term - A wide range
of items designed to get a trout's
attention and hopefully strike the
hook.
Trouser Trout Term - Same
thing.
Nymphs
Fishing Term - The
water-dwelling larvae of insects and
a favorite food for trout.
Trouser Trout Term - Those
slinky babes in their teens and 20s
who get all the attention and set
unreasonable standards of beauty for
the rest of the world.
Outfitters
Fishing Term - People who
arrange fishing trips and often
provide appropriate gear and guides.
Trouser Trout Term - The
shops anglers frequent for outfits
and lures, including department and
outlet stores, unique boutiques and
shoe shops.
Priest
Fishing Term - A short,
weighted club used by tweedy British
fishermen to kill their catch with a
blow to the back of the fish's head
(last rites, as it were).
Trouser Trout Term - The guy
good Catholic girls go to and
confess their sins after a rousing
night of trouser trout trolling.
Spinner
Fishing Term - A mature
female fly that has mated. The term
refers to its spent and dying form,
spinning in the water's current.
Trouser Trout Term - A mature
woman who's been around.
Strike
Fishing Term - The movement
when a fish tries to eat a fly.
Trouser Trout Term - A
trout's expression of interest in
the angler.
Trolling
Fishing Term - Fishing from a
moving boat.
Trouser Trout Term - Actively
seeking to meet men in public
places.
Trout
Fishing Term - The members of
the salmonoid family, all with a
short second dorsal fin, including
rainbow, brown and cutthroat
variations of trout. Close relatives
include salmon, char, grayling and
whitefish.
Trouser Trout Term - A man
with many good qualities. It is also
the appendage inside his trousers
that defines him as a male.
Wild Wahini
Fishing Term - A yet-to-be
created attractor lure that is
remarkably effective at catching
trout.
Trouser Trout Term - Wahini
is Polynesian for woman. A Wild
Wahini is a gal who is up for any
kind of adventure and a good buddy
for chumming. |
